LYCOCTONUM. 137 
1 mm. wide, obtuse, tip straight and gibbous on the back or recurved (but not 1evolute), 
lip deflexed, oblong from a broad base, shortly 2-lobed. Filaments about 4 ma, lig: 
glabrous, broadly winged up to the middle, wings suddenly contracted or produced 
into minute teeth.  Carpels 3, contiguous and oblique in the flower, soon diverging, 
oblong, glabrous or covered with yellowish hairs, gradually passing into the style. 
Follicles divergent, obliquely oblong, straight or slightly curved on the bick, 10—13 
mm, long, glabrous Ог more or less yellowish-hirsute. Seeds e'liptic-oblong, dorsally 
compressed, 2°5—3 mm. long, dark-brown, shining, finely transversely rugose (not hyaline- 
lamellate). | 
DISTRIBUTION: Himalaya from Chitral to Kumaon, mostly in forests, locally abundant, 
from 5,000—12,000 Jt. 
CnrrRAL: Ziarat, 7,200 —7,500 ft., Harriss 15830! 15831! (Hb. Cale. and Sah.); Ashreth 
Valley, 6,000 ft., Gatacre 17006! (Hb. Sah.).—-Hazara: Kagan Valley, Inayat 93995! 
(Hb. Kew); Daragan, Duthie’s бой, 21109! (Hb. Sah.)—Batristan: Kamri Valley, 
Kalapani, 10,000—11,000 ft., Duthie 12550! (Hb. Sah.); Barjun and Zujmarg, Fulconer ! 
(Hb. Sah,); Gurais, Falconer! (Hb. Sah.), 7,000—8,000 ft, Duthie 12604! (Hb. Cale., 
Sah. and Edinb.); Tilail, Kargeh Valley, above Abdullan, 11,000—12,000 ft., Duthie 
15995! (Hb. Kew and баһ.,--Клвнмік: Sind Valley, Baltal, below Zo-ji-la, 9,500— 
10,000 ft, Zkomscn! (Hb. Kew); Sonamarg, 8,000—9,000 ft., Duthie 13626! (Hb. Sah.); 
Liddar Valley, Kainmal, 10,000—11,000 ft, Duthie 13117! (Hb. Sah.); Badzulkod 
Nala, 12,000 ft, Duthie! (Hb. Sah); Gulmarg, 7,060—10,000 ft, Duthie 11407! (Hb. 
Sah.), Atchison 45! (Hb. Cale.) Duthie’s Coll. (Hb. Sah.); between Hirpur and Pir 
Panjal, 7,000 ft, Gammie! (Hb. Sah.); Vernag, in shady forest, Jucquemont 845! (Hb. 
Kew); without precise Iccality, Adkinson in C. B. Clarke 24259 (Hb. Kew & Cale.)— 
Снлмва : between Thanela and Chandra Junction, 5,000--6,000 ft., Lace 1380! (Hb. 
Sah., Cale. and Edinb.); without precise locality, 6,000 ft., Thomson ! (НЬ. Kew).— 
LAHUL; without precise locality, Hay! (Hb. Cale.)—Basmaug : Nanab, Drummond 
1208! (Hb. Sah.); between Ziua Kanda and Kut, 8,500 ft., Lace 916! (Hb. Kew, 
Calc., Sah. and Edirb.).—Srrmor: Nagkanda, 8,000—9,000 ft., Watt 10099! (Hb. Cale. 
and Edinb.) Browne 7243! (Hb. Sah.) Stoliczka! (Hb. Cale.); Choor Mountain, Foyle! 
(Hb. Sah.), Drummond’s Coil. 1202! (Hb. Sah.) Codett 5456A! (Hb. Sah.j; Suriq?) 
Drummend's Coll. 1207! (Hb. Sah,); Pattarnala, 9,000 ft., Drummond’s Coil. 1206! (Hb. 
Sah..—Javxsag: Mandali, 7,000 ft., Rogers! (Hb. Cale. and Sah.); Bamn:i Gadh, 
below Mandali, 6,000—7,000 ft., Duthie! (Hb. Sah.),—Tenri-Garnwat : Jumna Valley 
in shady places and rich soil, Jacguemont 698! (Hb, Kew}; in forest near Gokal, 
7,000—8,000 ft., Duthie 14562! (Hb. Cale. and Sah.); Somderdunga Valley, Anderson! 
(Hb. Cale); Kedarkanta, 7,000 £t. Gollan 1348! (Hb, Cale. and ved I. 
precise locality, Falconer 67! (Hb. Cale.),—DxnnA Dux : Mussoorie, Falconer's Coli.! (Hb. 
Sah.).—Kumaon:  Madharee Pass, 8,000--9,200 ft. near water in woods, Sírachey 
and Winterbottom 4! (Hb. Kew); Boora Pinnath, 8,000 ft, Madden! (Hb. Kew and 
Calc.) | 
VERNACULAR NAME: Unknown. 
PROPERTIES AND USES: The root does not appear to be used medicinally, aud its 
i i vett uoted by Dr. Watt in Agric. Ledger, 1902, 
chemistry is unknown. Dr. Jowett's notes 4 y gn 
No. 3, p. 89, refer to the chemistry of the European A, Lycoclonum, 
