482 



PI ant a of the Punjab. 



Herbs, Uxbranched, with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals united. 



oblique at the throat, tubular, 3-tobthed, corolla tube cylin- 

 dric, usually not longer than the calyx, corolla segments 

 ■|-| in., greenish- white, linear-oblong, upper usuall}' broader 

 and more convex, lip distinctly stalked, | in., ovate with 

 a broad tip, notched, white, veined with lilac, with a pair 

 of awl-shaped reddish glands at the base of the stalk, sta- 

 men shorter than the lip, curved, style thread-like, stigma 

 nearly round ; fruit ^ in., orange red, 3-celled ; cultivated. 

 The rhizome is used medicinally instead of ginger. 



Alpinia AUughas, 



Scitamineje. 

 F. B. I. vi. 253. 

 The Plains. 



Canna indica, 



Hahik, sahhajaya. 



SCITAMINF^. 



F. B. I. vi. 260. 

 The Plains, 

 cultivated. 



Musa sapientum, 

 Plantain, banana, 



Kaila. 



Scitamine^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 262. 

 The plains to 

 4,000 ft. 

 Baluchistan 

 (only found culti- 

 vated). 



Iris Aitchisoni, 



Iridace^. 



F. B. I. vi. 272. 



The Salt Eange, 



3,000 ft. 



Vicary (Aitchison). 



like the last species, but smaller, leaves narrower, 

 calyx longer, lip pink, fruit black, cultivated. The rhizome 

 is used as in the last species. 



large, rootstock perennial, tuberous with many j&bres, 

 stem leafy ; leaves 12 in., oblong, short-pointed ; flowers 

 2 in., red and green, in a loose terminal raceme, bracts | 

 in., ovate, green, sepals 3, small, lanceolate, corolla tube 

 ^-■^ in., cjdindric, lobes 1 in., green, lanceolate, segments 3, 

 lanceolate, outer staminal, segments 3, 1| by ^-| in., red, 

 lanceolate with a broad notched tip, lip rather shorter, 

 reflexed, notched, style united to staminal tube below, 

 stigma round ; capsule |-f in., tubercled, round, seeds 

 black, the size of a pea. The seed supplies a purple dye, 

 the root is used as a diaphoretic and diuretic. 



large, tree-like, stem succulent of leaf sheaths, cylin- 

 drical, shoots springing from the root ; leaves 4-5 ft., 

 oblong, bright green above, paler beneath ; flowers 1| in. 

 long, yellowish-white, on a drooping spike, male above, 

 female below, bracts 2, forming a spathe, lower 6-8 in., 

 upper shorter, ovate, reddish, calyx 1-1| in., 5-toothed 

 at the tip, slit one side to the base, corolla shorter than 

 the calyx, wrapped round the stamens and style, stamens 5, 

 perfect, 6th obsolete, filaments stout, thread-like, style 

 thread-like, stigma round, 6-lobed ; fruit 4-5 in., oblong, 

 3-angled, fleshy, sweet when ripe, yellow, no seeds in 

 the cultivated form. Much cultivated for its fruit. 



small, perennial, rootstock is a corm, 2 in. long, ovoid, 

 coats brown, polished, stem 6-18 in. long, slender, 1-3- 

 flowered ; leaves 6-18 by I in., one inside the other on 

 opposite sides of the base of the stem, slender, flat, sword- 

 like ; flowers lilac or yellow, 2^ in. long, one enclosed in a 

 leaf-like spathe, divided deeply into 2 long narrow lanceo- 



