442 



Plants oj the Punjab, 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals none. 



Scilla Hohenackeri, 



Liliace^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 349. 

 The Plains, west of 

 the Jhelum, Hasan 

 Abdal (Aitchisou). 



small, bulb |-1 in. diam., ovoid ; leaves 4 to 6, 

 8-12 by ^-| in., linear ; flowers blue, | in. diam., in few or 

 many flowered racemes on a main flower stalk, 4-8 in., sepals 

 6, linear, recm-ved, blunt, petals none, stamens 6, anthers 

 blue ; capsule round, 3-lobed, 3-celled, seed 3-6, nearly 

 round, black. 



Lilium giganteuni) 



LlLIACE^. 



F. B. I. vi. 349. 

 Himalaj^a, 

 7-9,000 ft. 

 Narkanda (Collett). 

 BaWi. 



Lilium nepalense, 



LlLIACE^. 



F. B. I. vi. 350. 

 Himalaya, 

 7-8,000 ft. 



Lilium polyphyllum, 



LiLIACEiE. 



F. B. I.vi. 351. 

 Himalaya, 

 6-12,000 ft. 

 Kashmir. 

 Simla (Collett). 



Lilium 

 Thomsonianum, 



LlLIACE^, 



F. B. I. vi. 852. 

 Himalaya, 

 5-7,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Kashmir. 



large, bulb 3-4 in. 'diam., tufted, stem 6-12 ft. high, 

 hollow, 2 in. diam. at the base, stem leaves alternate; 

 leaves 12-18 in. long and broad, stalks of lower leaves 

 9-12 in., broadly heart-shaped ; flowers 5-7 in. long, white, 

 tube purplish within, very fragrant in racemes, 1-2 ft., 

 bracts large, calyx lobes 6, lanceolate with a broad rounded 

 and recurved tip, petals none, stamens 6, anthers ^ in., 

 yellow ; capsule 2-3 in., obtusely angled, seeds |-^- in. broad, 

 very thin. 



medium size to large, stem 2-3 ft., slender, stem leaves 

 alternate, leaves 3-4 by |-1| in., lanceolate, flowers 4-5 

 in., orange yellow, broadly funnel-shaped, solitary or few 

 in a raceme or in umbel-like clusters, drooping, fragrant, 

 calyx tube greenish outside with a stout rounded keel, 

 calyx lobes 6, orange yellow with pm'ple dots on the lower 

 half of the recurved portion within, outer lobe lanceolate 

 with broad tip, inner much broader, tips rounded, stamens 

 6, red, anthers 1 in., yellow, style protruding : for other 

 characters see the last species. 



bulb narrow, stem 3-4 ft., slender, leaves 4-5 in., linear 

 or lanceolate with a broader tip, flowers 2 in. diam., dull- 

 greenish or yellowish outside, white inside with long purple 

 streaks, broadly funnel-sllaped in a raceme on the naked 

 top of the stem, 4-10-flowered, calyx lobes 6, lanceolate, 

 I in. broad, revolute from the middle, stamens 6, protrud- 

 ing, anthers | in. long, capsule 1-1|- ; for other characters 

 see the last species. 



bulb 2-2^ in., stems 1-3 ft., very stout, stem leaves 

 alternate, leaves 2-8 by ^-^ in., narrow, thin, sessile, nar- 

 rowed to a fine point, flowers l|-2 in. long, pale-pink, many 

 in a terminal raceme, 4-8 in. long, minor flower stalks |-|in., 

 calyx lobes 6, tips rounded, recurved, capsule |-| in. ; for 

 other characters see the last species. 



