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Plants of the Punjab. 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Alternate Exstipulate Simple Leaves, 



Petals united. 

 Stamens none. 



Cypripedium 

 cordigerum, 

 Lady's Slipper, 



Obchidace^. 



F. B. I. vi. 170. 



Himalaya, 



9-11,000 ft. 



Masohbra, Mahasu, 



Fagu, Narkancla 



(Collett). 



Jaku, 



Kashmir. 



Roscoea alpina, 



Scitamine^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 207. 

 Himalaya, 

 6-11,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Kashmir. 



Roscoea procera, 



Scitamine^. 



F. B. I. vi. 207. 



Himalaya, 



east of the Sutlej, 



7-10,000 ft. 



Simla, Mahasu, 



(Collett), 



Anther one. 



sepals, recurved, lip superior, sessile on the base of the 

 column, erect, hoof-like, margins turned back, spurs 2, 

 pointing downwards, slender, rarely stout, about as long 

 as the ovary, column short with 2 ear-like projections, 

 stigma large, concave. 



Anthers two. 



medium size, perennial, smooth, root fibrous, stem 

 12-24 in,, leafy ; leaves 5 by 3 in., ovate or lanceolate, 

 short- or long-pointed, plaited ; flower one, green and white, 

 3 in. across, terminal bracts 1-4 in., leaf-like, sepals green, 

 longer than the lip, ovate-lanceolate^ long-pointed, two 

 lateral united under the lip, the third erect, above it, petais 

 green or white, spreading, lanceolate, lip 1-1 J in., white, 

 sessile, forming an oval inflated open-mouthed pouch, 

 column yellow, short, turned over, almost shutting the 

 posterior part of the mouth, terminating in a shield-like 

 projection, anthers 2, round, on each side of the base 

 of the column ; capsule 1| in., erect, club-shaped. 



Stamen one. 



small, smooth, stem 4-8 in., leafy, slender ; leaves 



2 to 4, 3-6 in., oblong-lanceolate, much enlarged 

 after flowering, sessile ; flowers 1 in. long, dark purple, 

 in a terminal few-flowered spike, only one flower appearing 

 at a time, calyx tube slit on one side, 2-toothed, corolla 

 tube much longer than the calyx, upper lobe |-f in. diam., 

 orbicular, slightly concave, lateral lobes linear-oblong, 

 8 petal-like staminodes within the corolla, the two 

 lateral erect, the lower |-| in. long, 2-lobed, stamen one, 

 short, grooved, inserted on the mouth of the corolla tube, 

 produced at the base in a fork ; capsule oblong-ovoid, 

 opening by 3 valves, seeds many, small. 



medium size, smooth, stem 12-24 in., stout, leaves 



3 to 6, 6 by 1| in., lanceolate, flowers several, 2|- in. 

 long, lilac, in terminal spikes, only one flower appear- 

 ing at a time, corolla tube hardly longer than the calyx, 

 upper lobe If in. long, margin turned in., forming a narrow 

 flattened, pointed hood, lateral lobes hnear-lanceolate, 

 lower staminode If by 1| in., almost 3-lobed, spreading, 

 notched at the tip ; for other characters see the last species. 



