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Plants of the Punjah. 



LEAFLESS PLANTS. 

 Herbs. 



Petals united. 



corolla much incurved, dilated above, slender below 

 tube inflated, mouth |-1| in. diam., lobes broad, short, 

 nearly equal, stamens 4, almost projecting from the corolla 

 tube, hairy, anthers woolly ; capsule ovoid, laterally flat- 

 tened, 2-valved to the base, seeds many, almost round. 



Orobanche 

 kashmiriea, 



Orobanchace^. 

 F. B. I. iv. 324. 

 Kashmir. 

 Tilai] (Clarke). 



annua], small, velvety, leafless, parasitic, pale brown 

 stem 12 by ^ in., unbranched, scaly, scales ^-| in., lanceolate, 

 few, distant, flowers |-2f in., pale browTi in few loose brac- 

 teate spikes, bracts J-| in., lanceolate, longer than the calyx, 

 bracteoles none, calyx \ in., divided to the base behind, 

 o-toothed, teeth broad, short-pointed, corolla broad, softly 

 velvety, tube curved, 2-lipped, upper lip erect, lower 3- 

 lobed, lobes rounded, stamens 4 m unequal pairs, inserted 

 at the base of the corolla tube, anthers included, spurred 

 at the base, minutely hairy, style long, tip curved, stigma 

 2-lobed ; capsule 2-valved, seeds very many, round. 



Orobanche cernua, 



Orobanchace^. 

 F. B. L iv. 325. 

 The Plains to 

 12,000 ft. 



like the last species, but almost smooth, flowers blue 

 in crowded spikes, calyx lobes lanceolate, calyx divided 

 to the base behind, almost in front, 2-lobed, 3 lower corolla 

 lobes long-pointed, anthers long-pointed. 



Orobanche borealis, 



Orobanchace^. 

 F. B. L iv. 325. 

 Himalaya, 

 7-8,000 ft. 

 Murree. 



like the last species, but roughly velvety, calyx with 

 4 long awl-shaped teeth and a median, very small tooth. 



Orobanche Solmsii, 



OROBANCHACEiE. 



F. B. L iv. 325. 

 Kashmir, Kishtwar, 

 8-11,000 ft. 

 (Falconer). 



like the last species, but stem stouter, flower yellow 

 not blue, calyx segments bi-fid to the middle. 



