80 ANNALS OF ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, CALCUTTA. 
dehiscing (bluish). Pistils 6—15, forming а lax head, glabrous; ovaries before fertiliza- 
tion plano-compressed, 2—?:5 mm. long, after fertilization lenticular, elliptic, moderately 
asymmetric, more convex along dorsal suture, at the base very shortly attenuated, 
intramarginal nerves little distant from the edges, confluent at the base; style subulate, 
0-7—1 mm. long, stigmatiferous along the whole ventral suture. Ovule obovoid. 
Immature achenes lenticularly compressed, 3—4 mm. long, glabrous. 
Flowers in June and July. 
Distribution: Central and Eastern Alpine Himalaya. 
This species has been already referred to under the head of 4. obtusilota; it has some affinities 
with the subspecies огабјућа, but is at the first glance seen to be a distinct species. It appears to be 
closely related to Anemone gelida, Maximowicz. The following table exhibits their points of agreement :— 
Anemone rupestris, Wall. Anemone gelida, Maxim. 
Rhizoma breve, tuberiforme, radice primaria mox Rhizoma brevissimum, crassum, praemorsum. 
evanida. 
Petioli 2—8 cm. longi. Petioli ad 5 em. longi. 
· Caules 1—4 flaccidi, folia basalia interdum duplo Caules 1—8 flaccidi, folia radicalia duplo vel triplo 
superantes praesertim superne pilosi. 
Involuerum triphyllum foliis sessilibus cuneatis. 
Pedunculus solitarius, elongatus. 
Flos parvus erectus. 
Sepala 6—8, 5-nervia, 9:5 х 45 mm. obovata, 
utrinque glabra, stamina duplo superantia. 
superantes praesertim superne pilosi. 
° Folia floralia 3 sessilia, basi late cuneata. 
; Peduneulus solitarius, elongatus vel brevis. 
Flos plerumque parvus, erectus. 
Sepala saepissime 6, 5-nervia, 5—8 mm. long, 
latitudine 2—3 longitudinis, saepe obovata, utrin- 
que glabra. 
Stamina sepalis dimidio breviora. 
Antherae 0:6—0:9 mm. Antherae 06 mm. 
Carpella subovata v. elliptica, lenticulari-compressa. ^ Carpella ovata, lenticulari-compressa. 
Stigma stylo ovario duplo vel plus duplo breviori ^ Stigma oblique apice styli crassi impositum (Maxi- 
oblique adnatum. mowlez.) 
The following table shows their differences:— 
Folia basilaria ambitu ovata, seriora trisecta, Folia radicalia late deltoidea, seriora complura 
nunquam plane bis trisecta, segmentum terminale  bis-trisecta, segmentis omnibus petiolulatis, petio- 
haud raro trisectum, sed lateralia triloba tripartitave luli primarii terminalis ad 10 mm. laterales 4 
neque trisecta. mm., secundarii 5 et 2 mm. resp. 
Torus glaber. Torus vix pilosulus. 
Carpella 7—15. Carpella numerosa. 
Sepala intra alba vel pallide rubra, extra rubes- Sepala sicca sordide ochracea. 
centia, exsiccata saepe straminea. 
It is therefore quite possible that Anemone gelida, Maxim., may finally have to be reduced to the 
rank of a subspecies of A. rupestris, Wall. 
Var. a. товата, P. B.; flowering scapes usually elongated, 8—90 om. long (but also 3 ста.), 
flaccid; leaves trisect, terminal segment trilobed, 8—14 mm. broad, usually adpressed 
hairy, crenatures rather frequent; sepals light-red on both sides or whitish above.—Sikkim : 
on the Pa-tang-la; Chumbi, at Ley-rong (King’s collectors 1). 
Var. В. Умласни, P. B.; flowering scapes 10—15 om. long, flaccid; leaf-blade densely ad- 
pressed hairy; аана leaflets distinctly petioled, terminal triseot, broad-reniform in 
outline, about 8 mm. across.—Nepal: Gossain Than (Wall 1). 
