98 PRAEGER—SOME ASIATIC SEDUMS. 
cinctos ferens. Squamae deltoideae, suborbiculares, acuminatae, 
paleaceae. Caules annui, numerosi, erecti, simplices, foliosi, 
5-12 cm. longi, papillis minutis sparsis subasperi. Folia al- 
terna, plana, supra subtusque glabra, internodiis longiora, brev- 
iter petiolata vel subsessilia, basi attenuata, in calcar non pro- 
ducta, oblanceolata vel elliptica, marginibus mammillatis, apice 
obtusa vel acuta, 6-12 mm. longa, 3-4.5 mm. lata. Inflorescentia 
terminalis, foliosa, 6-10 mm. longa, 10-15 mm. lata, e flore 
mediano et ramis floriferis 3-4 composita ; rami bracteati, florem 
terminalem et saepe flores binos oppositos vel ramulos 2-floros 
oppositos ferentes ; flores pedicellati, pedicellis mammillatis circa 
mm. longis, quam flores brevioribus; bracteae foliis similes, 
inferiores folia aequantes, superiores minores. Flores pler- 
umque 5-meri, saepe 4-meri, campanulati, pulchre rosei vel 
flavescentes. Flos ot: Sepala libera, deltoideo-lanceolata, ob- 
tusa vel subacuta, 3-4 mm. longa, basi 1.5 mm. lata, apice pur- 
purea. Petala suberecta, oblongo-lanceolata, obtusa, 5 mm. 
longa, 1.5 mm. lata, nervo medio in mucronem apicem superan- 
tem prolongato. Stamina to vel 8, erecta, 6-7 mm. longa, epi- 
petala quadrante adnata. Squamae nectariferae subquadratae, 
minute emarginatae, circa 1 mm. longae et latae. Carpella 
erecta, gracilia, cum stylis 4.5 mm. longa; styli longi erecti. 
Flos 2 : Sepala longe deltoidea, obtusa, 3 mm. longa, basi 1 
mm. lata. Peiala anguste oblanceolata, obtusa, 5 mm. longa, 
1.5mm. lata. Squamae nectariferae subquadratae, emarginatae, 
I mm. longae, .75 mm. latae. Carpella erecta, 8 mm. longa, 
stylis suberectis, stigmatibus capitellatis. 
(1) EB. Tibet : Doker-la, forming big cushions among boul- 
ders, 16,000 feet. 1913. F. Kingdon Ward, No. 764. of 
plant. 
(2) Yunnan: Mekong-Salwin divide. Lat. 289 12’ N. Alt. 
14,000 ft. Aug. 1917. Plant of 2-4 inches. Flowers yellow, 
flushed rose. On ledges and in crevices of cliffs. G. Forrest, 
No. 14,592. (co plants). 
(3 unnan: On moss-covered boulders in shady situa- 
tions on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat 25° 40’ N. 
Alt. 9-11,000 ft. Sept. 1906. G. Forrest, No. 5054. (Re- 
corded as S. fastigiatum, H.f. et T. vel aff. in Notes R. Bot. 
Gard. Edinb. vii, 293). (Female plant). 
(4) Sikkim: Dzalep la. Alt. 14,000 ft. 4.7.13. Yellow, 
among boulders and scree. R. E. Cooper, No. 152. (Male plant). 
(I think venustum, but towards fastigiatum). 
(5) Upper Burma: Chimili Alps, 12-13,000 feet. Aug. 3, 
1919. Sedum sp. Very abundant on high alpine cliffs and 
lawns. Flowers dull yellow, fading in fruit to rich blood red. 
R. Farrer, No. 1189. (Female plant). 
