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BONATI—PHTHEIROSPERMUM AND PEDICULARIS. II5 
Pedicularis laktangensis, Bonati. Sp. nov. (Oliganthae), 
Rhizoma horizontale, breve, squamis lanceolato-linearibus 15- 
20 mm. longis tectum, quae e basi desiccato petiolorum oriri 
videntur. Radices fusiformes elongatissimae 8-10 cm. longae, 
radiculis filiformibus. Caulis simplex erectus basi glaber 
summo villosus cylindricus fistulosus, 25-30 cm. altus, paulo 
foliosus. Folia radicalia glabra, multa, longe ea, peti- 
olis 30-45 mm. longis planis ac stricte sinks : imbo 8-12 cm 
longo, 20-30 mm. lato, bipinnatifido; 12-15 jugorum lobis alter- 
nis basi decurrentibus profunde incisis, lobulis acutidentatis ac 
mucronatis. Folia caulinaria rara (4-6) radicalibus similia, sed 
minus profunde secta subsessilia. Flores axillares pedunculati 
singuli ac basi sparsi, summo in uvam spiciformem multifloram 
valde densam erectam conferti, pedunculis erectis filiformibus 
2-3 mm. longis villosis. Calyx 6-7 mm. longus glabrescens 
membranaceus antice profunde in spatham fissus, dentibus 3 
inaequalibus, dente summo_ breviore’ subulato  integro 
lateralibus basi  constrictis apice flabellatis 2-3 m 
longis quandoque apice bilobulatis. Corolla albo-rosea ; 
tubo 7-8 mm. longo cylindrico summo non _ dilatato 
extus willie: ac intus ad _  imsertionem  staminum; 
galea non cristata glabra, in parte verticali erecta, 3-4 
mm. longa, tubum recte sequente, in parte anteriore obtusangul- 
atim curvata et erecta, 3-4 mm. longa et abrupte contracta 
in apicem falciformem lineatum 7-8 mm. longum plus minusve 
erectum; labio inferiore obscure trilobato, lobis ovato-obtusis 
longe ac dense margine ciliatis, medio breviore ac cucullato a 
latere compresso basi subcordato. Stamina ad summum ovarii 
inserta ; filamentis omnibus glabris. Capsula ovata, glabra, 1o- 
12 mm. longa, breviter apiculata. Semina ovata, paulo summo 
attenuata, in longitudine valde striata summo ac basi reticulata, 
circa 3 mm. longa, 1-2 mm. lata. 
“Upper Burma :—Laktang. On steep grassy slopes facing 
south, often with No. 3253. Also on the granite ridge beneath 
bamboos on the more open saddles. Lat. 26° 10’ N. Long. 98° 
E. Alt. 9-10,000 ft. Visited by bees. Flowers pale pink, the 
horn darker, stems pale greer. without any red in it as in No. 
3253. June ro19.’” F. Kingdon Ward. No. 3293. 
Pedicularis quadrata, Bonati. Sp. nov. (Oliganthae), 
Perennis. Rhizoma horizontale crassum, squamis ovatis ac- 
utis tectum; radiculis crassis lineatis elongatis. Caules breves 
I2-15 em. alti simplices cylindrici villosi erecti paulo foliosi. 
Folia alterna; radicalia multa villosa cinerea crassa; “pa 
