SPECIES ASIATICAE. rag 
termedio multo minore, ovario distincte trigono angulis supra 
valde carinatis et incrassatis divergit. 
Planta 12-16 cm. alta erecta sat gracilis glaberrima. Rhiz- 
oma breve paulo adscendens, radicibus fibrosis praeditum, supra 
foliorum vaginis membranaceis brunneis onustum; caules flori- 
feri 1-2 simplices uniflori paulo supra medium folium unicum 
gerentes. Folia radicalia pauca petiolo ad 7 cm. longo gracillimo 
suffulta; lamina late ovata vel orbicularis 1-2.5 cm. diametro 
apice breviter et obtuse apiculata basi cordata integra in sicco 
subcoriacea supra atroviridis infra glauca; folium caulinum ses- 
sile auriculis basi paulo superpositis amplexicaule caeterum radi- 
calibus simile. Calyx fere ad imum in lobos circ. 6 mm. longos 
ovato-lanceolatos vel lanceolatos apice truncatos margine integros 
fissus. Petala 14 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata angustissime lanceo- 
lata calycem plus duplo superantia apice saepe bifida infra in 
unguem angustum 4—5 mm. longum subito contracta margine re- 
motiuscule fimbriato-ciliata nisi ad unguem. Staminodia 5 calycis 
lobis multo breviora petalorum unguem vix aequantia circ. ad 
medium triloba, lobis lateralibus late divergentibus latiusculis 
planis intermedio brevissimo deltoideo-dentiformi. Staminum 
filamenta vix ad mediam corollam pertinentia; antherae delap- 
sae. Ovarium fere omnino superius globoso-trigonum angulis 
supra valde incrassato-carinatis; stylus dimidium ovarii fere 
aequans in lobos angustos patentes trifidus; stigmata recurva 
apice acuta. 
“Sikkim :—Above Toong. Alt.10,000 ft. White flowers on 
sandy banks. 18 :9:13.’” R. E. Cooper. No. 907 in Herb. 
Edin. 
Parnassia Esquirolii, Lévl. Descr. emend. W. E. Evans. 
Species Parnassiae Fabert, Oliv. structura atque magnitudine 
valde affinis ; sepalis multo angustoribus vulgo recurvato-patenti- 
bus, petalis anipustioribns j in unguem sensim angustatis, stamin- 
odiis anguste linguliformibus planis supra paulo auctis apice in- 
tegerrimis haud capitatis nec cupuliformibus, stylo distincto re- 
cedit. 
Planta parvula rosulata glaberrima ad 6 cm. alta. Radices 
numerosae capillares cum foliis radicalibus in glebam congestae 
-e rhizomate brevissimo repente orientes. Folia omnia integra 
stipulis filiformibus nigridis integris ad 1 mm. longis munita ; 
radicalia 12-25 patentia arcte rosulata cum petiolo 1-2 cm. longa 
orbiculari-spatulata vel obovato-spatulata obtusa vel acutiuscula 
paulo apiculata, laminis 7-15 mm. longis, 5-9 mm. latis in 
petiolum 2-3 mm. longum saepius sensim angustatis; caulina 
oblato-orbicularia circ. 3 mm. diametro subsessilia late et obtuse 
apiculata trinervia. Scapi 3-12 graciles usque ad 6 cm. attin- 
