190 PEtfTANDRTA MONOGYNIA. Camp'nultl. 



flowered, in the uppermost axills, becoming more and more approx- 

 imate toward the apex of the stem where they are supported by 

 linear acuminate bractes, which exceed their own length ; forming 

 a terminal, oblong raceme from four to six inches in height — Calyx 

 smooth, divided into rive linear, acute, rather spreading segments, 

 about the length of the corolla, or exceeding it a little. — Corolla 

 five-lobed; lobes oblong. — Filaments very broad at the base, val= 

 vate, ciliate. Anthers erect, linear. — Ovarium club-shaped, as long 

 as the ealycine laciniee, ten-nerved. — Stigma three-lobed, pubescent. 

 — Capsule, ovate, about five lines long, marked with six prominent 

 ribs, a little hairy, opening towards its apex with three round pores. 



7- C. pallida, Wall, in Asiat. Res. xiii. 375. 



Hairy. Stem branchy. Leaves lanceolate, serrate, sub-petiolate. 

 Peduncles terminal, very long, panicled. Lacmia of the calyx near. 

 ]y equalling the corolla. 



Inhabits the valley of Nipal and the surrounding mountains 5 

 blossoming in April and May. 



8. C. ramulosa, Wall. 



Erect, hairy. Stem panicled, sub-flexuouse. Leaves lanceolate, 

 sinuato.dentate, acute. Flowers terminal and axillary, nodding, on 

 longish bracted peduncles. Lacinice of the calyx triangular, toothed^ 

 shorter than the corolla. Ovarium turbinate, equalling the calyx. 



Gathered by my people on the road to Gosain-Than ; flowers 

 in October. 



The whole plant covered with- spreading soft silky hairs. — Stem 

 erect,, flexuose, about the size of a crow-quill; one or two feet high, 

 slightly angular; branches numerous, alternate, spreading, panicled. 

 • — heaves lanceolate, rather giossly sinuate-dentate, acute, tapering 

 at the base, short-petioled, frt>m one to two inches long, hairy on both 

 sides, nerved underneath. Those on the branchlets small, linear- 

 laficeolate. — Flowers' terminal and axillary, gently nodding, forming 

 an open panicle, on round, hairy, long, leafy peduncles. — Calyx hairy; 

 jacinice lanceolate, acuminate, spreading, about hall as long as the 



