Impatiens. pentandria monogynia. 463 



oblong, erect racemes, about half or one-third shorter than the leaves, 

 forming a terminal, leafy, sub-fastigiate panicle. Peduncle very slen- 

 der, round, from three to six inches long, naked ; partial ones ap- 

 proximate, an inch long, supported by ovate or lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, three-nerved bractes; sepals ovate, acute, semi-cordate at the 

 base. Uppermost petal round, concave, a little ciliate, more broad 

 than long. Lateral ones thrice its size, two-lobed, with a short nar- 

 row claw. Lowermost petal truncate, with a short point on the ante- 

 rior margin, ending in an exceedingly long, fdiform, ascending spur, 

 which is many times longer than the flower itself and thrice the length 

 of the pedicel.— N. W. 



12* I. calycina, WalU 



Erect, branchy, jointed, villous. Leaves ovate, finely acuminate, 

 acutely seriate. Stipules alternate, glandular. Peduncles axillary, 

 two-flowered, equalling the petiols. Calyx large, ovate. Nectary 

 very ample, ending in a long, cylindric, ascending spur, exceeding 

 in length the peduncles. Capsule cylindric. 



I have found this on Chitlong and on CliMndrwgz'ii in Nipal. 



Erect, branchy, fleshy, jointed, villous with short, soft, greyish hairs. 

 Stem slender, contracted between the swelled joints, besprinkled with, 

 innumerable, small, purple dots. Leaves alternate, ovate, finely acu- 

 minate, attenuate at the base, sharply serrate, somewhat hairy on both 

 sides, three inches long. Petiols slender, measuring about half the 

 length of the leaves.— Stipules axillary, alternate, oval, somewhat re- 

 curved, ending in an obtuse, incrassated gland. — Peduncles axillary, 

 villous, nearly as long as the petiols, two-flowered. — Flower large, 

 yellow, with reticulate purple veins. — Sepals broad-ovate, acute, 

 villous, larger than those of any of the other species, al out five lines 

 long.— Nectary ample, infundibuliform, gradually narrowing into a 

 cylindric ascending spur, and together with it considerably longer 

 than the peduncle. — Capsule cylindric, pubescent, an inch and a half 

 long.-N- VV. 



