Impatiens.] xxxii. geraniace^, (§ Balsaminese, Hook, f.) 445 



base. Leaves i to nearly 4 in., serrate, linear-oblong obovate or almost rounded, 

 sliarply serrate, acute or obtuae, base acute rounded or subcordate, glabrous or sparsely 

 hiiiry, rather thick, glaucous beneath; basal aerratures often setaceous ; stipules subu- 

 late, gland-tipped, recurved. Pedicels shorter or longer than the leaves, solitary or 

 fascicled, fruiting deflexed. Flouiera {-1 in. diam., rose-purple or white; perianth 

 flat ; lip boat-shaped. Oap&ule {-% in., elliptic, turgid in the middle. Seeds many, 

 shortly oblong, smooth, nearly black, shining. — The Linneaa type is a straight broad- 

 leaved form, but the narrow-leaved occurs in China. 



11. X. Grlfflthil, H.f. & T. in Journ. Lmn. Soc. iv. 120 ; lower leaves 

 opposite petioled upperrao.st sessile whorled in threes, all narrow linear- 

 lanceolate, sepals ovate-oblong acuminate, standard broad obcordate 

 spurred behind, wings broadly 2-lobed, spur long filiform. 



Eastern Peninsula ; Mounts Ophir and Gerai, &c., alt. 3000 ft., near Malacca, 

 Griffith, Sec. 



A, beautiful species, closely allied to I. chinensis, but very distinct in the foliage, all 

 the leaves being narrowed at the base, and the upper in threes ; they are 14-4 in. long, 

 rather thick, whitish beneath, glabrous and somewhat hairv on the upper surface, as is 

 the stem sometimes, teeth remote, lower setaceous. Pedicels solitary, very rarely in 

 pairs. Flowers 1 in. diam., perianth flat, rose-lilac. Capsule unripe, like that of 

 I. chinensis. 



12. I. Gardnerlana, Wight Ic. t. 1050; nearly glabrous, stem creeping 

 at the base, leaves wtorled in threes sessile or shortly petioled ovate- 

 oblong acute sharply serrate, sepals short, standard obovate apiculate 

 dorsaUy winged, wings 2-lobed, lobes similar obovate retuse, lip boat- 

 shaped with a long slender spur. H.f. & T. in Jowrn. Linn. Soc. iv. 121. 



Pastures below Sisparah in the western slopes of the Nilqhiei Mts., Wight & 

 Gardmer. 



Stem procumbent at the base and rooting, simple, ascending. Leaves 1^-2 in., 

 distinctly petioled, very sharply serrate, ciliate towards the base. Piiduncles longer 

 than the leaves, filiform. Sepals ovate, acuminate ; wings very short and subequally 

 2-lobed, neither of the lobes clawed, the terminal rather the larger. Capsule obloner, 

 small, pointed, glabrous. — I have seen no specimens of this plant; that so named in 

 Wight's Herbarium and distributed from it (No. 312) is an opposite-leaved species, with 

 a veiy short spur, and wholly differently shaped wings. 



13. X. setosa, H. f. <fc. T. in Journ. Linn. Soc. iv. 123 ; stem branched, 

 leaves all opposite or uppermost whorled most of them long petioled elliptic- 

 lanceolate acuminate distinctly serrulate, upper sessile with long cilia at the 

 base, stipules of many setse, standard suborbicular with a dorsal wing, 

 wings broad, spur very slender. 



Mountains of Malabab ; Agamalay, near Palaghautcherry, Wight ; Sisparah Ghat, 

 alt. 3-4000 ft., Beddome. 



A tall erect branched annual, 1-2 ft. high ; stems below as stout as a goose-quiU, ■ 

 quite glabrous, minutely dotted with black ; branches opposite. Leaves 2-4 in., the 

 Ibwer on petioles 4-1 in. ; petiole and both surfaces sparsely pubescent, margins at the 

 base and stem at the upper nodes, with long cilia. Pedicels quite glabrous, solitary or 

 t^vin, slender, equalling the leaves. Flowers 1 in. diam. ; perianth rotate, violet-purple; 

 sepals rather large, ciliate, apiculate ; standard suborbicular, with a broad dorsal wing ; 

 wings broad, 3-lobed?; spur curved upwards. Capsule (diseased) 1 in. long, terete, 

 very slender. 



14. X. Kleinil, W. &A. Prod/r. 140; slender, branched, nearly gla- 

 brous, leaves aU opposite usually petioled elliptic-lanceolate or oblong or 

 obovate acute or acuminate distantly serrulate, pedicels glabrous, stipules 

 of 2 glands or obsolete, flower small, sepals linear-subulate, standard small 



