Delphinium.'] flora indica. 53 



not numerous, and future observers may discover connecting links. We do not re- 

 collect that it has any smell, nor do we find any note indicating that it is a musky 

 plant, like the last and all the following species, from which, if inodorous, it is pro- 

 bably quite distinct. 



13. D. moschatum (Munro, mss.) ; caule folioso ramoso, foliis re- 

 niformibus palmatitn B-fidis lobis inciso-crenatis, ramis multifloris, 

 calcare saccato conioo obtuso sepalis 1 breviore, ovariis 3 tomentosis. 



Hab. In Himalaya int. occ. Tibetica, alt. 13-14,000 ped.: Kanawer, 

 Munro ! Hundes, Sir. et Wint. No. 8 ! — {v. s.) 



CauKs erectus, 3-5-pedalis, ramosissimus, foliosus, glaber, apice viscoso-pnberulus. 

 Folia glabra, longe petiolata, 3-4-pollicaria, petiolis 6-8-poll. basi dilatatis, ^-5-fida, 

 inciso-crenata, dentibus glandula apiculatis ; floralia tripartita, summa oblonga. Pa- 

 nicula divaricato-ramosa, multiflora. Mores poUicarcs, paUide cserulei. Sepala fere 

 rotuadata, iaembranacea, nervosa. Petala postica calcare subulate incurvo, glabrius- 

 cula, lamina atropurpurea antice obtuse angulata apice bifida; antica lamina utrin- 

 que pilosa profunde biloba. Folliculi S-poUicares, tomento brevi fulvo pilosa. 



Chiefly distinguished from the last by being much more robust and leafy, and 

 much less hairy, by having a strong musky smell, by the bifid posterior pettds, and 

 by the larger hairy fruit. Both species, however, are imperfectly known, and, like 

 all this group, require careful examination and comparison in the Uving state. 



14. D. glaciale (H.f. et T.) ; caule simplici folioso, foliis reni- 

 formibus tripartitis segmentis late cuneatis palmatim multifidis lobis 

 linearibus, racemo corymboso, calcare saccato. conico obtuso sepalis 

 breviore, ovariis 4-5. 



Hab. In Himalaya orient, interior! : Sikkim, alt. 16-18,000 ped. ! — 

 (Fl. Aug. Sept.) {v. V.) 



Heria 3-6-poUicaris, tota pilis glandulosis patentibus hirsuta, et moschum pntri- 

 dum redolens. Petioli inferiores elongati, basi vaginantes. Folia diametro bipoUi- 

 caria. Pedicelli exteriores elongati. Bracteola plures, altemEe, linearilobEe vel line- 

 ares, suprema a flore remota. Flores inflato-subglohosi, maximi, pallide cferulei. 

 Sepala mcmbranacea, nervosa, ultra poll, longa, extus laxe pilosa, fere orbicularia, 

 calcare .|— |-poIlicari, obtuaissimo. Petala postica lamina apice vix obliqua, biden- 

 tata, atropurpurea, calcare subulato subincurvo ; antica lamina dorso pilosa semibifida. 

 Folliculi i poll, longi. 



15. D. Bminonianum (Eoyle ! 111. 56); caule simplici folioso, fo- 

 liis reniformibus semiquinquefidis, lobis cuneato-ovalibus grosse inciso- 

 dentatis, iloribus corymbosis, calcare late saccato couico obtuso, ovariis 

 5-6. 



Hab. In Tibetia occidentali, in summis alpibus, alt. 14-1 8,000 ped. ; 

 Nubra ! Ladak ! Hangarang ! — (Fl. Aug. Sept.) (v. v.) 



Merha moschata. Caulis erectus, 6-8-pollicaris, rarius pedalis, viscoso-puberulus 

 vel tomentosus. Petioli inferiores 3-B-pollicares, basi vaginantes. Folia adpresse 

 pubescentia, 3-4-poll., dentibus apice glandulosis ; floralia inferiora tripartita, su- 

 prema lanceolata. Pedicelli erectiusculi, eorymbosi, nudi, apicera versus bibracteo- 

 lati bracteolis calyci adpressis. Flores pallide cserulei. Sepala fere orbicularia, pol- 

 licaria, mcmbranacea, nervosa, calcare ^-poU. Petala postica lamina pallida vix 

 obliqua, obovato-spathulata, biloba, calcare cylindrico incurvo obtuso piloso ; antica 

 utrinquc pilosa, lamina bipartita. Folliculi 7 liu. longi, viscoso-puberuli. 



This which is the most northern of the musky group, is distinguished from all 



