Meconopm.] flora indica. 353 



§ 2. Caules foliosi ; flores racemosi paniculative. 



3. M. aculeata (Royle, 111. 67. t. 15) ; sparse hispido-aculeata, fo- 

 liis vadiealibus lineari-oblongis lanceolatisve remote in'egulariter pinna- 

 tifido-lobatis lobis varie lobulatis, floribus racemosis purpureo-caeruleis, 

 capsulis brevibus setoso-echinatis. — TFall. Cat. 8133! 



Hab. la Himalaya occidentali subalpina et alpina: Kumaon, Wal- 

 lich ! alt. 11,000 ped., Str. et fFint.! Sirmur, Roylel Kunawar, Mnnro ! 

 Zanskar et Kishtwar, 10-14,000 ped.! Kashmir, Winterbottot>i.'—(EL 

 Jun.) (v. V.) 



Merba pedalis et ultra, snbglauca, caule folioso. Folia radicalia 4-8 unc. longa, 

 1-14 Ista, varie pinnatificla v. iobata, lobis latis obtusis acutisve, utrinque una cum 

 caulibus et pedunculis aouleis rigidis sparsis borrida, rarius glabrata; caulina angus- 

 tiora, decurrentia. Flores gracile pedicellati, lj-3 uno. lati, pulchre cajrulci v. pur- 

 piirei (non rubri ut in ic. Eoylei). Sepala glaberrima, aculeata. Fetala late ob- 

 ovata V. obcuneato-rotundata. Anlhera breviter oblongse. Capsula late obconica, 

 oblonga v. obovata, rarius clavata, cum stylo crasso 1 unc. longa, 5-7-valvis; stig- 

 mate breviter conico. 



We have described tbe flowers of this plant as blue-purple, on the testimony of vari- 

 ous collectors, who have never seen the colour to be as represented ia tbe plate quoted. 



4. M. robusta (H.f. et T.) ; elata, glaucescens, paniculatim ramo- 

 sissima, setis paucis sparsis scaberulis flexuosis mollibus longe patenti- 

 bus sparse crinita, rarius glabrata, foliis pinnatifido-lobatis, pedunculis 

 apice pubescentibus, sepalis setosis, capsula liueari-oblonga 7-8-valvi 

 crassa paten tim setosa demum glabrata stylo crasso conico terminata. 

 — Wall. Oat. 8134 ! 



Hab. In Himalaya centrali temperata : Kumaon, Wall.! alt. 8000 

 ped., Sir. et Wint.!—(V\. sestate.) {v. s) 



Flerba 4-6-pedalis, pilis laxis longe patentibus crinita ; canle crassitie pollicis, 

 setis flexuosis \-\ unc. longis. Folia caulina lineari-oblonga, 4-6 unc. longa, sinuato- 

 V. pinnatifido-lobata. Uami fructiferi glabrati, 6 unc. ad pedales, floriferi ad apices 

 pubescentes v. setosi. Sepala f unc. longa, setosa. Flores 2 unc. diam. Capsula 

 immatura setis plurimis elongatis patentissimis laxe vestita, stylo tenui Eequilongo 

 terminata; niatura glabrata, elliptico-oblonga, una cum stylo ^ unc. longo valido 

 basi conico li-lj unc. longa, ^— | unc. lata, 7-8-valvis ; slit/mate capitate, costis 

 placentiferis crassis. Semina testa brunnea, celluloso-cancellata. 



All the specimens of this plant in Wallicb's and Strachey and "Winterbottom's 

 Herbaria are indifferent. It appears to be a very large species, allied to M. Nepa- 

 lensis and M. irallichii. From M. aculeata it difiers in size, in tbe branched stem, 

 the scattered, very long, soft, deciduous bristles, and in the much larger capsules ; 

 from M. Nepalensis in being more glabrous, and the hairs being very much longer, 

 spreading, and flexuose. Wallicb's 8124 is in fruit and glabrous; 8126 is very cri- 

 nite in some parts. Strachey and Winterbottom's specimens are quite intermediate 

 in character ; the colour of the flowers is unknown. De CandoUe's description of 

 M. Nepalensis does not materially differ from this plant. 



5. M. Nipalensis (DC. Prod. i. 131); elata, robusta, tota setis 

 patentibus crinita pnbeque stellata sicco aurea obtecta, foliis caulinis 

 sessilibus linearibus lineari-oblanceolatisve sinuato-lobatis, floribus avi- 

 reis racemosis, pedicellis elongatis patentibus, capsula 8-10-valvi setis 

 appressis pubeque stellata dense obsita. — Papaver paniculatmn, Don, 

 Prod. 197; If'all. Cat. 8133^.! 



