Corydalis.'] flora indica. 263 



and Wiuterbottom, and from Kashmir, where it frequents damp woods. Hohenacker's 

 North Persian specimens of C. verticillaris have minute glaucous leaflets, and very 

 long spurs to the flowers, whilst those from South Persia have shorter spars. 



The flower of var. /3 looks very difl'erent from that of the ordinary states of C. ru- 

 tcefolia, having a narrow upper petal, which is very concave and acute ; we find, how- 

 ever, various intermediate states, and the foliage, fruit, and all other parts of the plant 

 being identical, we are unable to make a distinct species of it. A similarly narrow 

 short upper petal occurs in Kotschy's n. 15 from Taurus, in G. Ledebouriana (Karel. 

 and Kir. 66) from Tarbagatai, also conspicuously in Cretan specimens (Sieber's C. 

 uniflora), and others from Boissier, named 0. rutiefoUa, var., and in Syrian ones from 

 Aucher-Eloy (402) ; "also in Kotschy's C. verticillaris, DC, from north and south 

 Persia (107 and 471), which in foliage and appearance approach very near Grifiith's 

 Afghanistan specimens, both having exceedingly small flowers. The foliage of $ is 

 quite as variable as that of rutafolia, and the variations are entirely similar in each ; 

 Winterbottom's specimens having delicate, flaccid, broad, green, obtuse leaflets, and 

 large flowers ; Fleming's having very patent, much divided, linear, glaucous, more 

 coriaceous ones. 



6. C. Kashmiriana (Royle, 111. 69. t. 16. f. 1) ; foliis radicalibus 

 ternatis, foiiolis trilobis lobis sectis, caule filiformi simplici supra medium 

 1-3-f'oliato, foliis 3-multisectis lobis oblongo- v. anguste linearibus, 

 bracteis infevioribus 3-sectis, floribus subumbellatis, petalo postico apice 

 concavo acuminato caloari sequilongo, inferiors dilatato truUseformi 

 rhomboideo v. obscure trilobo. 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata et subalpiua : Sikkim, alt. 12-14,000 

 ped.! Kumaon, 10,000 ped., 8tr. et Wiut.! Kishtwar, 12,000 pad.! 

 Kashmir, Royle! 8500 ped., Winterhottom! — (Fl. Jun. Jul.) (». «.) 



Species parvula, pulcherrima. Caulis gracilis, capillaceus, basi bulbilliferus, 

 supra terram 2-8-pollicaris, fleiuosus, apicem versus 2-3-foliatus. Folia radi- 

 calia v. pauca, longe petiolata, palmatim 3-5-partita, piunis longe petiolulatis ; 

 caulina alterna, rarius opposita, sessilia, rarius petiolata, in segmentf|r3-6 linearia 

 profunde secta, J-l poll, longa, lobis intermediis elongatis trifldis v. piunatisectis, 

 omnibus obtusis v. mucronulatis. Hacemus 3-8-florus. Bracteis inferiores laciniatse, 

 superiores integerrimEe. PedicelH elongati, graciles. Sepala, 0, v. squam^formia. 

 Flores cselestini, i-1 poll, longi. Fetcdum posticum fornicat'um, acutum v. acumi- 

 natum, calcari curvo gracili v. latiusculo sequilongum v. brevius, anticum apice dila- 

 tatum, obtusum ; appendice versus apicem calcaris producta. Ovarium stylo sequi- 

 longum, multiovulatum. Siliqua immaturse pendula; v. deflexse, lineari-oblongse. 



A beautiful little plant, the smallest of its genus, easily recognized by the colour 

 of the flowers, which appear in May and June in the north-west Himalaya, but not 

 till July and August in Sikkim. The cauline leaves are variable in number, shape, and 

 length of the petiole, though generally sessile. The flowers also vary in the length of 

 the spur, shortness of the upper petal, which is sometimes obscurely keeled above, and 

 in the breadth of the lower petal, which is generally very broad, membranous, and 

 entire or three-lobed. 



7. C. polygalina (H.f. et T.); caule gracili simplici superne 1- 

 3-foliato, foliis pinnatisectis segmentis linearibus subcoriaceis acutis 

 nervis parallelis, racerao basi ramoso v. racemis 1-8 5-10-floris, pedi- 

 cellis brevibus, petalo postico apice fornicate acuto dorso breviter alato, 

 inferiore apice cucullato dorso alato, calcare flore longiore reotiusculo 

 obtuso. 



Hab. In Himalaya orientali alpina, alt. 14-16,000 ped.. Sikkim! — 

 (Fl. Aug.) (i'. w.) 



