Pedieularis.'] cm. scrophularinb^. (J; D. Hooker.) 309 



obtuse. Senth. in DC. Frodr, x. 562. P. abrotanifolia, Serb. Ind. Or. H.f. 

 Sf T; not of Bieherst. 



Westbbn Tibet ; Nubra and Ladak, alt. 11-15,000 ft., Thomson, &c. ; Baloh 

 Pass, N. of Kumaon, alt. 16,500 ft., Strachey S( JJ^mierioWom.— DiaiBiB. Soougaria. 



iiootstoch stout. Stems many, 6-12 In., rarely branched, Madioal leaves 1-4 by 

 ^—^ in., peiiole slender, crenatures often callous ; cauline opposite and 3-6 in a whorl, 

 i-'l in. long. Spikes 1-4 in., stout, very villous ; bracts longer than the calyx, entire 

 or toothed ; flowers | in. long. Calyx ^ in. ; lobes short, obtuse. Corolla pink, lower 

 lip small very short. Capsule oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, nearly straight, half ex- 

 serted. Seeds -^ in., ellipsoid, subacute, striate and punctate, pale. — Diliers from P. 

 ahrotanifolia. Bleb., in the pink flowers, and long upper lip of the corolla. 



11. P. verticillata, Linn. ; Senth. in DC. Prodr. x. 663 ; sparingly 

 hairy, stems erect or ascending, cauline leaves few whorled. sessile or sub- 

 sessile oblong or linear-oblong pinnatifid segments rather distant ovate sub- 

 pinnatifid and crenulate, spikes broad short often interrupted, corolla-tube 

 twice as long as the calyx, upper lip small nearly straight subtruncate much 

 smaller than the large broad lower lip. Jacq. Fl. Austr. t. 206 ; Qaertn. 



■ Fruct. i. 216, i. 53, f. 5; Beickb. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 1762, f. 1-14; ^oiss. Fl. 

 Orient, iv. 485. P. Stevenii, Bunge in Ledeb. Fl. Alt. ii. 427. 



Alpine Himalaya; Kunawur, iJo^fe ; Lahul, JaeschJce ; Sanch Pass, alt. 14- 

 15,000 ft., Mils. Sikkim, alt. 11-13,000 ft., J. D. H. — Disteib. From the Pyrenees 

 to the Himalaya, N. Asia, N. America, and the Arctic regions. 



Sootstock rather slender. Stems 4-10 in. high. Radical leaves 2-3 in., petioled ; 

 cauline shorter, whorled. Spikes 1-3 in. by li broad, lower whorl of flowers often 

 distant, with leafy bracts, upper dense ; bracts usually longer than the calyx, pinnatifid 

 or crenate ; flowers | in. long. Calyx I in. ; lobes broad, very short. Corolla piak- 

 purple ; tube broad, lower lip i-| in. diam. Capsule \ in., oblong-lanceolate, straight, 

 acuminate, twice as long as the calyx. Seeds {g in. long, rather broad, finely striate 

 and punctulate, pale. 



12. P. denudata, SooJc. f. ; nearly glabrous, stems long simple very 

 slender, cauline leaves in few distant whorls very short sessile oblong pin- 

 natifid pubescent, segments crenate, spikes elongate interrupted, bracts 

 whorled pinnatifid longer than the flowers, corolla-tube longer than the 

 calyx, upper lip abruptly deflexed longer than the lower, tip subacute. 

 Pedieularis n. 11, Herb. Ind. Or. JEL.f. £f T. 



Sikkim Himalaxa ; Lachen Valley, alt. 12-18,000 ft., J. D. S. 



Stems solitary or many from the root, 8-12 in., with 1-3 whorls or pairs of leaves. 

 Soot-leaves evanescent, small, petioled; cauline 4 in a whorl, J-l in. long, obtuse. 

 Spikes interruptedly whorled ; lower flowers with spreading bracts ' larger than the 

 cauline leaves ; flowers i in. long. Calyx ^ in. ; lobes short, crenate. Corolla pink. 

 Capsule not seen. — Near P. vertidllata, dlflering in the very small lower lip. 



13. P. mollis, Wall. Cat. 4] 5 ; tall, stout, erect, hirsute or glabrate, 

 simple or with whorled slender branches, leaves whorled ovate or oblong 

 pinnatifid puberulous segments linear crenate or again pinnatifid, spikes 

 elongate interrupted, calyx-lobes oblong crested, upper lip narrow straight 

 much longer than the lower tip rounded. Benth. Scroph. Ind. 53, and in 

 DC. Prodr. x. 564; Bot. Mag. t. 4599. 



Alpine Himalaya and Wbbteen Tibet; Nubra, alt. 11-12,000 ft., Thomson; 

 Nepal, Wallieh ; Sikkim, alt. 10-14,000 ft., J. D. M. 



Annual. Stem 2-3 ft., sometimes as thick as the little finger, strict, hollow. 

 Leaves all cauline in several tiers, 4-5 in a whorl, 1-2 by J-li in., segments not 

 crowded. Spikes ou the branches and main stem 6-16 in., strict; flowers ^-J in. 

 long, in superposed but separated whorls ; bracts pinnatifid, longer or shorter than the 



