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2 The purple lining of its tube, which colour depends on 

 the colour of the petals ? example Punica it which it is scarlet. 



3 The hairy ovary, a very general character in this order. 

 This group of orders, Rosaceae, Pomacese, Amygdaleae, San- 



guisorbeae, Chrysobalanese, and Leguminosas, is well worth ex- 

 tensive study. This plant is found on Hills about Otipore, 

 form 3500 ft. to more considerable elevations, which I have 

 been unable to determine. It varies with leaves underneath 

 densely adpresso albo cawo, at least I can find no other differ- 

 ence, marked enough, between the two, since the No. 40. 

 one, is nearly glabrous, perhaps the fruit may differ. 



41. Trichonema ? — Smilacinea, vel Lilacineae Lindl, cum lamellis 

 membranaceis. Planta pusilla elegans. Bulbus, size of a small 

 marble, saepius parum profundus, fol. e bulbo 1 2 lineari, 

 setacea, scapum excedent vel oequant, semiteretia, supra ca- 

 naliculat. Scapo folium unicum consimel gerens, gracili 

 erecto. Flores vere paniculata, in ramulo quoque, saepius ter- 

 minali, prius evoluto, utroque stricto terminalibus, axillis brac- 

 tearum vacuis, erecfa. 



Periant : rotatum sepalis lineari lanceolatis, intus aureis, extus 

 plus minus viridi tinctis, interior duplo fere minoribus. Stamina 

 aurea 6. Ovar obtuse trigon, stylus cylind. stigmata 3, conni. 

 ventia ? 



Semina. 



Very common about Otipore Pushut etc. and all over Khora- 

 san at the bases of stony declivities in crevices of rocks. 



42. Carex. — Dense caespitosa, foliis canaliculat spiculis paniculatis 

 (Panicul foliis breviori cernua vel nutanto) androgynis (at 

 least some) ovato acuminatis, atratis. 



Grassy damp banks Otipore, common. 



43. Tulipa.—Spithamiea vel pedalis. Bulbo mediocri ovato, lami- 

 nis amplectent, latis indurato coriaceis, versus apice lamella 

 intima a medio supra in tomentum fuscum densum abeunt, ex- 

 timo more or less split, secundo et intimo, apice tant fisso, 

 affording a plete protection to the bulb itself, which is fleshy 

 white and tender. 



Bulbus novellus ad apicem radicis, maturiora aliorum fibul- 

 larum maximae horizontalis, longae evolut alter quas; in axil- 

 larum foliis inferne, et rotata lamelliformis. 



