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The Genus Impatiens. [no. 7, new series. 



SufTruticose. 

 Spur very long tapering, coni- 

 cal, flowers very large grandis .... Courtallum, Sheva- 



gherries 4000 ft. 



Spur longer than flowers, 



lower of compound petals [noor.) 

 pointed downwards I. fruticosa. . . Neilgherries (Coo- 

 Parasitic on trees or on rocks, 

 lower sepal saccate with spur 



like point /. Jerdonice. . .Neilgherries (Sis- 



parah ghat.) 



Peduncles raceme d nearly their 

 whole length. 



Upper sepals shorter than the 

 lateral ones, spur long taper- 

 ing /. maeulata. . . Anamallay 4500, 



Neilgherries. 



Upper sepals much larger than 

 the lateral ones, spur with 



swollen point /. phcenicea . Pulnies 7000 feet. 



Lower petal narrow and very 



long, spur very small /. Wightiana.. Anamallay 4500 ft. 



Leaves Opposite. 

 Peduncles axillary 1 flowered. 

 Lower sepal without a spur. 

 Pedicels pubescent, gibbous [camund. 



sepal glabrous /. inconspicua .Neilgherries (Oota- 



Pedicels and saccate sepal vil- 

 lous, flowers large /. xufescens . .Neilgherries (Oota- 



Pedicels and saccate sepal gla- [camund. 



brous, flowers minute /. Jiliformis. . . Anamallay 3 to 



8000 feet. 



Lower sepal cucullate with spur 

 like point. 



Flowers very transparent, pe- 

 dicels not J length of leaves./, oppositifolia. An&m.&M&y 3500 to 



to 5000 ft. Paul- 

 ghat jungles. 



