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IMPATIENS FIMBRIATA* 
Fimbriated Balsam. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA._Nat. Ord. BALSAMINEM, Juss. De Cand. 
Gen. Char Anthera 5, nempe 3 biloculares, 2 ante petalum superius l-lo- 
culares. Stigmata 5, coalita. Capsula prismatico-teretiuscula, elongata, 
valvis a basi ad apicem extrorsum revolutis. Cotyledones planiusculae. 
Pedunculi axUlares, remoti, multiflori. Capsulae glabrce. Folia alterna. — DC. 
Impatiens Jimhriata; racemo terminali capitate, foliis ovali-lanceolatis 
acuminalis longe ciliatis, nectario corniculato florem excedente, brac- 
teis pulcherrime ciliatis. 
Stem herbaceous, erect. Leaves opposite, petioled, obliquely lanceolate ; 
acuminate, serrate, hairy at the serratures, polished, 4-5 inches long, an 
inch and a half broad. Petioles flat above, round beneath. 
Racemes terminal, borne upon long peduncles, dense, subglobular, many- 
flowered. Peduncles quadrangular, straight, of nearly the same length 
as the leaves. Pedicels round, slender, straight, longer than the flowers. 
Bracteas linear-lanceolate, fringed with numerous, long, purple threads. 
Flowers violet. Perianth : tAvo small, falcate leaflets, placed as bracteas 
by the sides of the flower. Petals 3, unequal : the upper one roundish, 
vaulted, pointed at the top : the two lower ones larger, more beauti- 
ful, gibbous. Claws appendaged by a round lobe on the outer side, 
which may be con-^idered as smaller, lateral confluent petals. Nectary 
ample, cucullate, pointed at the top, terminating behind in a very long, 
slender, incurved horn. — Colebr. 
Native of the mountains of Sylliet, where it flowers in May. 
It is well distinguished from any other species by its dense and 
purple racemes of flowers, and their beautifully fringed brac- 
teas. Whether it should rank with the genus Impatiens or 
Balsamina of De Candolle, I am unable to decide. 
Discovered by Mr Colebrooke. 
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