I. RANUNCULACEiE 
the leaves. Sepals oblong-ovate, tomentose outside, spreading. 
Filaments glabrous. Achenes densely pubescent. 
Simla, Mushobra, common ; August. — W. Himalaya, 2000-8000 ft. — China, 
Africa. 
4. Clematis G-ouriana, Boxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 4. Glabrous or 
nearly so. Stems furrowed. Leaves pinnate or 2-pinnate ; leaf- 
lets thin, smooth, ovate-lanceolate, cordate, long-pointed, entire. 
Flowers in. diam., pale yellow, crowded in panicles. Sepals 
densely pubescent, oblong, tip rounded, spreading. Filaments 
glabrous. Achenes hairy. 
Valleys below Simla; June, July. — Hilly districts throughout India, 
1000-3000 ft. — Java, Philippines. 
5. Clematis puberula, Hook. f. & Thoms. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 4. 
Downy. Stems furrowed. Leaves pinnate ; leaflets thin, nearly 
glabrous, ovate or narrowly lanceolate, long-pointed, often 3-lobed, 
margins irregularly sharply toothed, rarely entire. Flowers few, 
in leafy panicles, pale yellow, 1 in. diam. Sepals silky-pubescent 
outside, narrowly oblong, spreading, tip rounded. Filaments 
glabrous. Achenes hairy. 
Simla, Mushobra ; August. — W. Himalaya, 4000-7000 ft. 
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