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notched at the top, the connective produced at the base in a fork. 
Ovary globose. Capsule red ; when ripe the 3 valves are reflexed 
exposing their red lining and numerous small seeds. 
Leaves narrow. Flowers few, distant. Bracts green, shorter than 
the calyx 1. C. lutea. 
Leaves broad. Flowers many, crowded. Bracts red, as long as the 
calyx 2. C. sjoicata. 
1. Cautleya lutea, Boyle ; FI. Br. Inch vi. 208. Stems 1-1 J ft. 
Leaves 5-10 xl-l^ in-, long-pointed, upper surface green, lower 
tinged with red. Sheaths red-striped. Spike 4-8 in., drooping ; 
bracts green, shorter than the calyx. Flowers few, distant. 
Corolla-tube longer than the calyx ; upper lobe in. Seeds 
black, angular, partially enclosed in a white aril. 
Simla, on Jako, Mahasu ; July, August. — Temperate Himalaya. 
