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narrowed in a short stalk, hairs most conspicuous on the upper 
surface. Flowers dark blue, £ in. diam. Nutlets bordered with a 
line of broad-based, united bristles, faces nearly naked. 
Simla, Mahasu, common ; July-October. — Temperate Himalaya, 4000- 
10,000 ft. 
*4. Cynoglossum micro glo chin, Benth. ; FI. Br. hid. iv. 158. 
Stems softly pubescent. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, about 4x2 in., 
acute, upper surface covered with long, white, bulbous-based hairs, 
lower with soft, white pubescence. Flowers dark blue, \ in. diam. 
Nutlets bristly on the margins, faces nearly naked. 
Kashmir to Kumaon, 7000-11,000 ft.; July-October. — Common at 
Dalhousie. 
The closely allied C. nervosum , Benth., occurs on the Chor and on the 
Jalaori Pass ; it differs from the above in having narrowly lanceolate leaves 
about 4 x 1 in. 
6. PARACARYTJM. From the Greek para, alongside, and 
cary on, a nut ; referring to the position of the nutlets as regards 
the receptacle. — W. and Central Asia, N. Europe. 
Paracaryum glochidiatum, Benth . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 161. A 
softly pubescent herb ; stems 2-3 ft., erect. Eadical leaves long- 
stalked, cordate, ovate, 3-6 X 2-4 in., entire, finely pointed ; stem- 
leaves alternate, smaller, shortly stalked, uppermost sessile. 
Flowers pale blue, ^ in. diam., in long, usually forked racemes. 
Calyx deeply lobed. Corolla-tube very short, mouth furnished 
with 5 small, obtuse scales; lobes spreading, rounded. Stamens 
included. Ovary conical, 4-lobed, 4-celled ; style simple, inserted 
between the lobes ; ovule one in each cell. Nutlets 4, small, 
ovate, ultimately separating from the conical receptacle, margins 
beset with tapering, hooked bristles nearly J in. long, faces 
smooth. 
Matiana hill, Huttoo ; July, August. — Temperate Himalaya, 9000-12,000 ft. 
7. MERTEN SIA. In honour of F. C. Mertens, a German 
botanical author of the nineteenth century. — Temperate Asia, 
E. Europe, N. America. 
Mertensia racemosa, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 171. A softly 
hairy herb ; stems weak, diffuse or nearly erect, 4-8 in. Leaves 
alternate, entire ; radical long-stalked, ovate, f-1 in. ; upper 
shortly stalked or sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 1-2 in. Flowers 
white, \ in. diam., in terminal racemes. Calyx deeply lobed ; 
segments linear. Corolla-tube longer than the calyx, mouth 
furnished with 5 short, blunt scales ; lobes spreading, obtuse.- 
Stamens included, anther-tips protruding. Ovary 4-lobed, 4-celled ; 
style simple, inserted between the lobes ; ovule one in each cell. 
