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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. 
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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. spicata. 
1. Cautleya lutea, Boyle ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 208. Stems 1-1 J ft. 
Leaves 5-lOxl-li 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 J-f in. Seeds 
black, angular, partially enclosed in a white aril. 
Simla, on Jako, Mahasu ; July, August. — Temperate Himalaya. 
