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48 BEAUTIFUL FLOWEBS OF KASHMIR [Plate 43
two purple blotches at the base forming a broken ring, lobes 5,
in. long, egg-shaped, sharp-pointed, spreading, not bent back,
one egg-shaped gland on each lobe. Filaments of stamens
linear, not united. Anthers oblong. Style long. Stigmas
linear. Capsule i in., elliptic-lance-shaped, long-pointed.
Seeds globose, smooth, light yellow when ripe.
Flowers. September.
Locality. Temperate regions.
Distribution. W. Himalaya, from Kashmir to Nepal,
5,000-8,000 ft.
Swertia angustifolia, var. Hamiltoniana, Burkill
( = Swertia angustifolia, Ham.).
(Angustifolia means narrow- leafed ; Hamiltoniana to commemorate
Francis Hamilton, ne Buchanan, 1762-1829, Superintendent
of the Sibpur Botanic Garden from 1814-1815.)
Stem 1-3 ft. high, branching, angles narrowly winged.
Leaves linear-lance-shaped, 2J by i in., sharp-pointed.
Inflorescence rather strict. Sepals 4, oblong-linear, as long as
or just longer than the petals. Corolla white or pale blue,
darker dotted, lobes 4, oblong, sharp-pointed,
-
in., 1 green,
round gland on each lobe. Capsule egg-shaped.
Flowers. September.
Locality. Banks of the Chenab
;
Gulmarg ;
Dulai.
Distribution. Subtropical Himalaya, from Kashmir to
Sikkim, Khasia Hills, Assam, Cooch Behar, S.W. and S. China.
Swertia alata, Eoyle. Winged Swertia.
Stem 1-2 ft., branching, 4-angular, angles often winged.
Stem-leaves almost stalkless, egg-shaped, sharp-pointed,
If by f in., 5-nerved. Calyx 4-lobed, lobes J in. and more.
Corolla lurid green-yellow, dotted and veined with purple,
lobes 4, often shorter than the calyx, one fringed gland on
each lobe. Eesembles Swertia Ghirata, but can be distinguished
by having only one gland on the corolla-lobes.
Flowers. September.
Locality. Temperate regions.
Distribution. W. Himalaya, from Kashmir to Kumaon,
4,000-6,000 ft.