Beautiful Flowers Of Kashmir Vol.2

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2BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS OF KASHMIR [Plate 48

3Plate 48

4PEDICULARIS, Linn. Lousewort.

5(From the Latin pedieulus, a lonae, because one of the species,

6Pedicularis palustris, was said to produce a lousy disease in

7sheep.)

8Key after Prain. It contains all the species of Plates 48

9and 49. Under Plate 48 only those species will be described

10which are figured on that plate ; under Plate 49, first those

11that are figured on that plate and the rest in alphabetical

12order.

13A. Upper lip beaked.

14I. Stamens inserted below the top (often

15near or below the middle) of the

16tube which is more or less widened

17upwards.

181. Leaves opposite or in whorls.

19a. AU the filaments of stamens

20hairy.

21aa. Stamens inserted in the

22middle of the tube. Corolla

23pink (PL 48, figs. 1 and 2) P. pyramidata.

24bb. Stamens inserted opposite

25the top of the ovary.

26Flowers purple or pink

27(PI. 48, fig. 3) . . . ... P. pectinata.

28Flowers yellow (PI. 48,

29fig. 4) ... ... ... P. tenidrostris.

30b. All the filaments hairless.

31aa. Beak bifid at tip ... ... P. brevifolia.

32bb. Beak entire.

33* Stamens inserted above

34the middle of the tube P. porrecta.

35Stamens inserted at the

36middle of the tube ... P. gracilis.

372. Leaves scattered (not opposite or

38in whorls).

39a. Beak turned inwards (Pl. 48,

40fig. 5) ... ... ... ... P. Garckeana.

41b. Beak straight (Pl. 48, tig. 6) ... P. Wallichii.