Onosma
To the species described on p. 498, Vol. II., the following should now be added:
O. pyramidalis (pyramidal). fl. drooping, disposed in nodding, short racemes; sepals 1/2in. long, narrow-lanceolate, free to the base; corolla bright scarlet, fading to lilac, about as long as the sepals, nearly ellipsoid, with a rather contracted, truncate mouth, sparingly pubescent. October. l., radical ones numerous, rosulate, 10in. to 12in. long, nearly 1in. broad, narrow-lanceolate, acuminate, narrowed towards the base; cauline ones 4in. to 6in. long, sessile, lanceolate, acuminate. Stem 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. high, stout, terete, pyramidally branched. Whole plant covered with white hairs. Western Himalayas. 1886. (B. M. 6987.)