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|genus=Impatiens
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Impatiens roylei, Walp. (I. glanduligera, Royle). A rather coarse garden annual, with strong st., succulent and much-branched: lower lvs. opposite; upper lvs. usually in 3's and whorled, all ovate or ovate- lanceolate, naked, 4 in. long, sharply serrate; basal serrations and the petiole glandular: peduncles axillary, with 3 or more fls. and very numerous toward top of plant; fls. large, dark purple; spur very short. Aug., Sept. India, in the Temp. W. Himalaya region, 6,000- 8,000 ft. altitude.—Grown from seed, needing but little care, and useful in groups. In its native country it grows 4-10 ft. high. Variable. var. moschata, Hook. (I. moschcata, Fdgew.), has lvs. alternate and whorled, coarsely serrate and less glandular. Var. Candida, Hook. (I. candida, Lindl.), has uppermost lvs. opposite or whorled, and fls. white spotted crimson. J.F. 4:416. var. macrochila, Hook. (I. macrochila, Lindl.), has upper lvs. alternate; terminal lobes of the wings half-oval (as if one side wanting) and falcate.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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