from the same country. Flowers in July; and propagated 
by cuttings. 
An under-shrub, with pilose, 3 -cornered, somewhat 
winged branches. Leaves disposed in whorls of 3, sessile, 
slightly downy, cuneiform, dilated at end, 3-5-fid, the 
segments being awned, netted on both sides, particular y 
on the lower. Flowers bright purple, terminal m little 
loose heads of about 6. Calyxes downy, stalked, the 
stalks thickened at the apex, with a little bractea on each 
side- 2-lipped, the upper lip broad, bifid, subtruncate, 
the lower trifid, with ovate, somewhat acute, equal segments. 
Ovarium smooth. Pod oblong, smooth, longer than calyx. 
