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falling off. Bracteas 2, very minute under the calyx. Nearly 
allied to Hyptis, section Hypénia, but the habit is peculiar. 
1 E. nyrenoipss (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 142.) shrub- 
by; stem pilose at the base, quite glabrous above, and glaucous ; 
leaves on short petioles, ovate, or oblong, acute, rounded at the 
base, or cuneated, white beneath ; panicle ample, branched. h. 
S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia, in elevated 
fields at Rio da Contas. Branches terete. Leaves serrulated, 
or crenulated. Peduncles tomentose. Calyx villous. Corollas 
pale, bluish red. 
Hypenia-like Eriope. Shrub 6 feet. 
2 E. monticoza (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 143.) suffruti- 
cose; stem clothed with hoary tomentum at the base, glabrous, 
and bluish above; leaves on short petioles, ovate-roundish, co- 
riaceous, glabrous above and shining, but rather scabrous and 
canescent beneath, with ciliated edges ; panicle branched. h.S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia, in elevated fields at 
Sincora. Branches terete, or scarcely tetragonal at the base. 
Leaves toothed, 1 inch long. Corolla pale blue, downy outside. 
Young branches, peduncles, and calyxes tomentose. 
Mountain Eriope. Shrub 3 feet. 
3 E. ostusa'ta (Benth. lab. p. 143.) suffruticose; stem 
tomentosely pubescent ; leaves nearly sessile, oval, obtuse, cre- 
nated a little, coriaceous, rather wrinkled above, and tomentose 
beneath, with ciliated margins; racemes branched. kh. S. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia. Racemes more 
villous than the preceding. 
Blunt-leaved Eriope. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
4 E. roryrnv'LLA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 143.) suf- 
fruticose; stem tomentosely pubescent; leaves on short peti- 
oles, ovate, or lanceolate, acute, serrated, coriaceous, shining 
above, rather tomentose beneath, with ciliated edges ; racemes 
elongated, nearly simple. h. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Bahia, at Rio da Contas, and Cayes. An humble 
shrub. 
Many-leaved Eriope. Shrub. 
5 E. crassiroria (Mart mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 143.) shrub- 
by; branches pubescent; leaves sessile, sub-imbricate, broad- 
ovate, acute, serrated, thick, coriaceous, glabrous on both sur- 
faces, with naked margins; racemes simple. 5. SS. Native of 
Brazil, in the province of Bahia, in Serra das Lages, and 
at Sincora. Habit of E. polyphylla. Corolla pale violet, as in 
the preceding. 
Thick-leaved Eriope. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
6 E. rAnviróLIA (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 144.) suffru- 
ticose; branches tomentosely pubescent; leaves nearly sessile, 
ovate, acute, complicate, green on both surfaces, clothed with 
soft tomentum, with naked edges; racemes numerous, a little 
branched. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Bahia, 
in the woods of Catingas, at Sincora. Shrub much branched. 
Peduncles and calyxes clothed with short, velvety tomentum. 
Corollas as in E. crassifolia. 
Small-leaved Eriope. Shrub. 
7 E. nupirtora (H. B. et Kunth, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 
144.) suffruticose ; branches very hairy ; leaves on short peti- 
oles, oblong, acutish, callously serrated, cuneated at the base, 
glabrous, coriaceous, wrinkled, with rather ciliated margins ; 
racemes simple. kh. S. Native of Guiana, at Maypure. 
Humb. et Bonpl. Leaves 13 inch long. Corolla violet. 
Whorls 4-flowered. Pedicels glabrous. 
Naked-flomered Eriope. Shrub. 
8 C. cra’sstres (Benth. lab. p. 144.) suffruticose ; branches 
erect, nearly simple, pubescent; leaves nearly sessile, ovate 
obtuse, crenated, or lanceolate, acute, serrated, nearly glabrous ; 
racemes elongated, simple. k. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Goyaz, in pastures near San Jose. 
LABIATZE. XVI. Eniorr. 
XVII. LAVANDULA. 
Var. B, acutifolia (Benth. lab. p. 144.) leaves lanceolate, 
roughish, for the most part glabrous, or furnished with a few 
hairs. bh. S. Native of Rio Janeiro. 
Thick-peduncled Eriope. Shrub. ; 
9 E. revcrioives (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 144.) her- 
baceous, ? procumbent ; branches spreadingly pilose at the base, 
pubescent at top; leaves on short petioles, ovate, bluntish, sub- 
crenated, glabrous, somewhat ciliated ; racemes elongated, nearly 
simple. 2/.? S. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas 
Novas, in woods. Racemes like those of Æ. nudicatilis. Co- 
rollas blue. 
Germander-like Eriope. Pl. 
10 E. couPLICA A (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 144.) 
shrubby ; branches elongated, tomentose, and spreadingly 
pilose ; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, obtuse, crenated, rounded 
at the base, wrinkled, villous on both surfaces, rather hoary 
beneath ; racemes simple, clothed with white tomentum. R.S. 
Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Minas Geraes and Bahia, 
in several places. Racemes 1-3-flowered, terminal. Leaves $ 
an inch long. Corolla small, bluish-violet. 
Complicate Eriope. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
11 E. færa (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 145.) shrub- 
by; branches divaricate, beset with spreading hairs at the base, 
and tomentose pubescence at top; leaves petiolate, ovate, 
acutish, serrately crenated, almost glabrous, coriaceous; ra- 
cemes paniculately branched. k. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
provinces of Minas Geraes and Goyaz. Leaves 1$ to 3 inches 
long, often clammy. Corolla purplish. Odour fetid. 
Fetid Eriope. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
12 E. atpe’srris (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 145.) shrub- 
by; branches and petioles clothed with spreading pili; leaves 
petiolate, oval, obtuse, crenated, cuneately rounded at the base, 
wrinkled, villous on both surfaces, hardly canescent beneath ; 
racemes paniculately branched. h. S. Native of Brazil, in 
the province of Bahia, on the top of Mount Itambe. 
Alp Eriope. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
13 E. macrosra‘cuya (Mart. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 145.) 
shrubby ; branches pubescent, or villous; leaves petiolate, 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, denticulated, rounded at the base, or 
subcordate, wrinkled, villous on both surfaces ; panicle ample, 
branched. h.S. Native of Brazil, in the provinces of Minas 
Geraes, Rio Janeiro, &c., in elevated fields, and on the banks of 
rivers. Leaves li to 3 inches long. Corolla bluish purple, 
pubescent outside. 
Var. D, villosa (Benth. lab. p. 145.) stem clothed with rufous 
tomentum, and spreading pili. Leaves clothed with rufous villi 
beneath, and more wrinkled than in the species. 
Long-spiked Eriope. Shrub tall. $ 5 
Cult. Plants of easy culture. A light, rich soil will suit 
deu and cuttings will strike root readily in the same kind of 
earth. 
: XVII. LAVA'NDULA (from lavo, to wash; from its use 
in fomentations and baths.) Tourn. inst. 93. Lin. gen. no. 
711. Schreb. gen. no. 965. Gert. fruct. 1. p. 320. t. 66. 
Juss. gen. 113. ed. Usteri, p; 127. Benth. lab. p. 146: 
Stoe'chas, Tourn. inst. 95. Fabricia, Adans, fam. 188. Che- 
tostachys, Benth. in Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 2. p. 19. : 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx ovate-tubular, 
nearly equal, 1-3, or rarely 15-nerved; shortly 5-toothed ; the 
4 lower teeth nearly equal, or the two lowest ones are narrower : 
the upper one, (and sometimes the lateral ones are broader, 
sometimes drawn out at the apex into a dilated appendage. Co- 
rolla with an exserted tube, a somewhat dilated throat, and an 
oblique, bilabiate limb: upper lip 2-lobed: lower one 3-lobed: 
