LABIATZE. XIX. Dysopuytta. 
about Calcutta, Circars, Tavoy, &c. Méntha quadrifolia, Roxb. 
hort. beng. p. 44. but not of D. Don. Chotékia sericea, Opiz. 
et Corda, in bot. zeit. 1830. 1. p. 35. 
Var. B, velutina (Benth. lab. p. 158.) leaves nerved, narrow- 
ed into the petioles at the base. 4%. S. Native of the Pundua 
mountains. Leaves 1-3 inches long. 
Four-leaved Dysophylla. Pl. 2 feet. 
6 D. vznriCciLLA TA (Benth. l. c.) glabrous; stem erect or 
ascending ; branches and leaves 6-10 in a whorl; leaves long- 
linear, narrowed at both ends; spikes very dense; teeth of 
fructiferous calyx ovate, spreading in a stellate manner. %. S. 
Native of Bengal, Silhet, Cochinchina, in water; frequent in 
bogs in Goulburn Island, and on the north coast of New Hol- 
land. Méntha stellata, Lour. coch. p. 361. Méntha verticil- 
lata, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 44. Leaves 2-3 inches long, re- 
motely serrated. Corollas minute, purple. 
Verticillate Dysophylla. PJ. 1 to 14 foot. 
7 D. cnasstcAv Lis (Benth. |. c.) glabrous; stem ascending, 
branched ; leaves 4 in a whorl, sometimes 5 or 6, lanceolate- 
linear, dilated at the base, almost quite entire: floral ones lan- 
ceolate, exceeding the flowers; spikes elongated ; calyx pubes- 
cent, with oblong, erectish teeth. 2/. S. Native of Silhet and 
Bengal. This species is intermediate between JD. verticillàta 
and D. média. Leaves 2 inches long, and more. 
T hick-stemmed Dysophylla. | Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
8 D. rumia (Benth. l. c.) glabrous; stem ascending, 
branched ; leaves 4 in a whorl: lower ones usually 6, elliptic- 
linear, narrowed at both ends, remotely serrated: floral ones 
ovate; calyx villous, campanulate, inflated in the fructiferous 
state, with bluntish, erectish teeth. 2t. S. Native of Nipaul, 
Wall.; Cashmere, Jacquemont. Méntba pümila, Graham, in 
edinb. phil. journ. 1828. p. 393.  Méntha verticillàta, D. Don, 
prod. fl. nep. p. 114. Hook. in bot. mag. 2907. but not of 
Roxb. Herb aquatic,like the rest. Corollas purple. 
Dwarf Dysophyila. FI. July, Sept. Clt. 1826. PI. 3 foot. 
9 D. sretra'ra (Benth. 1. c.) glabrous or pubescent at top; 
stem creeping ; branches erect, nearly simple; leaves 6-8 in a 
. whorl, narrow-linear, about equal in length to the internodes, 
quite entire: floral ones subulate; calyx villous, ovate, with 
erect, acutish teeth. 2t. S. Native of Malabar and Mysore. 
Méntha stellata, Hamilt. mss. but not of Lour. Méntha qua- 
ternifólia, Roth, nov. spec. p. 256. ?—A small plant, with the 
habit of Galium vérum. Spikes dense, villous, 1-3 inches long. 
Corollas small, purple: upper tooth emarginate. 
Starry-leaved Dysophylla. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
Cult. Most of the species would grow well in the open air 
in summer, if planted in a cistern or pond ; but in winter, they 
will require the protection of a greenhouse or stove; they are 
readily increased by separating the shoots. 
XX. ELSHO'LTZIA (named after J. S. Elsholtz, a Prussian 
botanist.) Willd. in Uster. mag. 2. p. 5. t. 1. spec. 3. p. 29. 
Benth. lab. p. 160.  Méntha species, Roxb. and other authors. 
Perílla species, D. Don.  Aphanochilus, Benth. in bot. reg. 15. 
Cyclostégia, Benth. 1. c. 
Lin. syst. Didynàmia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx ovate or cam- 
panulate, nearly equal, 5-toothed ; throat naked inside, often 
elongated in the fructiferous state. Corolla having the tube 
equal in length to the calyx, rarely longer : limb mostly 4-lobed : 
upper lobe erectish, somewhat concave, emarginate: lower ones 
spreading. Stamens 4, usually exserted, distant: lower ones 
rather the longest; filaments naked ; cells of anthers diverging 
or divaricate, at length confluent. Style almost equally bifid 
at top: lobes subulate; stigmas nearly terminal. Achenia 
ovoid, small, smoothish.—Herbs or subshrubs. Flowers minute. 
Whorls many-flowered, disposed into spikes, which are some- 
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times loose, slender, terete or secund, and sometimes densely 
imbricated. Spikes usually numerous, panicled. 
Secr. I. ArnaNocurLus (from aóavgc, aphanes, obscure; and 
XsXoc, cheilos, a lip.) Benth. in Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 1. p. 28. 
t. 24. lab. p. 161. Spikes usually loose and panicled, equal, 
with ovate or lanceolate floral leaves; or somewhat secund, 
densely imbricated by lanceolate or subulate floral leaves. Cells 
of anthers diverging or divaricate, at length confluent. 
1 E. rra‘va (Benth. lab. p. 161.) suffruticose, erect; leaves 
petiolate, ample, broad-ovate, acuminated, nerved: floral ones 
bractea-formed, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, about equal in 
length to the calyxes; spikes loose, terete, axillary and termi- 
nal; corolla about twice as long as the calyx. h.G. Na- 
tive of Nipaul, on Sheopore, and towards Gosainsthan, Wall. ; 
at Kidarkonta, Royle. Aphanochilus flavus, Benth. in Wall. 
pl. rar. asiat. 1. p. 28. t. 34. Plant clothed with canescent 
pubescence. Leaves a hand long. Corollas yellow. 
Yellow-flowered Elsholtzia. Shrub 2 feet. 
2 E. orvsrA'cuvA (Benth. lab. p. 161.) suffruticose, erect ; 
branches pubescent; leaves petiolate, oblong, narrowed at both 
ends, nerved : floral ones bractea-formed, minute ; spikes loose, 
terete, panicled; corolla about 3 times longer than the calyx. 
h.G. Native of Nipaul, on the high mountains of Sheopore 
and Chandaghiri, Wall.; Mussooree, Royle. Perílla fruticósa, 
D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 115. Aphanochilus polystachya, 
Benth. in Wall. pl. asiat. rar. 1. p. 28. t. 33. Méntha fruticósa, 
Roxb. Plant pubescent, but not canescent. Leaves crenated 
in the upper part, 3-4 inches long, and 13 broad. 
Many-spiked Elsholtzia. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 
3 E. Srauntonu (Benth. lab. p. 161.) suffruticose, erect ; 
branches glabrous; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 
nated, serrately crenated, narrowed a long way at the base, 
quite glabrous on both surfaces; floral leaves bractea-formed, 
minute; spikes elongated, canescent, somewhat panicled ; 
whorls rather loose, secund ; corollas about twice as long as 
the hoary calyx. kh. G. Native of China, between Pekin 
and Jehol, Sir G. Staunton. This species differs from E. poly- 
stachya, in the branches being quite glabrous, in the leaves 
being narrower, &c. Stamens much exserted. 
Staunton’s Elsholtzia. Shrub, 
4 E. teprosta‘cuya (Benth. lab. p. 718.) suffruticose, erect ; 
leaves nearly sessile, ovate, narrowed at both ends: floral ones 
bractea-formed, membranous, oblong, equalling the calyxes; 
spikes slender, elongated, interrupted; flowers minute; corollas 
twice as long as the calyx. kQ. G. Native of Cashmere, 
Jacquemont. This differs from E. polystachya, in the leaves 
being one half shorter, and in the flowers. Whorls all dis- 
tinct, small, dense. Spikes canescent, 2-3 inches long. 
Slender-spiked Elsholtzia. Shrub. 
5 E. srA'wpA (Benth. lab. p. 162.) plant herbaceous, canes- 
cent; leaves oblong, narrowed at both ends: floral ones lan- 
ceolate-subulate ; whorls loose, secund ; spikes panicled; co- 
rolla hardly exceeding the calyx. X. G. Native of Nipaul, 
Silhet, and Ava, Wall.; and of Arabia, on Mount Horeb. 
Méntha blánda, Wall. mss.  Perílla elàta, D. Don, prod. fl. 
nep. p. 115. Aphanochilus blándus, Benth. in Wall. pl. rar. 
asiat. 1. p. 29. Hook. bot. mag. 3091. Leaves about 2 inches, 
remotely serrated, canescent heneath. Corollas whitish. Odour 
of plant weak, but aromatic. 
Blush Elsholtzia. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
6 E. ıxcrsa (Benth. lab. p. 162.) herbaceous, nearly gla- 
brous ; leaves petiolate, rhomboid-ovate, deeply serrated ; 
whorls equal, loose; spikes panicled; corollas hardly exceed- 
ing the calyxes. %.G. Native of the East Indies, in Deyra 
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