Phlomis. DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA, 9 
Is a native of hedges, old mud walls, &c, It is a very 
specious-looking plant; flowering in the cold season. 
Stem annual, straight, four-sided, simple, from four to six 
feet high. Leaves opposite, spreading, petioled, cordate, ser- 
rate, pointed, downy, from four to eight inches long, and two 
or three broad, Floral leaves (bractes verticillorum,) lan- 
ceolate, depending. Petioles channelled, winged with the 
decurrent leaf; verticels globular, two, three or four, towards 
the apex of the plant, about five inches asunder. Jnvolucres 
many, subulate, lowers numerous, of a deep rich orange 
colour. Calyx ten-striated, eight-toothed, of which the six 
lateral ones are smoothest, all very sharp. Corol; under lip 
very short, three-toothed, at all times of a dirty withered co- 
lour. Cattle do not eat of — is it put oe puoennet 
know of, 
2P. zeylanica. Willd. iii. 123. 
Annual, straggling. Leaves linear-lanceolate, somewhat 
serrate. Calyx obliquely and sents acerca Ver~ es 
ticel axillary. 
_ Herba admirationis. inns. Amb, vi. t. 66.f.1.- 
- Tumba. Rheed. Mal. x. t. 91, . 
Hind. and Beng. Hull-khusa, ©) 4s Seige ih 
» Teling. Poo-alla-tumi. =~ ee eet 
This is ene of the most common plants, everyratlias seems 
to suit it; but it delights most in rubbish. 
Stem aad, when old straggling, four-sided, angles winnie 
ed, about two feet high ; branches opposite. Leaves remote, 
short-petioled, narrow-lanceolate, remotely and slightly ser- 
rate, a little downy, from two to three inches long and about 
one quarter of an inch broad. Verticels two or three towards 
: the > apex, small, globular. Involucres subulate, Calyx. ten- 
striated, curved, widening; mouth oblique, slightly eight- 
thed, ~- Flowers white; upper lip short, projecting, —~ 
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