Ocymum. DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. 13 
even, hairy ; upper ip vaulted, and very hairy ; the wnder one 
’ of three, broad, villous segments. 
CLINOPODIUM. Schreb: gen. N. 980. 
Involucre many-leaved under the verticel. Calyx bila- 
biate. Corol, with upper lip plain, obcordate, and straight. 
C, repens. R. 
Root annual. Stems and. branches four-sided, creeping, 
clothed with recurved hairs. Leaves short-petioled, ovate, 
crenate-serrate, Verticels numerous, Bractes ed Be fen: 
hairy. » ante eet GAG ob 
A native of "Nepal, ae ‘dates Dr Dailies ‘sent: the 
_ seeds to the Botanic garden at Calcutta in November 1O02}; 
where the plants blossom during the rains, 
Root generally annual, fibrous. Stems and branches, while 
the plants are young, nearly erect, but with the branches soon 
becoming procumbent, and lastly creeping; all are four sid- 
ed, and clothed with many, white, recurved hairs, Leaves oppo- 
site, from one to two inches asunder, short-petioled, ovate, cor- 
date, with the interior margins crenate, serrate, hairy, and 
wrinkled, about one inch long, and Sastre of an inch 
broad. Verticels numerous, from ten to fifteen-flowe : 
Flowers small, rose-coloured. /nvolucres vabalell i cili- 
ate with numerous, long distinct hairs. Ca/yzx striated, hairy. 
i OCYMUM. Schreb. gen. N..986. “ateepite 
Calyx with the upper lip circular, lower one four-parted: 
Corol resupinate, with the superior lip four-cleft; the other 
psi ited: Exterior tr ammetee is some of the ——_ er este 
