138 DIANDRTA MONOGYNIA. Gratiola. 



A native of Bengal, where it appears as a weed in gardens, 

 during- the rains. 



7. G. lucida. Linn. sp. pi. ed. Willd. 1. 103. Ind.pl. 3. 

 2V. 202. 



Annual, spreading, four-sided. Leaves petioled, ovate-cor- 

 date, serrate. Flowers long-peduncled, axillary, and terminal. 

 Capsules ovate, hid in the calyx. 



Crusta ollse minor. Rumph. Amb. 5. p. 400. t. 170. f. 3. 



Annual, and like the rest, appearing in moist places during 

 the rainy season. 



Stem scarcely any. Branches generally opposite, diffuse, 

 four-sided, from six to twelve inches long. Leaves short-pe- 

 tioled, cordate, serrate, smooth. Flowers terminal, and also 

 from the exterior ax ills, long-peduncled, of a bright deep 

 blue colour. Capsules ovate, rather shorter than the calyx. 



8. G. veronicifolia. Linn, sp.pl. ed. Willd. 1. 103. Corom. 

 pi. 2. N. 154. 



Annual, while young erect, afterwards creeping. Leaves 

 sessile, lanceolate, serrate. Spikes terminal. Flowers oppo- 

 site. Capsules linear. 



Crusta ollse major. Rumph. Amb. 5. p. 460. t. 170. f. 2. 



A native of similar places with the last described ; flower- 

 ing 1 time the same. 



Stem several, creeping. Branches erect, four-sided, smooth ; 

 from six to eight inches long. Leaves opposite, sessile, de- 

 cussate, oblong, glandular, smooth, fleshy, fine and most. > 

 sharply serrate ; serratures ending in a minute bristle. Ra- 

 cemes terminal. Flowers opposite, decussated, of a violet 

 colour. Corol, &c. as in the last species. 



9. G. racemosa. R. 



Annual, erect. Leaves sub-sessile, linear-lanceolate, entire. 

 Racemes terminal, brachiate. Flowers long-pedicelled. 

 Capsules linear, three or four times longer than the calyx. 



