tetrandria monogynia. Oldenlandia. 



Annual ; native of most partsof India. A small weakstrag*- 

 gling- delicate plant, appearing in the rainy season. 



7. O. herbeteea. R. 



Erect, four-sided, dichotomous. Leaves linear lanceolate. 

 Peduncles in pairs from alternate axills, one-Howered. 

 Hedyotis herbeteea. Linn. sp. pi. ed. WiUd. i. 566. 

 Teling. Veri nella-vemoo. 



A native of road sides under thin basins, &c. Flowering 

 time the rainy season. 



Stem erect, four-sided, smooth, short, ramous. Brandies 

 always two-deft; from six to twenty four inches high. Leaves 

 opposite, sessile, linear-lanceolate, spreading-, smooth. Stipu- 

 les, connecting membrane finely toothed. Ped.nie'.es axilla- 

 ry , always two from the small axills, with a brinchlet, or the 

 rudiments of one between them, pound, nearly as long- as the 

 leaves, one-flowered. Capsule smooth. 



8. O. ramosa. R. 



Diffuse, ramous. Leaves narrow- lanceolate. Peduncles 

 axillary, with from one to several flowers. 



A native of Pegu, from thence introduced into this garden 

 by Mr. F. Carey, where it blossoms and ripens its seed during 

 the rains, and the early part of the cool season. 



i?ofldeannual. The stems and numerous branches diffuse, 

 somewhat four sided, pretty smooth, spreading to the extent 

 of one or two feet. Leaves opposite, narrow-lanceolate, smooth, 

 entire, whiter underneath; length about an inch. Connecting 

 membrane many-toothed. Peduncle* axillary, from one to 

 many-flowered. Flowers small, white. Calyx, the divisions 

 conical. Corel with gibbous tube, mouth bearded. Fila- 

 ments short. Anthers within the tube, blue. Germ, &c. as 

 in the genus. 



