Grafiola. diandria monooynia. 130 



Stem scarcely any. Branches generally opposite, diffuse, four-sided, 

 from six to twelve inches long. — Leavei short-petioled, cordate, ser- 

 rate, smooth. — Floicers terminal, and also from the exterior axills, 

 long-pedunciedj oi a bnght deep blue colour. — Capsules ovate, rather 

 shorter than the calvx. 



8. G. veronicifoUa. Linn. Sp. PL ed. Willd^l. 103. Corom. PL 2. 

 N. 154. 



Annual, while young erect, afterwards creeping. Leaves sessile, 

 lanceolate, serrate. Spikes terminal. Flowers opposite. Capsules li- 

 near. 



Crusta ollsB major. Rumph. amb. 5. p. 460. t. 170. f. 2. 



A native of similar places with the last described ; dowering time 

 the same. 



Stem several, creeping. Uranches erect, four-sided, smooth ; from 

 six to eight inches long. — Leaves opposite, sessile, decussate, ob- 

 long, glandular, smooth, fleshy, finely and most sharply serrate; ser- 

 ratures ending in a minute bristle. — Racemes terminal. — F,owers 

 opposite, decussated, of a violet colour. — Corol, 6cc. as in the last 

 species. 



9. G. racemosa. R. 



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

 rewes terminal, brac.hiate. jp/oayers long-pedicelled. Capsules linear, 

 three or four times longer than the calyx. 



A native of cultivated land over various parts of Lidia, appearing 

 in the rainy season. 



10. G. opposilifolia. Linn. Sp. PL ed. IVilld. 1. 105. Corom. PL 

 2. N. 135. 



Annual, sub-erect. Longer leaves opposite to each other or to a 

 one-flowered peduncle, lanceolate, serrate. Capsules linear. 

 G. opposilifolia. Retz. obs. t. 4. N. 5. 



A native of moist pasture ground. Flowering in the wet season, 



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