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DIANDRIA MONOftYNIA. JusUcia. 



. Pee-tumba. Rheed. mal 9- t. 46. 



A native of Coromandel, and generally found on old walls ; in 

 flower all the year. 



Stem annual, erect, four-sided, hairy, with ascending, opposite, 

 similar branches from the base; whole height about a ioot.—Xeflrfs 

 opposite, decussate, sessile, from oblong to linear, obtuse, recurved, 

 hairy ; from one or two inches \on^.— Spikes axillary, spreading out 

 over the bosom of the leaves, and in general shorter than them ; in 

 luxuriant plants compound.— Bracfes opposite, small, lanceolate, hai- 

 ry. — Flowers alternate, sessile, erect, upper lip purple, the rest white. 

 — Calyx of five, long, hairy, ensiform divisions.— CoroZ bilabiate. 

 Tube sub-cylindric, upper lip erect, broad, and trifid, under Up nar- 

 rower, recurved, and bidentate.— Fz7awic«^s projecting, straight, and 

 about as long as the lips of the corol. Anthers simple, united and 

 bearded at the h7^se.—C^J>mh oblong, erect, hairy, length of the ca- 

 lyx. — Seeds generally two in each cell, oblong, rough. 



8. 3. poJj/sperma. R. 



Annual, creeping, round, jointed. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, dow- 

 ny. Spikes imbricated. Bractes three-fold, one-flowered, woody. 

 Capsules with from twenty to thirty seeds. 



Benv. Chhota-micheta. 



Is a native of Bengal ; appears during the cold season amongst 

 grass, &c. uncultivated places. 



Stems diffuse, or creeping, very ramous, six to twelve inches long, 

 round, jointed, a little downy. — Leaves opposite, sessile, lanceolate, 

 entire, downy. — Spikes terminal, and axillary, imbricated with oppo- 

 site, decussated flowers, and bractes. — Flowers small, pale blue. 

 Bractes three-fold, one-flowered, the lower one broader a little than 

 the two lateral, all ai>' \yoo\\y.—CaIt/x woolly.— Ca/)Si//es linear, con- 

 taining from twenty to tl'/rty, small roundish seeds. 



9. J. Gcaulis. Linn. Sp. PL J JVilld. 1. 84. R. Corom. pL S. 



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