4-16 - *i.tRkUDti.iA. Mor/OQrYNii Jimmartnlci. 



Moot annual— The Stems and numerous bra?iches diSftise, some- 

 what four»sided, pretty smooth, spreading to the extent of one or two 

 feet. — Leaves opposite, narrow-lanceolar, smooth, entire, whiter un« 

 derueath ; length about an inch. — Connecting membrane many.toc»h« 

 ed. — Peduncles axillary, from one to muny-Howered. — Flowers sJffell, 

 white. — Calyx, the divisions conical. — Cnrol '.vith gibbous tube, 

 mouth bearded. — FilOmenti short. Anthers nithin the tube, blue.— 

 Germ, &c. as in the genus. 



AMMAI^NIA. Schreb. Gen. N. 206. 

 Corol four petalled, or none ; when present inserted in the plait- 

 ed mouth of the calyx which is from four to eight-toothed. Capsule 

 superior, from one to four-celled ; seeds numerous^ 



1. A. rotundifolia, Buck, 



Diffuse. Leaves opposite, round, entire. Flowers spiked, petals 

 oval. Capsule fourJobed. 



Plants sent from Lukshmee-poora and Malda, where they are indi- 

 genous, flowered in the Botanic Garden during the cold season of 

 J 797.* 



Stems several, creeping, with ascending apxes, round, smooth, 

 *nd succulent; whole plant spreading from six to eight inches. — 

 Leaves opposite, sub-sessile, orbicular, entire, smooth, and succulent. 

 —Spikes terminal and axillary, the terminal often compound. — 

 Bractes opposite ; exterior cordate ; interior lanceolate, and often very 

 small, one-tiowered. — FloKcrs numeiouti, small, pink-coloured. — 

 Calj/x four-parted, divisions obtuse. — Coro/ of four, large, oval, sessile, 

 pink-coloured withering petals. — Capsule hid in the bottom of the 

 remaining caly.x, and coiol, four-\ohec\.~- Seeds numerous. 



a. A. octundja, Linn. Sp. PL ed.^ Willd. i. 679- Roxb. Coram. Ft. 



2. iV. 133. 



• I have bad this eleijarit plant from Mr. Win- Jack, who s'«itliereiJ it at the Tur- 

 rn\p, wliere it is taiU-.U 'I liu/Uumea and iilir'/.oon ; al?o t'roni NepuU \i\ the vicinity t»t , 

 KatmauJu^fro-is 'he rion. E- rrwriitier. — \ W. 



