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proach to the sizeand figure of the bractes. — Petioles 2Lhowi an inch 

 long, flattened -ibove, and sHghtly marginated by the decurrent base 

 of the leaf. — Spikes soHtary, erect, from one to two feet long. — 

 Rachis sharply four-sided, almost four-wmged. — Floaters large dark- 

 blue, opposite in alternate pairs, which become remote as the spike 

 elongates. — Bractes adpressed imbricating, with their ends cune- 

 ate-lanceolar, dark green, acute, ciliate, about an inch long ; the 

 lowermost barren and becoming floral leaves. — Interior two very 

 small, scarcely longer than the Ave calycine segments, and like i ,m 

 linear, pubescent. — Tube of the carol slender, pubescent slight./ 

 enlarged towards the mouth, about twice the length of the outer 

 bracte. — Segments obovate truncate spreading and flat, equal, very 

 pale below. — Two filiform barren stamina between the jilaments. 

 Anthers in the mouth of the corol with parallel ceils. — N. W. 



JUSTICIA. Schreb, gen. N. 35. 



Corol one-petalled, irregular. Capsule superior, two-celled, two- 

 valved, bursting with elasticity contrary to the partition. 



Sect. 1st. Anthers single. 



1. J. Ecbolium. Linn. Sp. Pl.ed. Willd. 1. 85. 



Shrubby, erect. Spikes terminal, four-sided. Bractes oval, ciliate. 

 Coro/ bilabiate, tube filiform ; upper lip linear, reflexed, with bipartite 

 apex. Capsule two-seeded. 



Carim curini. Rheed. mal. 2. t. 20. 



Hind. Oodoo-jati. 



A native of our Indian forests. Flowers the greatest part of the 

 year. 



Stems several, woody, straight, round, smooth, jointed, and swell- 

 ed above the joints ; from two to four feet high. — Leaves opposite, 

 petioled, oval, tapering a little towards each end, smooth, a little 

 waved — Spikes terminal, four-sided, imbiicated with four rows of 

 large, oval, sharply serrated, waved, one-flowered, bractes. — Flozo- 

 cri apale blue or azure colour, — Corol , tube very long and slender^ 



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