Ocymum. didynamia gymnospermia. 17 



eluding ttie peliole. Racemes terminal, erect, rigid, hairy, 

 with the six-flowered verticels approximate. Bractes petiol- 

 ed, ciliate, sub-orbicular, with a sharp point. Flower very 

 short-peduncled, pretty large, and white. Ca'yxhmvy, vpper 

 lip orbicular. Corol ; upper lip four-parted, hairy on the out- 

 side; under lip oblong, concave, with the margins waved. 

 Filaments the large pair, with a large hairy process near the 

 base. 



The seeds steeped in water swell into a pleasant jelly, 

 which is used medicinally by the natives. 



8. O. ffratissimum. Willd. iii. 110. 



Shrubby ; branches four-sided, smooth. Leaves oblong- 

 ventricose, serrate, smooth. Bractes short-petioled, cordate- 

 lanceolate. 



Hind. Ram-tulasi. 



The whole plant, I think diffuses a stronger degree of fra- 

 grance, than any other of the genus. It is only found in gar- 

 dens, and about the temples of the natives. 



Stem erect, woody, perennial. Bark ash-coloured. Branches 

 opposite, erect, four-seeded, when young smooth, glossy and 

 green ; whole height of the plant from four to eight feet. 

 Leaves opposite, long-petioled, drooping, oblong, ventricose, 

 remotely serrate, pointed, smooth on both sides, often six 

 inches long, including the petiole, which is about a third of 

 the M hole. Racemes terminal, pretty long, rigidly erect, 

 with the verticels of six flowers pretty close. Bractes short- 

 petioled, reflexed, cordate-lanceolate. Cabjx ; upper lip 

 marked with three nerves. Coro/ short, scarcely larger than 

 the calyx, of a pale yellow underneath, oblong, concave, and 

 entire. Filaments longer than the corol, with a large tuft of 

 dark yellow hairs on the joints of the large pair near the 

 base. 



9. O. Basilicnm. Willd. iii. IGl. 



Annual, the whole plant somewhat ferruginous. Leaves 

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