LABlATiE. 35; 



Pogostcmon spcciosus Benth., Herb. Wight 361 ! ; 

 F'BJ. iv 637, XII 22. Remarkable for the long stamens 

 which project % inch, and give a bottle-brush-like 

 appearance to the spike. 



Stem 2 to 3 feet, woody; upper parts, leaf-stalks, and 

 spikes hirsute. Leaf-stalk I to 2 inches- Blade ij^ to 3 

 inches long and nearly as broad, ovate, with crenate 

 margin and cordate or nearly horizontal base ; sparingly 

 hairy on the upper side and on the veins of the lower 

 side. Spikes terminal, 3 to 6 inches ; flowers nearly 

 sessile. Calyx 1/5 inch, with minute teeth fringed with 

 fine hairs. Corolla % inch ; its tube narrow i/io inch, 

 broadening above into four nearly equal lobes. Stamens 

 twice as long. t. 217. Wight Ic' t. 1443. 



In shady and cool places, on the outskirts of sholas, etc. 

 Nilgiris : in and near Ootacamund. Also Anamalais. Fyson 

 2227, 3069. 



MICROMERIA. f.b.i. 112 xxiii. 



Herbs or undershrubs with small leaves and axillary 

 whorls or terminal unbranched, not panicled, spikes ; 

 having the characters of the family and tribe 2 

 SATUREINEjE (p. 321), but characterised by the calyx 

 having five teeth and thirteen ribs (two between the 

 midribs of the three lower teeth, one only between those 

 of the upper). Corolla with flat upper lip and three 

 spreading lobes below. 



Species about 70, in all regions of the world except 

 Australia and New Zealand. Europe has 40, but there are none 

 in Britain. 



Micromcria biflora Benth. ; F.B.I. iv 650, XXIII 2 ; 

 Lemon-scented Thyme. Distinguished by its smell, 

 small leaves, and purplish flowers usually out a pair at 

 a time. Rootstock stout, woody. Stems very numerous, 



