XC. SCROPHULAIilACE.^, 293 



cuneate ; petioles i-|- in. long. Flowevs axillary, solitary or several 

 together, fascicled or subumbellate towards the ends of the branches ; 

 pedic els slender, i-l in. or more long. Calyx | in. long, 2-lipped, ovoid, 

 cordate or rounded, not deciirrent at the base, 5-toothed ; teeth filiate ; 

 ribs prominently keeled. Corolla bluish-purple, | in. long ; upper lip 

 notched; lower lip equally 3-lobed. IStamens 4, in unequal pairs; 

 filaments arching, the lower not toothed ; anthers cohering in pairs. 

 Capsules oblong, acute, enclosed in the persistent calyx. Seeds about 

 3\j- in. long, truncate at both ends. Fl. B. I. v. 4, p. 276 ; G-rah. Cat. 

 p. 144; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 180; Bot. Mag. t. 3715; Woodr. in Journ. 

 Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1898) p. 174.— Flowers : Sept.-Oct. 



KoNKAN : Law I, Stocks I; S. Kon'^an, Graham; 'Vingor]a, Da Izell I S.M. Country: 

 Londa, Cookel, IVoodrow.—TliSTiu-B. India (W. Himalaya, Central India, Behar, 

 W. Peninsula) ; Java, China. 



2. Torenia bicolor, Dah. in Kew Journ. Bot. v. 3 (1851) p. 38. 

 Stem creeping and rooting at the nodes, angled, glabrous or nearly so. 

 Leaves ^-1 by |-| in., deltoid-ovate, crenate-serrate, sparsely hairy, 

 base subcordate, truncate or rounded, rarely cuneate; petioles ^| in. 

 long. Flowers axillary, 1-3 together ; pedicels in flower g-^ in. long, 

 thickened in fruit and elongating to | in. or more. Calyx glabrous, 5 in. 

 long in flower, reaching | in. long in fruit, very narrow, attenuated 

 towards the base, 5-ribbed (the ribs not winged), 2-lipped, the upper lip 

 with 3 short triangular teeth -^ in. long, the lower lip 2-toothed, the 

 teeth scarcely longer than those of the upper lip. Corolla I-I5 in. long; 

 tube violet, curved, attenuated at the base; upper lip rounded, entire, 

 violet ; lower lip 3-fld, white (Dalzell). Filaments of the longer stamens 

 toothed at the base. Capsules narrowly oblong, pointed, |-| in. long. 

 Seeds -^ in. in diam., subspherical, foveolate. Fl. B. I. v. 4, p. 278 ; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. p. 181.— Flowers : July. 



Very ne^r to Torenia asiatica, Linn., of which it is perhaps a variety 

 growing at a low elevation. Well worthy of a place in gardens {Dalzell). 



Konkan: Siocl-s\ ; Vingorla, Dalzell l—Disinia. India (W. Peninsula). 



Torenia asiatica, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 619. A dilfusely branched 

 nearly glabrous annual, creeping below, is often grown and frequently 

 springs up spontaneously in gardens. It has ovate subcordate or lan- 

 ceolate serrate leaves 1-2 in. long, on petioles usually about \ in long, 

 a corolla 1^-1 5 in. long, bluish-purple, with dark violet lateral lobes. 

 The longer filaments are toothed at the base. It is indigenous on the 

 Nilghiris, is easily grown from cuttings, and makes a pretty basket plant 

 in a moist conservatory. Fl. B. I. v. 4, p. 277 ; Woodr. in' Journ. Bomb. 

 Nat. v. 12 (1898) p. 174 & Gard. in lud. ed. 5, p. 404. Torenia bicolor, 

 Dalz., has apparently been mistaken for this, which it much resembles. 

 — DiSTRiB. India (W. Peninsula, Teuasserim); Ce3'-lon, Java, China. 



Tormia Fournieri, Linden, ex Fourn. in lllustr. Hortic. v. 23 (1876) 

 p. 129, t. 249. An erect nearly glabrous annual, a native of Cochin- 

 China, is often grown and sometimes springs up spontaneously in gardens. 

 It has a broadly-winged calyx and showy purple flowers. The longer 

 filaments are not toothed at the base. Woodr. Gard. in Ind. ed. 5 

 n. 404. 



