ADHATODA. 141 
-- Adhatode sp. Pl. CCCCXXIV. 
Flowers spicate.  Bractez belonging to the ramifications, 
4-rowed. Posticous, not producing any buds in their axille, 
the remaining three flori gemmiferous. 
Calyx subzqualis. Cor. tubo geniculato, bilabiato, lab. 
super. fornicato emarginat: inf. 3-lobo, lobis subzqualibus. 
Palato subprominulo. 
Stam. 2. sterilia ©. Anth. locul. divaricati obliqui. 
Stylus duplicatam lab. superioris obtectus, stigma parvum 
bilobum. Ovarium disc. glandulosum terminans, 4-ovulat. 
Pollen 1-2 plicat. plicis medio poriferis. 
Frutex, foliis lanceolatis. Spicis axillaribus bracteis te- 
trastichis posticis vacuis. Flores magni bibracti, Folia 
basi zequalia, 
l. Alabastrum. 
2. Flower laterally. 
3. Ditto front. 
4. Corolla laid open. 
5. Anther front. 
6. Ditto back. : 
7. Ditto dehisced. 
8. Pollen opaque. 
9. Ditto in water J, 
10. Pistillum. 
ll. Ovary transverse. 
12. Ditto longitudinally 
13. Ovula, 
14. Ditto long section (iterum examinandum) 
15. Partium situs et alternatio. 
I believe the ovary to be dimerous, the fascicles of style 
being two, and nothing appearing to indicate the non deve- 
lopment, two additional parts. 
. The estivation of this order appears always the contrary 
to that of Labiate, the lower lip being external, and the 
middle lobe most external, There are no rudiments of. 
