Colebrookia.} LABIATE. 



Outer Himalaya, from the Indus to Bhutan, ascending to 4,000 feet. 

 Weight, 46 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood is used for gunpowder charcoal, and the 

 leaves applied to wounds and sores (Stewart). 



Ibs. 

 H 3046. Below Komharsen, Sutlej Valley, 2,500 feet ... 46 



3. ELSCHOLTZIA, Willd. 



1. E. polystachya, Benth. Vern. Rangchari, mehndi, Jhelam ; 

 Garudar, tappaddar, Chenab ; Lilss, Ravi ; Polhi, Sutlej ; Bhangria, 

 Kumaun. 



A shrub with grey, fibrous bark, peeling off in thin, longitudinal strips. 

 Wood grey, moderately hard, splits and cracks, and in seasoning separates 

 into concentric masses. Annual rings distinctly marked by a belt of 

 numerous and larger pores in the spring wood. Pores small and very 

 small, often subdivided, those in the outer belt of the annual ring 

 arranged in groups. Medullary rays moderately broad ; the distance 

 between the rays larger than the transverse diameter of the pores. 



North- Western Himalaya, from the Jhelam eastwards, and the Khasia Hills, from 

 6,000 to 10,000 feet. 



Growth slow, 15 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 42 Ibs. per cubic foot. 

 Common in forest undergrowth, growing often to 10 or 12 feet high. 



Ibs. 

 g 2936 }Mahasu, Simla, 7,000 feet . . . . . . .42 



4. MERIANDRA, Benth. 

 M. bengalensis, Bth.j'is often cultivated in Indian gardens as a substitute for sage. 



1. M. strobilifera, Benth. 



A small shrub with grey bark. Wood white, hard. Pores small and 

 very small. Medullary rays fine, numerous. Annual rings marked by 

 an interrupted line of larger pores on the inner edge, and a narrow belt 

 of firmer wood on the outer edge of each ring. 



North-West Himalaya, about 6,000 feet. 



The leaves are very aromatic, having the scent of sage ; they are distinguished 

 from those of Elsholtzia polystachya by being sagittate. The shrub is chiefly found 

 OD dry rocks, especially limestone. 



H 2839. Simla, 6,500 feet. 



5. ROYLEA, Wall. 



1. E. elegans, Wall. Vern. Kaur, kauri, Pb. ; Titpdli, Kumaun ; 

 Palkarru, Hind. 



A shrub with grey bark. Wood white, hard. Pores small and very 

 small, in groups and short tails. Medullary rays moderately broad, 

 unequally distributed. 



North-West Himalaya, from the Ravi to Nepal, up to 3,000 feet. 

 A handsome shrub. Weight, 52 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Ibs. 

 H 3045. Komharsen, Sutlej Valley, 4,000 feet 52 



