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Lanoli. Common in shady woods in the Konkan (D.). Canara (J5T.). 

 Matheran, but rare (Dr. Cooke). 



H. has corolla white with purple upper lip. 



2. P. parviflorus (P. pwpuricaulis, D.). A strong coarse 

 half-shrubby plant, mostly smooth, stem and branches purple, 

 leaves ovate, doubly serrated, flowers small, pale, in close 

 pyramidal heads, bracts broad ovate. Pdngli. 



There seems no doubt that this, which has a strong smell of black 

 currants, is the S. Konkan pdngli, exceedingly common there, and 

 also on the Ghauts and very unattractive in appearance. But even 

 iu flowers it must perhaps be conceded that " Pretty is all very pretty, 

 but it's prettier far to be useful" (dough), and if the reputation which 

 this plant has for curing fursa bites is deserved, its merits must be 

 fully acknowledged. The difficulty of identification lies in this, that 

 H. calls No. 1 probably a large form of this, the next probably only 

 a variety of this, and says that this most resembles a fourth and 

 shrubby species, P. plectranthoides, which is hoary with ovate 

 cuneate leaves doubly serrated, and clustered spicate flowers, bracts 

 and calyx glandular. Chikli (D.). Konkan and Canara (H.). So there 

 is undoubtedly a very strong resemblance between all these. 



3. P. pachouli (P. lieyneanus, D.). An erect branched herb, 

 leaves ovate, long-petioled, crenate or toothed, flowers very 

 small, whorls forming interrupted spikes, bracts about as long 



as the calyx. Pack. 



From Bombay southward wild and cultivated. A common Indian 

 garden plant, often much altered by cultivation (H.). Held sacred 

 by the natives ((?.). 



" The odour of patchouli was known in Europe before the material 

 itself was introduced, in consequence of its use in Cashmere to scent 

 the shawls, with a view to keeping out moths; hence the genuine Cash- 

 mere shawls were known by their scent, until the French found out 

 the secret, and imported the herb for use in the same way" (Chambers). 



The patchouli of commerce is the dried branches of this plant, 

 the perfume being said to be a very favourite one all over Asia. 



* P. paniculatus, 3 to 5 feet high, branched, downy, leaves ovate, 

 irregularly cut, spikes long, bracts very variable, imbricated 

 membranous. S. Konkan (D.). 



* P. mollis, a low growing plant, branched from the woody base, 

 softly hairy, leaves roundish or oblong, crenate, flowers very small 

 white in dense spikes. Not in (D.). Konkan (H.). 



8. DYSOPHYLLA. 



Don makes this genus differ from the last, principally in the more 

 regular corolla. The generic name, meaning <c ill-smelling leaves," 

 is not, strictly speaking, applicable to all the species, and many 

 people would think it quite as well bestowed on the patchouli plant. 



