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4. L. cephalotes. Tall, stems grooved, leaves ovate or 

 lanceolate serrate, whorls large, terminal round, the uppermost 

 leaves coming through the whorl, calyx mouth oblique, teeth 

 short, bracts oval lanceolate, long-pointed imbricated mem- 

 branous, surrounding the whorl. Tumbd. 



Sattara, and common in Guzerat. Coast of Kattywar (D.). 

 Through the Deccan (H.). The bracts distinguish it from other 

 species. 



5. L. aspera. Rough and hairy, about 6 inches high, leaves 

 oblong or lanceolate, whorls small, dense, bracts subulate, 

 calyx curved, smooth below, ribbed above, mouth oblique, 

 teeth short. Tumbd. 



S. Konkan on the sea-shore. Plains of India : very variable (H".). 

 It much resembles the next, 



6. L. linifolia. Smooth or nearly so, leaves linear or 

 oblong, whorls dense, calyx mouth oblique, elongated above, 

 lower teeth very short, bracts few and short. 



This is the common species of cultivated fields, and in many places 

 is very abundant and conspicuous when the crops are off. Konkan, 

 Guzerat, and Decoan. Plains of India (H.). 



So in the Himalayas. " In poor soil a white-flowered Leucas 

 monopolized the space, like our charlock and poppy : it was appa- 

 rently a peet to the agriculturist, covering the surface in some 

 places like a sprinkling of snow."- Hooker. 



* L. uriiccefolia, finely hairy, leaves ovate, coarsely toothed, whorls 

 many-flowered, round, distant, calyx mouth oblique, split above : 

 Cambay (-Z?.). L. long/folia, stem 4-angled, leaves very narrow 

 linear, whorls of about 6 flowers, rather large for the genus, calyx 

 with 10 short equal teeth, bracts minute. About Poona. Konkan (H.}. 

 * L. ciliata, tall, leaves ovate lanceolate, coarsely serrated, whorls 

 round, large and dense, calyx teeth 10, spreading, the upper lip of 

 the corolla covered with dense yellow-brown hairs. Burumbi. 

 Konkan and Ghauts (.D.). Mahableshwar. Ooolce, 



15. LEONOTIS. 



L. nepetifolia. A strong handsome annual, 6 or 8 feet 

 high, with square and furrowed stems, leaves ovate crenate 

 with channelled petioles, whorls large and distant, corolla 

 orange coloured, hairy, especially the upper lip, calyx teeth 

 bristle-pointed. Mdtisul, ekri, dipmdl. 



A doubtful native, but pretty common. Especially abundant about 

 Agasi and Tarapore in N. Konkan, and in some Deccan hill forts. 



Q-. and D. mention two other species as found in gardens, which 



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