LABIAT/E. XIX. DYSOPHYLLA. XX. ELSHOLTZIA. 



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about Calcutta, Circars, Tavoy, &rc. Mentha quadrifblia, Roxb. 

 hort. beng. p. 44. but not of D. Don. Chotekia sericea, Opiz. 

 et Corda, in hot. zeit. 1830. 1. p. 35. 



far. /3, celuttna (Benth. lab. p. 158.) leaves nerved, narrow- 

 ed into the petioles at the base. 1J. . S. Native of the Pundua 

 mountains. Leaves 1-3 inches long. 



Four-lemcd Dysophylla. PI. 2 feet. 



6 D. VERTICILLA'TA (Benth. 1. c.) glabrous; stem erect or 

 ascending ; branches and leaves 6-10 in a whorl ; leaves long- 

 linear, narrowed at both ends ; spikes very dense ; teeth of 

 fructiferous calyx ovate, spreading in a stellate manner. Tf.. S. 

 Native of Bengal, Silhet, Cochinchina, in water; frequent in 

 bogs in Goulburn Island, and on the north coast of New Hol- 

 land. Mentha stellata, Lour. coch. p. 361. Mentha verticil- 

 lata, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 44. Leaves 2-3 inches long, re- 

 motely serrated. Corollas minute, purple. 



I'lrlicillate Dysophylla. PI. 1 to l^foot. 



7 D. CRASSICAU'LIS (Benth. 1. c.) glabrous ; stem ascending, 

 branched ; leaves 4 in a whorl, sometimes 5 or 6, lanceolate- 

 linear, dilated at the base, almost quite entire : floral ones lan- 

 ceolate, exceeding the flowers ; spikes elongated ; calyx pubes- 

 cent, with oblong, erectish teeth. I/ . S. Native of Silhet and 

 Bengal. This species is intermediate between D. rerticillata 

 and D. media. Leaves 2 inches long, and more. 



Thick-stemmed Dysophylla. PI. 1 to li foot. 



8 D. PC'MILA (Benth. 1. c.) glabrous ; stem ascending, 

 branched ; leaves 4 in a whorl : lower ones usually 6, elliptic- 

 linear, narrowed at both ends, remotely serrated : floral ones 

 ovate ; calyx villous, campanulate, inflated in the fructiferous 

 state, with bluntish, erectish teeth. 1. S. Native of Nipaul, 

 Wall. ; Cashmere, Jacquemont. Mentha pumila, Graham, in 

 edinb. phil. journ. 1828. p. 393. Mentha verticillata, D. Don, 

 prod. fl. nep. p. 114. Hook, in bot. mag. 2907. but not of 

 Roxb. Herb aquatic, like the rest. Corollas purple. 



Dn'or/Dysophyila. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1826. PI. J foot. 



9 D. STELLA' TA (Benth. 1. c.) glabrous or pubescent at top ; 

 stem creeping ; branches erect, nearly simple ; leaves 6-8 in a 

 whorl, narrow-linear, about equal in length to the internodes, 

 quite entire : floral ones subulate ; calyx villous, ovate, with 

 erect, acutish teeth. Tf. S. Native of Malabar and Mysore. 

 Mentha stellata, Hamilt. mss. but not of Lour. Mentha qua- 

 ternifolia, Roth, nov. spec. p. 256. ? A small plant, with the 

 habit of Galium rerum. Spikes dense, villous, 1-3 inches long. 

 Corollas small, purple : upper tooth emarginate. 



iS/orry-leaved Dysophylla. PI. 5 to J foot, 



Cult. Most of the species would grow well in the open air 

 in summer, if planted in a cistern or pond ; but in winter, they 

 will require the protection of a greenhouse or stove ; they are 

 readily increased by separating the shoots. 



XX. ELSHOLTZIA (named after J.S. Elsholtz, a Prussian 

 botanist.) \Vjlld. in Uster. mag. 2. p. 5. t. 1. spec. 3. p. 29. 

 Benth. lab. p. 160. Mentha species, Roxb. and other authors. 

 Penlla species, D. Don. Aplianochilus, Benth. in bot. reg. 15. 

 Cyclostegia, Benth. 1. c. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Gymnospermia. Calyx ovate or cam- 

 panulate, nearly equal, 5-toothed ; throat naked inside, often 

 elongated in the fructiferous state. Corolla having the tube 

 equal in length to the calyx, rarely longer : limb mostly 4-lobed : 

 upper lobe erectish, somewhat concave, emarginate : lower ones 

 spreading. Stamens 4, usually exserted, distant : lower ones 

 rather the longest ; filaments naked ; cells of anthers diverging 

 or divaricate, at length confluent. Style almost equally bifid 

 at top : lobes subulate ; stigmas nearly terminal. Achenia 

 ovoid, small, smoothish Herbs or subshrubs. Flowers minute. 

 Whorls many-flowered, disposed into spikes, which are sorne- 



VOL. IV. 



times loose, slender, terete or secund, and sometimes densely 

 imbricated. Spikes usually numerous, panicled. 



SECT. I. APHAXOCHI'LUS (from a^avt/c, aphanes, obscure; and 

 \ti\og, cheilos, a lip.) Benth. in Wall. pi. rar. asiat. 1. p 28. 

 t. 24. lab. p. 161. Spikes usually loose and panicled, equal, 

 with ovate or lanceolate floral leaves ; or somewhat secund, 

 densely imbricated by lanceolate or subulate floral leaves. Cells 

 of anthers diverging or divaricate, at length confluent. 



1 E. FLA^VA (Benth. lab. p. 161.) suffruticose, erect; leaves 

 petiolate, ample, broad-ovate, acuminated, nerved : floral ones 

 bractea-formed, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, about equal in 

 length to the calyxes ; spikes loose, terete, axillary and termi- 

 nal ; corolla about twice as long as the calyx. fj . G- Na- 

 tive of Nipaul, on Sheopore, and towards Gosainsthan, Wall. ; 

 at Kidarkonta, Royle. Aphanochilus flavus, Benth. in Wall. 

 pi. rar. asiat. 1. p. 28. t. 34. Plant clothed with canescent 

 pubescence. Leaves a hand long. Corollas yellow. 



ye/for-flowered Elsholtzia. S?hrub 2 feet. 



2 E. POLYSTA'CHYA (Benth. lab. p. 161.) suffruticose, erect ; 

 branches pubescent ; leaves petiolate, oblong, narrowed at both 

 ends, nerved : floral ones bractea-formed, minute ; spikes loose, 

 terete, panicled ; corolla about 3 times longer than the calyx. 

 Ij . G. Native of Nipaul, on the high mountains of Sheopore 

 and Chandaghiri, Wall. ; Mussooree, Royle. Perilla fruticosa, 

 D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 115. Aphanochilus polystachya, 

 Benth. in Wall. pi. asiat. rar. 1. p. 28. t. 33. Mentha fruticosa, 

 Roxb. Plant pubescent, but not canescent. Leaves crenated 

 in the upper part, 3-4 inches long, and 1 J broad. 



Many-spiked Elsholtzia. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



3 E. STACNTONII (Bentb. lab. p. 161.) suffruticose, erect; 

 branches glabrous ; leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nated, serrately crenated, narrowed a long way at the base, 

 quite glabrous on both surfaces ; floral leaves bractea-formed, 

 minute ; spikes elongated, canescent, somewhat panicled ; 

 whorls rather loose, secund ; corollas about twice as long as 

 the hoary calyx. fj. G. Native of China, between Pekin 

 and Jehol, Sir G. Staunton. This species differs from E. poly- 

 stachya, in the branches being quite glabrous, in the leaves 

 being narrower, &c. Stamens much exserted. 



Staunton s Elsholtzia. Shrub. 



4 E. LEPTOSTA'CHYA (Benth. lab. p. 718.) suffruticose, erect; 

 leaves nearly sessile, ovate, narrowed at both ends : floral ones 

 bractea-formed, membranous, oblong, equalling the calyxes ; 

 spikes slender, elongated, interrupted ; flowers minute ; corollas 

 twice as long as the calyx. *j. G. Native of Cashmere, 

 Jacquemont. This differs from E. polystachya, in the leaves 

 being one half shorter, and in the flowers. Whorls all dis- 

 tinct, small, dense. Spikes canescent, 2-3 inches long. 



Slender-spiked Elsholtzia. Shrub. 



5 E. BLA'NDA (Benth. lab. p. 162.) plant herbaceous, canes- 

 cent ; leaves oblong, narrowed at both ends : floral ones lan- 

 ceolate-subulate ; whorls loose, secund ; spikes panicled ; co- 

 rolla hardly exceeding the calyx. If. . G. Native of Nipaul, 

 Silhet, and Ava, Wall. ; and of Arabia, on Mount Horeb. 

 Mentha blanda, Wall. mss. Perilla elata, D. Don, prod. fl. 

 nep. p. 115. Aplianochilus blandus, Benth. in Wall. pi. rar. 

 asiat. 1. p. 29. Hook. bot. mag. 3091. Leaves about 2 inches, 

 remotely serrated, canescent beneath. Corollas whitish. Odour 

 of plant weak, but aromatic. 



Blush Elsholtzia. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1824. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



6 E. iNcrsA (Benth. lab. p. 162.) herbaceous, nearly gla- 

 brous ; leaves petiolate, rhomboid-ovate, deeply serrated ; 

 whorls equal, loose ; spikes panicled ; corollas hardly exceed- 

 ing the calyxes. 1. G. Native of the East Indies, in Deyra 



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