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LABIATE. XCI. LEUCAS. XCII. LEONOTIS. XCIII. PHLOMIS. 



Bourbon, Moluccas, Philippines, &c. Phlomis linifdlia, Roth, 

 nov. spec. pi. p. 260. Phlomis Zeylanica, Roxb. fl. ind. 3. p. 

 9. Lin. syst. 450. Jacq. icon. rar. 1. p. 11. t. 111. but not of 

 Lin. spec. L. Iavandula:f61ia, Smith, in Rees' cycl. vol. 2. 

 Leonurus I'ndicus, Burtn. fl. ind. p. 127. Herba admiratio- 

 nis, Rumph. amb. 6. p. 39. t. 16. f. 1. Leaves 2-3 inches 

 long. Whorls distinct, 2-4 towards the tops of the branches. 

 Corollas like those of L. Zeyl&nica, white. 



Flax-leaved Leucas. Fl! July, Sept. Clt. 1816. PI. 1 to 

 li foot. 



Cult. Most of the species of Leucas, being annual, the seed 

 should be reared on a hot-bed early in spring ; and when the 

 plants are about 1 inch in height, they should be planted into 

 separate small pots, and afterwards shifted from size to size of 

 pots, as they increase in size ; and in the summer they may be 

 placed in the greenhouse, where they will flower and seed freely, 

 if plenty of air be given through the day. The suffruticose spe- 

 cies should be treated like other stove plants, and they will be 

 readily increased by cuttings or seeds. 



XCII. LEONO'TIS (from \twv, lean, a lion ; and ovc 

 ous olos, an ear; lion's ear; fanciful likeness in the corollas.) 

 R. Br. prod. p. 504. Benth. lab. p. 618. Phlomis species of 

 Lin. and other authors. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamla, Gymnospermia. Calyx ovate-tubu- 

 lar, 10-nerved, incurved at apex, with an oblique sub-10-tooth- 

 ed mouth ; the upper tooth the largest. Corolla having the 

 tube usually exserted, naked, or incompletely annulate inside, 

 and a bilabiate limb ; upper lip concave, erect, elongated, en- 

 tire : lower lip short, spreading, trifid, the middle segment 

 hardly larger than the lateral ones. Stamens 4, ascending, didy- 

 namous, the lower 2 the longest ; filaments naked at the base ; 

 anthers approximating by pairs under the lower lip, 2-celled : 

 cells divaricate, acute. Upper lobe of style very short. Ache- 

 nia dry, obtuse at apex. Herbs or sub-shrubs. Whorls many- 

 flowered, usually very dense. Bracteas numerous, linear-subu- 

 late. Corollas showy, scarlet or yellowish. 



1 L. NEPET.EFOLIA (R. Br. prod. p. 504.) herbaceous ; leaves 

 ovate, crenated ; teeth of calyx all spiny : upper one large ; 

 corollas scarlet, scarcely twice as long as the calyx. Q. S. 

 Native of Asia and Africa, within the tropics ; West Indies, 

 and Brazil, in moist places. Ker. bot. reg. 4. t. 281. Phlomis 

 nepetsefolia, Lin. spec. 820. Leonurus globosus, Mcench, 

 meth. 400. Leonurus nepetsefolius, Mill. diet. no. 2. Herm. 

 lugdb. 115. t. 117.? Stem pubescent or tomentose. Leaves 

 2-4 inches long, obtuse, rarely acutish, truncate or subcordate 

 at the base, green on both surfaces, clothed with hoary tomen- 

 tum beneath or glabrous. Whorls few, distant. Corolla vil- 

 lous, scarlet. 



Cal-mint-leaved Lion's-Ear. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1778. PI. 

 2 to 7 feet. 



2 L. PA'LLIDA (Benth. lab. p. 619.) herbaceous ; leaves 

 ovate, acute, bluntly serrated ; calycine teeth all spinose : upper 

 one large, ovate ; corollas yellowish, scarcely exceeding the ca- 

 lyxes. O- S. Native of Guinea. Phlomis pallida, Schum. pi. 

 guin. p. 262. Phl6mis Africana, Beauv. fl. d'ow. 2. p. 82. t. 

 111. Very nearly allied to L. nepetcefUia; but differs in the 

 leaves being more acute, on shorter petioles, and especially in 

 the corollas being smaller, and yellowish. 



Pafe-flowered Lion's-Ear. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



3 L. OVA'TA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 744.) herbaceous; leaves 

 ovate, deeply crenated ; calycine teeth all spinose ; upper tooth 

 large, ovate ; corolla about 3 times as long as the calyx. O- ? 

 S. Native of South Africa, without the tropic, Burchell. 



Phlomis Leonotis, Lin. mant. p. 83. Mill. fig. t. 162. f. 

 1. Stems tomentosely pubescent. Leaves scarcely an inch 

 long, broadly truncate or subcordate at the base, pubescent 

 above, and tomentosely pubescent beneath. Whorls size of 

 those of L. nepetcefblia. Corollas orange-coloured, size of those 

 of L. Leonurus. 



Owzte-leaved Lion's-Ear. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1713. PI. 



2 to 7 feet. 



4 L. INTERME'DIA (Lindl. bot. reg. 10. t. 1850.) herbaceous 

 or suffruticose ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, deeply toothed ; whorls 

 very dense, globose ; calyx villous, with mutic teeth ; corolla 

 about 3 times as long as the calyx. ^ ? or % 1 Native of 

 Algoa Bay. Habit of L. ovata ; but the leaves are 2 or 3 times 

 as long, bluntly acuminated, and the tomentum on the lower sur- 

 faces of the leaves, as well as on the petioles and branches, is 

 more dense. Corollas orange -coloured, a little shorter than 

 those of L. Leonurus. 



Intermediate Lion's-Ear. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1822. Shrub? 



3 to 4 feet. 



5 L. PARVIFO'LIA (Benth. lab. p. 619.) shrubby; leaves 

 ovate, wrinkled, and are, as well as the branches, canescent ; 

 upper tooth of calyx ovate, spinescent : lower ones all very 

 short and mutic ; corolla about 3 times as long as the calyx. 

 fy . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, Masson. This 

 species differs from L. ovata, in the leaves being smaller, more 

 wrinkled, canescent, and in the form of the mouth of the calyx. 

 Stems woody and humble. Corollas of L. Leonurus. 



Small-leaved Lion's-Ear. Shrub humble. 



6 LEONU'RUS (R. Br. prod. p. 504.) shrubby ; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, bluntly serrated ; whorls rather loose ; calyx clothed 

 with fine pubescent tomentum, with mutic teeth ; corolla more 

 than 3 times as long as the calyx. J? . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Phlomis Leonurus, Lin. spec. p. 820. Curt, 

 bot. mag. t. 478. Leonurus grandiflorus, Moench, meth. 400. 

 Leonurus Africanus, Mill. diet. no. 1. Knor. del. 2. t. 50. 

 Sabb. hort. rom. 3. t. 44. Breyn. cent. 171. t. 86. Seba, 

 mus. 1. p. 22. t. 14. f. 1. Branches tomentose. Leaves 2 

 inches long, obtuse, tomentose beneath and pubescent above. 

 Whorls distant or approximate. Corollas 2 inches long, scarlet, 

 villous. 



Lion's-tail Lion's-Ear. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1712. Shrub 3 

 to 6 feet. 



Cult. The species are all very showy when in blossom. 

 Any light rich earth will suit them ; and young cuttings of the 

 shrubby kinds strike root readily in sand, with a hand-glass 

 over them. The annual kinds should be treated in the manner 

 recommended for the species of Leucas, see above. 



XCIII. PHLO'MIS (<t>\vi*o, of Dioscorides ; from ^\o, 

 phlox, <t>\oyos, phlogos, a flame ; the down of some species was 

 used formerly as wicks.) R. Br. prod. p. 504. Benth. lab. p. 

 620 Phlomis species of Lin. and other authors. Plilomidopsis, 

 Link, handb. p. 479. Phlomoides, Mcench, meth. p. 403. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Gymnospermia. Calyx tubular, 5 or 

 10-striped, usually plicate, with an equal, truncate, or tridentate 

 mouth. Corolla with an inclosed or scarcely exserted tube, 

 usually annulate inside, and a bilabiate limb ; upper lip galeate, 

 keeled, compressed, broad, entire or emarginate, incumbent or 

 erectish : lower lip spreading, trifid. Stamens 4, ascending, 

 didynamous : the lower 2 the longest ; upper filaments adnate, 

 usually drawn out into an appendage at the base : lower ones 

 naked ; anthers approximate by pairs under the galea, some- 

 what 2-celled : cells divaricate, obtuse, confluent. Superior 

 lobe of style very short, the lower lobe subulate, stigmatiferous 

 at apex. Achenia dry, triquetrous, obtuse at apex, rarely trun- 



