LepidagatJm^ 



^ J ACANTHACE.^. 



26a 



6. LEPIDAGATHIS, Wilkl 



Ovules 1 or 2 in each ceU of the oTar!- r ^'"^Z"' "'^''".^ P'-"-'-'ll«l and equal, 

 base. Retinacnla hooked.-Herts oi ! I ule,-!; ^i llf'^"' ^-"'"'''l f™" the 

 dense spikes or heads, with iS a? b cts oft "''' "'"^"-^ "' ^''"rt 



i. L. hyahna, iV^e* ;« _oa Prod xi 2'i2 A„ * ,• . 

 procumbent, coarsely pubescent perennial 1 to 2 ft ^ i ''?' ''>^'''"'^ate or 

 ovate-lanceolate or oblong, usua ly 1 1 „ „eai g ju' ^ ^'"''' """'^ '» 

 decurrent on the petiole. Floweis i, dense t. '5"'^',''>«1 ^0^ or less 

 somewhat one-sided spikes, winch are^ oi """ ""?'« '^.v"»drical or 

 or.3 together, and softly ha^f Braetl a J s^o "'f '''''• '^°'-''- ^"'"''■•V 

 pointed, stiff though thin aiTLostt^! Tn ^ '° * "i- long, verV 



the upper lip ovat? the Imve, bm ? *™f Pf «"t- «oroUa 5 or 6 lines ion/ 



eeu.iL..i.4:;i!::,'Rrxb'FTtd i^i'r """*" ^^''^^ ^ - -^'' 



7. ACAWTHTJS, Linn. 



stamens 4. Anthers 1-eelfed, sut'^^'o cuL Ov^i "'•o^'!*''''*^'^ P™"""^"*- 

 -S^erbs^:?:tr^e:c-^^^^^^^^^ 



peariyto:obTo'ff^t'o%t\n^eor^"'''"? t"?^""^- ^^^^ --^ie o'' 

 dulate prickly te^eth or sho t obS ZZ\ '"''• ""l'"'"?' '^"'^^'•"^ «'"' »"- 



in. to i\ ,4. Bracir::i°tcteotf:v ra":;; "'■cir ir '^"'^'- « 

 =u:te%Tur4r L!:?- fe/^ --■sS.^°&s- 



8. JUSTICIA, Linn. 

 (Adhatoda and Geudarussa Nees ) 



S:^rXs:-^fLrt^,A£^ 



lateraUy compressed below tlfe seed-bean ^ pa S Lb Z^Z^. """'''"'^ 

 eate Eetinacula obtuse.-Herbs or shrubs.'' Flowe,f sot^'c^ in s'pikT" 



A large geuus, widely distributed over the tropicd and subl,„,,ical Jinn, ,f T ,,' 

 mth a few speeies in the more tomiierate parts of N. America or S. Af.'ier *= °' 



