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Plants of the Punjab. 



Herbs, Erect, with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Leaf Margins Toothed. 



Petals united. 



very like the last species, but with larger leaves, 

 flowers more pink, clayx lobes not spinous, and stamens 

 shorter. 



Morina longifolia, 



Dipsace^. 

 F. B. I. iii. 216. 

 Himalaya, 

 9-14,000 ft. 

 Mahasu, Theog, 

 Hattu (Collett). 



Morina Coulteriana, very like the last species, but smaller, flowers yellow, 



DiPSACE^. leaves singly, not doubly spinous toothed, calyx lobes 



F. B. I. iii. 216. spinous. - 



Himalaya, 



9-13,000 ft. 



Patarnala (Clarke). 



Flowers, minute, in heads. 



Scabiosa Olivieri, 



Scabiosa 

 Candolliana, 



DiPSACEvE, 



F. B. I. iii. 219. 

 Himalaya, 

 3-5,000 'ft. 



see Herbs, Erect, Opposite, Exstipulate, Lobed. 



medium size, rootstock perennial, stems tufted, but 

 little branched ; leaves 1|- l)y -^ in., linear, slightly toothed ; 

 flowers |-| in. long, purple, in terminal half round small 

 heads, I in. diam., surrounded by short overlapping ovate 

 bracts, involucel |-^ in., calyx mouth with 5 short teeth, 

 barbed bristles ^ in. long, corolla tubular, 5-toothed or 

 in some expanded into long rays, stamens 4, styles 

 thrend-like, stigma round ; achenes crowned with the in- 

 volucel and the persistent calyx bristles. This plant is 

 closely akin to Scabiosa arvensis of Britain. 



Scabiosa speciosa. 



see Herbs, Erect, Opposite, Exstipulate, Lobed. 



Ageratum 

 conyzoides, 



Composite'".. 

 F. B. L iii. 248. 

 The Plains to 

 5,000 ft. 

 Sutlej Valley 

 (Collett). 



medium size, annual, softly hairy ; leaves 8 by 1| in,, 

 lanceolate or ovate, stalked, minutely round-toothed ; 

 flower heads many, all the flowers alike, ^ in. diam., in 

 dense rounded clusters, bracts of the heads narrow, nearly 

 equal, ribbed, short-pointed, in 2 series, flowers tubular, 

 pale blue, calyx (pappus) of 8-5 linear, short-pointed, 

 minutely barbed scales, united in a toothed cup-like 

 ring, corolla-tube dilated upwards, lobes 5, short, style- 

 arms short ; achenes -^ in., angled, black, sticky. 



