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Plants of the Punjab. 



Herbs, Eect, with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves, 



Leaf Margins Toothed. 

 Petals united. 



Elsholtzia 

 strobilifera, 



Labiatje. 

 F. B. I. iv. 645. 

 Himalaya, 

 5-10.000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



Stamens four. 



small to medium size, slightly hairy ; leaves |-1 in., 

 ovate, stalked, roimd-or sharp-toothed ; flowers minute, 

 pale purple on cylindric hairy or velvety cone-like spikes 

 |-1| in., bracts broad, thin, fringed, forming cups nearly 

 concealing the flowers, calj^x thin, transparent, tubular, 

 corolla-tube slender, longer than the calyx, lobes 4, sta- 

 mens and style as in the last species ; nutlets red-brown, 

 shining. 



Elsholtzia cristata, 



LABIATiE. 



F. B. I. iv. 645. 

 Himalaya, 

 1-9,000 ft. 



Simla (Collett). 

 Changlagalli (Douie). 



small to medium size, nearly smooth, fragrant ; leaves 

 1-4 in., lanceolate, coarsely toothed, long-stalked, long- 

 pointed, thin, gland-dotted beneath ; flowers very small, 

 pink purple in broad velvety one-sided spikes 1-2^ in., 

 bracts stalked leaf-like, round v/ith a sharp abrupt point, 

 calyx tubular, hairy, corolla tube curved, stamens, style 

 and nutlets as in the last species. 



Perilla ocimoides, 



Bhanjira. <. 



Labiate. 



F. B. I. iv. 646. 



Himalaya, 



2-5,000 ft. 



Valleys below Simla 



(Collett). 



medium size, annual, aromatic, shaggy ; leaves 3-5 

 in., ovate or rounded, blunt, sharp-or round-toothed, stalk 

 1-3 in. ; flowers white, small, in pairs on long one-sided 

 erect axillary and terminal simple or branching racemes, 

 bracts lanceolate, as long as the flowers, calyx bell-shaped, 

 5-toothed, becoming much larger, 2-lipped in fruit, corolla 

 5-lobed, stamens 4, hardly protruding, style 2-fid ; nutlets 

 nearly round, netted. The oil, seed and leaves are eaten. 



Mentha sylvestris, 

 Horse Mint, 



Podina, muslik tara. 



LABIATiB. 



F. B. I. iv. 647. 



Himalaya, 



4-12,000 ft. 



Simla, in wet places 



(Collett). 



Baluchistan 



(Aitcbison). 



medium size, perennial, strongly scented ; leaves 

 1-3 in., lanceolate, ovate or oblong, sharply-toothed, nearly 

 sessile, short-pointed, grey velvety above, white felted 

 below ; flowers small, lilac, in large clusters, crowded 

 on axillary and terminal cylindric tapering spikes 1-3 in., 

 bracts lower leaf-like, upper smaller, lanceolate, calyx 

 sharrply 5-toothed, bell-shaped, hairy, corolla 4-lobed, lobes 

 erect, nearly equal, stamens 4, equal, protruding, not 

 bearded, style-arms short ; nutlets netted : var. incana is 

 generally grey-felted. This plant is cultivated, and is 

 used as a carminative. 



