202 



Plants of the Punjab. 



Herbs, Erect, with Opposite Exstipulate Simple- Leaves-. 



Leap Margins Toothed. 



Petals united. 



Corolla two-lipped, 



Stamhns four. 



Plectranthus Coetsa, 



LABIATiE. 



F. B. Liv. 619. 

 Himalaya, 

 3-8,000 ft. 

 Simla. 



Plectranthus 

 ternifolius, 



Labiate. 



F. B. Liv. 621. 



The Plains to 



5,000 ft. 



Valleys below Simla 



(Collett). 



Plectranthus 

 incanus, 



Labiate. 

 F. B. Liv. 621. 

 The Plains from 

 1-6,000 ft. 

 Valleys below Simla 

 (Collett). , 



Coleus barbatus, 



Labiate. 



F. B. I. iv. 625. 



Himalaya, 



2-7,000 ft. 



Valleys below Simla 



(Collett). 



large, perennial, velvety, strong smelling, leaves 

 2-4 by 1-2 in., ovate or ovate-lanceolate, sharp- or round- 

 toothed, corolla lavender-blue, tube abruptly bent, much 

 longer than the calyx ; otherwise like the last species. 



large, densely white-felted, leaves sometimes in threes 

 round the stem or branches, corolla white, nutlets 3-angled ; 

 otherwise like the last species. 



medium size, velvety, leaves 2-4 in., broadly ovate, 

 calyx 2-lipped, lower lip with 3 long-pointed teeth, corolla 

 pale lavender-blue, tube nearly straight, lower lip very 

 long, nutlets large, nearly round ; otherwise like the last 



species. 



medium size, stem stout, hairy, leaves 3-5 in., ovate, 

 blunt, round-toothed, stalked, upper surface hairy, lower 

 felted, flowers f-1 in. long, pale blue in circular clus- 

 ters of 6-8, forming long, leafless, spike-like racemes, bracts 

 ovate, soon falling off, calyx 5-toothed, upper calyx-lip 

 rounded, ovate, short-pointed, stamens united below ; 

 other characters like those of the last species. 



Coleus aromaticus, 



Pathor chur. 



Labiate. 



F. B. I. iv. 625. 



The Plains. 



Cultivated 



medium size, ver}^ aromatic, leaves broadly ovate, 

 corolla pale purplish, stamens shortly protruded ; other 

 characters like those of the last species. A good substitute 

 for Borage, it is a good carminative and useful in diseases 

 of the bladder, and other urinary organs, 



