522 



PlanU of ih* Punjah, 



PROSXRAtB HbRBS WI»H OPPOSITE SsiPULAfB SiMPLB LbAVBS, 



PBffALS UMIS'ED. 



Oldenlandla diffusa, very like the spreading form of the last species, but 



EuBiACE^. smoother, flower stalks shorter, stouter, capsules large*. 



F. B. I. iii. 65. 

 The Plains. 



Oldenlandla 

 erystallina, 



RuBIACEiE. 



F. B. I. iii. 65, 

 The Plains to 

 6,000 ft. 



Annandale in Simla, 

 on gravel walks 

 (Collett). 



very like the last species, but leaf margins not re- 

 curved, calyx teeth much larger, triangulaif, lanceolate, not 

 awl-shaped. 



Spermacoce hispida, 



Madanaghajiti. 



RUBIACE^. 



F. B. I. iii. 200. 

 The Plains to 

 3,000 ft. 



root annual or perennial, stems prostrate, branches 

 ascending, 6-14 in., stout, 4-angled, bristly hairy or smooth ; 

 leaves |-1| by |-f in., ovate or spoon-shaped, short-pointed 

 or blunt, stiff, rough, margins thickened, hard, bristly, 

 stipules thin, short, broad, united to the leaf base, fringed 

 with long bristles ; flowers ^-^ in., blue or white, 4-6, shortly 

 stalked in a circle, axillary or terminal, bracteoles as long 

 as the calyx, thread-like, transparent, calyx ovoid, teeth 

 4, linear-lanceolate, corolla |-^ in. long, funnel-shaped, 

 4-lobed, stamens 4, on the throat or tube of the corolla, 

 style slender, stigma 2-lobed ; capsule hairy or velvety, 

 rounded at the base, seeds -/^-^ in., oblong, granulate, 

 opaque. The root like that of sarsaparilla is given as an 

 alterative. 



Petals wohb. 



Moiiugo hirta, woolly with star-shaped hairs, stems much branched, 



Posprang, gandihuii. leafy ; leaves |-1 in., ovate with a broad tip, usually but 



FlCOIDE^ 



P. B. I. ii. 662, 

 The Plains, 



rarely round to narrowly lanceolate, stalk to ^ in., stipules 

 soon falling off ; flowers J-| in., greenish, usually sessile, 

 axillary, clustered or in racemes, sepals 5, |-^ in., oblong, 

 short-pointed, persistent, petals none, stamens 5-10, styles 

 3-5, linear, short ; capsule a little shorter than th?^ sepals, 

 oblong, thin, 3-5-celled, seeds many, covered vrith raised 

 points, a membranous scale attached with a linear tip curl- 

 ing half round the seed. A weed of cultivation. It is 

 used as a purgative. 



