804 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XX. 



Herbs, erect, with Opposite Bxstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Leaf Margins Entire. 



Petals United. 



Corolla Two-lipped. 



Stamens Four. 



as the calyx, calyx J~J in., divided half way down 

 in flower, all the way down in fruit, lobes 5, linear, 

 covered with bristly hairs, corolla tube dilated near 

 the mouth, 2-lipped, upper lip erect, concave, 

 notched or 2-lobed, lower broad, 3 lobed, stamens 4, 

 in equal or unequal pairs, style long, hairy, stigma 

 linear, undivided ; capsule f-f in., narrowly oblong, 

 20-28 seeded, seeds ovoid, flattened, white-hairs 

 spring up when wetted. 



medium size to large, found in wet places, stout, 

 hairy, stems in clusters ; leaves 3-7 in. long, lan- 

 ceolate or oblong-lanceolate, pointed at both ends, 

 nearly sessile, covered with scattered white hairs ; 

 flowers 1 in. long, pale blue or purple to white in 

 large dense hairy axillary clustered circles with 6 

 straight stout spines |-1§ in., bracts f-1 in., lanceo- 

 late, bracteoles \-^ in., narrow, calyx 4-lobed, lobes 

 J~| in. lanceolate, upper one largest, lower blunt, 

 toothed or divided into two, corolla 1 in. long, upper 

 lip 2 lobed, stamens as in the last species ; capsule 

 ^ in., shorter than the calyx, 4-8 seeded. 



small to medium size, leafy, branches many, 

 smooth or hairy, often purple ; leaves 1-5 in., 

 lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, sometimes in un- 

 equal pairs, larger narrowed at both ends, smooth, 

 smaller, nearly ovate, somewhat velvety ; flowers 

 \ in., white with brown spots at the base of the 

 lower lip, sessile, in axillary sessile solitary or 

 clustered oblong hairy spikes, ^-lf in. long, bracts 

 ^ by £ in., marked with longitudinal lines, lanceolate 

 or ovate lanceo^te with a bristle point, bracteoles 

 \ in., linear curved, calyx nearly divided to the 



Hygrophila spinosa, 



Talmakhana gohula han- 

 ta, yohshura. 



AcANTHACEiE. 



F. B. I. iv. 408. 



The Plains to 3,000 ft. 



Lepidagathis purpuricau- 

 lis, 



Acanthace^e. 

 F. B. I. iv. 519. 

 The Plains. 



Hoshiarpur (Aitchi- 

 son). 



