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VERBENACE.E. 

 135. Verbena officinalis L. 

 Dran, 3,000-4,000 ft. " Pale violet," 

 Distrib. World-wide. 



136. CoXGEA TOMEXTOSA Roxb. 

 Daban, 650 ft, " Greyish lilac bracts : very large." 

 Distrib. India, Burma, Siam. 



LABI ATM 

 137. Acrocephalus Klossii, sp. nov. 

 Herba caulibus gracillimis e basi nonnunquam copiose rainosa, 

 internodis tenuibus longissimis tenacissimis. Folia parva perpauca 

 distantia pergamacea anguste elliptica apice obtusiuscula basi cuneata 

 breviterque petiolata, venis lateralibus paucis (3-5) subtus valde 

 prominentibus griseo-hirsutis. Flore* minuti in capitulis lanatis 

 dispositi nonnunquam spicatim cylindraceis ; bractae florales parvae 

 numerosae dense a^gregatae ovato-lanceolatae acuminatae apice 

 acutissimae in siccitate nigricantes. Calycis labia integra extus 

 dense griseo-strigosa. Corolla paruin e calyce exserta. 



Lian Khanh Falls, 3,000 ft. "Flowers whitish and pink." 

 A stra^ling and naked-looking plant. Leaves to 2.5 cm. long and 

 8 mm. broad, with petiole about 5 mm. long. Heads 1-2 cm. long, 

 about 8 mm. Avide. Bracts at base 8 mm. x 4 mm. Calyx 2 mm. 

 in greatest depth. Corolla-tube and lips about 1 mm. each in length. 

 In its floral characters this species appears to be related to 

 the African A. cylindraceus Oliv., but it is quite distinct in habit, 

 also in size and shape of the leaves. 



138. Scutellaria discolor Colebr. 

 Dran, 3,000-4,000 ft. " Pale blue, lip whitish." 

 Distrib. India, Burma, Malaya. 



139. Scutellaria laxgbiaxexsis Wernham, sp. nov. 

 Herba erecta e basi rainosa lignosa caulibus subteretibus 

 circiter bispithameis gracilibus simplicibus minute necnon dense 

 puberulis. Folia inter minora tenuiter membranaceo-papyracea 

 elliptica utrinque nisi paucis in venis distanbibus sparse strigosis 

 glabrata in siccitate kevi-grisea, petiolo gracillimo necnon longo 



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