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3. MAZUS. 



Sepals united for about half their length. Corolla tubular at the base, limb 

 irregular, 2-lipped ; upper lip erect, bifid ; lower lip 3-lobed, larger, spreading. 

 Stamens 4. 



A small genus, confined to part of Asia (chiefly eastern), and to Australia and 

 New Zealand. 



M. PUMILIO, R. Br. A small tufted perennial, with a creeping rhizome. 

 Leaves in tufts at the nodes, obovate to spathulate, narrowed to a stalk below, 

 sinnate-toothed on the margin, from \-2 inches long. Flowers solitary or 2 or 



3 together, on a short or long erect stalk. Calyx about 2 lines long. Corolla 

 4-6 lines long. Capsule nearly globular. 



Common in wet places ; also in Southern and Eastern Australia and New 

 Zealand. Fl. spring and summer. 



4. GRATIOLA. 



Sepals 5, nearly or quite free. Corolla tubular at the base, limb irregular, 

 2-lipped; upper lip broad, entire, or shortly 2-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed. 

 Stamens 2, anthers cohering; usually also 2 rudimentary stamens present. 

 Capsule 4-valved. Leaves opposite. 



A small genus, dispersed over temperate regions of both Hemispheres. 



Leaves |-1 inch, broad at base 1. G. peruviana. 



Jjeaves about J inch, narrow at base 2. G.nana. 



1. G-. PERDVIANA, Linn. A small perennial, with a creeping base and sub-erect 

 stems, often 6 inches to 1 foot high. Leaves broadly ovate to lanceolate, sessile, 

 margin more or less toothed, mostly |-1 inch. Flowers sessile or nearly so, in 

 the upper axils, usually numerous, white or pink. Sepals narrow-lanceolate, 

 nearly 3 lines long. Corolla-tube nearly | inch long, narrow ; lobes short and 

 broad. Anthers more or less adhering to one another ; 2 imperfect stamens are 

 also developed, consisting of slender filaments only, but sometimes, when well 

 developed, with small heads. G. puhescens and G. latifolia. Hook. 



Common in many parts in wet places. Almost throughoat Australia. Extends 

 to New Zealand and South America. Fl. summer. 



2. G. NANA, Benth. A small perennial, creeping in uiud, rarely ascending, 

 seldom exceeding very few inches. Leaves oblong, narrowed at the base, usually 

 toothed on the margin, about a j inch long. Flowers shortly stalked, in the 

 axils, white or pink. Sepals lanceolate, about 2 lines long. Corolla-tube about 



4 lines long ; lobes short and broad. 



Common in many swampy places, principally at a considerable altitude. It 

 occurs in Victoria, and also in New Zealand. Fl. spring and summer. 



5. GLOSSOSTIGMA. 



Sepals united, 3 or 4 ; lobes usually short. Corolla small, with a short tube, 

 and 5 nearly equal lobes. Stamens 2 or 4. Style short, dilated into a broad 

 flat stigma. Capsule nearly globular. 



The genus is confined to 3 doubtfully distinct species. Its distribution extends 

 to tropical Asia and Africa on the one side, and New Zealand on the other. 



G. ELATINOIDES, B. A Small creeping plant, usually forming moss-like patches. 

 Leaves linear to oblong, narrowed into a stalk, opposite, but sometimes clustered 

 at the nodes, mostly "2-3 lines long. Flowers shortly stalked, axillary. Calyx 



