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opposite, spikes axillary; flowers sessile, solitary, in the axils 

 of obovate bracts; bracteoles subulate, membranaceous, shorter 

 than the tube of the calyx ; stamens as long as the calyx. Common 

 in watery places. Wight Ic. t. 257 a ; Ammania repens, Rottler, 

 in DC. Prod. 3, 80, No. 3. 



3. AMMANIA, Haest. 



1. A MuLTiFLORA, Roxb. Fl Ind. i, 426. — Stem erect, 4-sided, 

 angles sharp, sides convex ; branches cross-armed ; leaves opposite, 

 sessile linear, with an enlarged cordate base, stem-clasping ; 

 peduncles axillary, almost always solitary, about as long as the 

 smaller leaves, generally 3-flowered, or sometimes 9-flowered, petals 

 large, roundish, red. Water holes in the Deccan ; tetrandrous. 



2. A OcTANDRA, Linn. — Herbaceous ; stem 4-angled ; leaves 

 linear lanceolate sessile, acutely auricled at the base ; peduncles 

 axillary, very short, 1 to 3-flowered ; calyx 4-angled, angles winged ; 

 capsule 4-celled ; flowers minute, bright red. In wet ground ; 

 common. 



3. A Salicifolta, Monte. — Leaves lanceolate, attenuated at 

 the base ; flowers almost sessile, 2 to 3 in the axils of the opposite 

 leaves; calyx half globose; capsule 1-celled, opening transversely. 

 At Malwan ; found also in Egypt and Italy. Syn. A verticellata, 

 Lam. Illust. t. 77, fig 3. Sometimes the petals are wanting. 



4. A Baccifeha, Linn. — Leaves lanceolate, attenuated towards 

 the base ; flowers very minute, aggregated in the axils of the leaves, 

 almost sessile ; calyx in fruit cup-shaped ; petals none. Common. 

 The leaves are exceedingly acrid, and are used for raising blisters. 

 Syn.' A vesicatoria, Roxb. Fl Ind. i, 426. 



4. GRISLEA, Lbffl. 



1 . ToMENTOSA, Roxb. Fl Ind. ii, 233. — A shrub ; leaves 

 opposite, entire, lanceolate sessile, underside hoary and dotted with 

 black glands ; peduncles axillary, several-flowered ; flowers red, 

 rather handsome ; capsule oblong. Very common throughout the 

 Concan and above the Ghauts, and in Gujarat to the south ; 

 flowers in the cold weather. Flowers used as a dye in Kandeish, 

 Dr. Gibson. Native name " Dhauree." Syn. Lythrum fruticosum, 

 Linn. sp. p 641. 



5. LAWSONIA, Linn. 



1. Alba, Lam. DC. Prod. 3, p 90. — A much-branched shrub; 

 leaves small, opposite, entire, oval-lanceolate, glabrous ; flowers in a 

 large panicle, very numerous, white ; capsule globose membrana- 

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