560 ex. SELAGiNBJi. (J. D. Hooker.) [Lagotis. 



long as the upper lip adnate below to its margins, style far exserted, stigma minute. 

 Gymnandra cashmeriana, Royle in Benth. Scroph. Ind. 47, and III. Mimal. Fl. 291, 

 t. 73, f. 3; Chois, in DC. Prodr, xii. 25. — Western Himalaya, from Chumba to 

 Kashmir, alt. 11-15,000 ft. 



Vae. Jcunawurensis ; radical leaves ovate or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse crenate- 

 toothed, cauline sessile ovate subacute, bracts broadly ovate rather longer than the 

 calyx, corolla purplish tube about equalling the calyx, lower lip usually 3-cleft, 

 anthers subsessile, style shortly exserted 2-fid, fruit ovoid rugose. Gymnandra knna- 

 wurensis, Eoyle Sf Chois. II. cc. — Western Himalaya ; Kunawnr, alt. 12-15/)00 ft. ; 

 Eajhoti, N. of Kumaon, alt, 15,000 ft., Strachey ^ Winterbottom. — A stouter plant 

 than Var. cashmeriana. 



Vab. sihhimensis ; habit of Var. Jcunavmrensis, but flowers larger, corolla-lobes 

 longer, lower lip cleft into 2 narrow lobes. — Siiikim Himalaya, alt. 16-17,000 ft., 

 J. D.H. 



1 follow Maximovicz in referring all the Himalayan plants to L. glamca, except 

 i. decumbens (the calyx of which is widely different, as are the habit and bracts). 

 That author further refers Ch/mnandra borealis, Pallasii, and Stelleri to the same 

 species, and I suppose with good reason. The two principal Himalayan forms, 

 huna/wurensis and cashmeriana, are however readily distinguishable, if I mistake 

 not, by size, colour of flower, length of filaments, and stigma;- and possibly by 

 fruit, if, as I suspect (judging from -unripe ones), that of cashmeriana is much the 

 smaller, narrower, and smoother. 



5. Xi. spectabiliS; Kv/rz in Jov/rn. Ax. Soc. xxxix. 2, 80 (Crymnandra) ; 

 tall, very robust, stem leafy, cauline leaves sessile orbioular-obovate cuspidate 

 quite entire, spike long, bracts ovate acute toothed rather longer than the 

 calyx, anthers snbsessUe, style included, stigma capitate. 



SiKKiM Himalaya ; Phalloot, alt. 13,000 ft., Kurz. 



Hootstock and radical leaves not seen. Stem 18 in., \ in. diam., tapering down- 

 wards, naked below the middle. Leaves 2-3 in. long, J-amplexicaul, decumbent ; 

 nerves very slender, nearly parallel to the margin, finely reticulate. Spike 4 in. ; 

 bracts \ in. Calyx-teeth fimbriate. Corolla-tube equalling the calyx ; upper lip 

 short, lower of 2 long linear lobes. — Probably a very large state of L. glaiuca var. 

 siTcJcimensis ; I have s.eeji but one specimen, without root-leaves. 



Ob-deb, OXI. VEXtBEMACES:. (By C. B. Clarke.) 



Herbs, shrubs, or trees. Leaves opposite or whorled, apparently scattered 

 in G-eunsia, simple or digitate (in Peronema pinnate) ; stipules 0. Inflo- 

 rescence cymose, racemose or spicate ; cymes often compound or panicled ; 

 bracts various. Calyx gamosepalous, pei'sistent, 6—4- (rarely 6-8-) toothed. 

 Corolla gamopetalous ; tube often cyliudric, limb 2-lipped or subequal 5- 

 (rarely many-) lobed. Stamens 4, didynamons, rarely 2, 5-6. Ovary superior, 

 2-carpenary (except in Geunsia), 2-4-celled, or sub-1-celled, 4-ovuled (in 

 Fhryma 1-celled 1-ovuled), entire or 4-Iobed ; style terminal ; ovules variously 

 attached. Fruit a drupe or almost capsular, 4-2-1-celled (with many pyrenes 

 in Geunsia), cells 1-seeded. Seeds erect or pendulous, albumen (in the 

 Indian genera) ; radicle inferior (except in Fhryma). — Species 700, chiefly 

 tropical. 



])uranta, a large American bush, is much cultivated in India; it difiers from 

 all the Indian genera in its 8-celled ovary, drupe with 4 2-seeded pyrenes. 



Tribe 1. Phutme^. Ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled. 

 Herb. Spike slender, interrupted 1. Pheyma. 



Tribe 2. VERBENEiB. Inflorescence spicate, centripetal. 



* Pyrenes of the fruit 2-1, 1-seeded. 



