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Adenosma ovalum Benth, An aromatic herb about 2 feet tall with 

 axillary pale blue flowers. Road sides, not rare, Tang- 

 lin, Chan Chu Kang. 



A. capitatum Benth. " Kuching-Kuching." Aromatic, flowers 

 in heads blue. Sandy fields, Tanglin, Chan Chu Kang, 

 Jurong, Serangoon. 



A coeruleum Br. Singapore (FI. Brit, lnd.) ; not seen. 



IAmnophila qonferta Benth. " Bremi." A little aromatic herb 

 with violet flowers, used in native medicine. Common 

 in damp spots, Tanglin, Bukit Timah, Reservoir, Bukit 

 Mandai. 



L. puhherrima Hook. fil. Wet spots, Selitar, Bukit Timah, 

 Bukit Mandai, Chan Chu Kang, Jurong. 



Herpestes Monniera H. Bk. A small glabrous herb in wet 

 spots, flowers white or blue. Common, Bukit Timah, 

 Rochore, Serangoon, Teluk Kurau, Tampenis, etc. 



Arlanema angustifolium Benth. Singapore (Wallich 3885), not 

 seen. 



Torenia poljgonoides Benth. Common little creeping plant in 

 grass, upper lip of corolla red, lower white. Whole island, 

 Tanglin, Changi, etc. 



T. mucromdatq Benth. Weed in Botanic gardens, Bukit Timah. 



Vandellia Crustacea Benth. " Kra Nasi." Common little weed 

 with violet flowers. Paths and waste ground every- 

 where. 



V. scabra Benth. Flowers pink. Teluk Kurau. 



V. hirsuta Benth. Little weed, hairy, flowers pale lilac. Garden 

 weed. 



V. pedunculata Griff. Wet spots, flowers pale violet. Govern- 

 ment Hill. 



Bonnaya veroniarfolia Spreng. Wet spots, Chan Chu Kang, 

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