LAMIACEiE. 



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ping, with a half bifid helmet ; middle segments of lower lip 

 large, two-lobed ; anthers spurred beneath. 



Named in allusion to the spurs of the anthers. These 

 are Australian shrubs, of which violacea, with blue, and 

 lasianthos, with white flowers, are worthy of a place in the 

 greenhouse; there are however other species, as ccerulea 

 and rotundifolia, with blue, incisa, denticulata, linearis, and 

 saxicola with white, and rhombea with red flow r ers. 



LEONOTIS. (Lion's-eae.) 



Gen. Char. (Didynarnia Gymnospermia.) Calyx tubular, with 

 ten raised ribs, and eight or ten teeth ; corolla gaping, helmet 

 elongated, and the lower lip small and withering, with the middle 

 segment scarcely larger than the others. 



Named from the Greek for lion and ear. This is a genus 

 of Cape plants, with rich orange-coloured flowers ; the spe- 

 cies for the greenhouse are Leonurus, intermedia, and ovata. 

 They require a very airy greenhouse, or their leaves are apt 

 to turn yellow and fall off. Cuttings, when rooted, should 

 be potted in light, rich loam, and repotted as they increase 

 in size. 



