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others. Stamens nearly equal, distant, smooth, the length 

 of corolla, inserted in the middle of the tube. Lobes of the 

 stigma linear, equal. This plant differs slightly from the 

 generic character of Mentha, and resembles, in so remarkable 

 a degree, the genus Elsholtzia, of Willdenow, as to make it 

 almost doubtful to which of the two it is strictly referable. 

 The Perilla polystachya of the Prodromus Florae Nepalen- 

 sis,* which appears to resemble this, has lanceolate bractes, 

 as long as the flowers, and a smooth stem. A native of Nepal, 

 whence seeds of it were sent to the Society, by Dr. Wallich, 

 in 1823. The following specific character may be assigned 

 to it. 



M.bla?ida ;foliis glabris longe petiolatis rhomboideo-ovatis 

 grosse serratis glabris, calycibus villosis, bracteis subulatis 

 calycis longitudine, caule pubescente.-f 



XX. Phalangium Nepalense. 

 A perennial plant raised from seeds from Gossain Than, 

 presented to the Society, by the Honourable Court of Direc- 

 tors of the East India Company, in 1824. It is a foot and 

 an half high, quite smooth in every part. The leaves erect, 

 spreading at end, upon the upper surface glossy, and bright 

 green, on the under side glaucous and striated, at the end 

 blunt, with three slight nerves, and a somewhat membranous 

 edge. A strong rib passes along the back. The flowers are 

 pure-white, with yellow anthers, scentless, when expanded 

 nodding, when closed erect; they appear by threes in an 



* Prodromus Florae Nepalensis, page 114. 



f Since the reading of this Paper, a figure of Mentha blanda has been pub- 

 lished by M. De Candolle, in the second fasciculus of the Plantes Rares du Jardin 

 Botanique de Geneve, tab. 8. 



