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Corolla-tube slightly longer than the calyx ; limb 2-lipped, upper 
lip erect, nearly flat, notched, lower spreading, 3-lobed. Stamens 4, 
in unequal pairs. . {Fig. 124.) 
Simla, common ; April-October. — Temperate Himalaya, 1000-7000 ft. — 
W. Asia, Africa. 
14. CALAMINTHA. The classical name of an aromatic 
plant of this affinity ; from the Greek calos, beautiful, and mentha, 
mint. — N. temperate regions. 
Softly hairy herbs, 1-3 ft. Leaves distant, shortly stalked. 
Flowers small, pink or purple, in axillary or terminal whorls 
sometimes forming short, interrupted spikes ; floral leaves linear. 
Calyx tubular, 13-nerved, 2-lipped ; upper lip 3-toothed, lower 
2-toothed, lower teeth longer and narrower than the upper ; mouth 
remaining open after flowering. Corolla-tube longer than the 
calyx ; limb 2-lipped, upper lip erect, nearly flat, notched, lower 
spreading, 3-lobed. Stamens 4, in unequal pairs. 
Whorls many-flowered, crowded, compact, surrounded by 
an involucre of numerous, long bracts ... 1. C. Clinopodium. 
Whorls few- flowered, loose. Bracts few, short, not forming 
an involucre . . ... . . . . . 2. G. umbrosa. 
1. Calamintha Clinopodium, Benih . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 650. Stems 
erect. Leaves ovate, 1-1| in., entire or toothed. Flowers in 
