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terminal spikes more or less interrupted near the base. Flowers 
^ in. long, lilac ; bracts often tinged with purple. Calyx densely 
covered with long hairs ; teeth linear-lanceolate, shorter than 
the tube, often tinged with purple. Corolla hairy ; tube longer 
than the calyx. 
Simla, Mahasu ; July-October.— W. Himalaya, 6000-8000 ft. 
7. Nepeta ruderalis, Buck. -Ham. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 661. Pubes- 
cent ; stems erect or ascending, 6-18 in. Leaves stalked, cordate, 
broadly ovate or orbicular, |-2 in., crenate, obtuse. Whorls, at 
least the lower ones, distinctly stalked, distant nearly throughout 
the spike. Flowers J in. long, blue or purple, minutely darker 
dotted. Calyx hairy ; teeth linear-lanceolate, shorter than the tube. 
Corolla pubescent, slightly longer than the calyx. 
Valleys below Simla ; July-October.— Throughout India, common on road- 
sides, ascending to 4000 ft. 
8. Nepeta leucophylla, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 662. Hoary- 
tomentose ; stems erect, 2-3 ft. Leaves stalked, cordate, ovate, 
in., crenate, obtuse, lower surface silvery white. 
Whorls, at least the lower ones, distinctly stalked and distant, 
interrupted nearly throughout the spike. Flowers \ in. long, 
