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10-nerved ; teeth 5, unequal, upper one broadest. Corolla-tube 
dilated upwards; limb 1 -lipped, upper lip wanting, lower lip 
long, spreading, 5-lobed, lateral lobes tooth-like, acute, terminal 
lobe broad, concave. Stamens 4* in unequal pairs, protruding 
from the back of the corolla-mouth. 
Flowers white or yellow-white. Corolla-tube twice as 
long as the calyx . . . . . . . . 1. T. Royleanum. 
Flowers pink or purple. Corolla-tube hardly longer than 
the calyx . . . . . . . . .2 . T. quadrifarium. 
1. Teucrium Koyleanum, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 700. Tomen- 
tose or hairy ; stems 10-18 in., ascending. Leaves stalked, cordate, 
ovate or oblong-ovate, 1J-2J in., crenate or sharply toothed, acute. 
Eacemes seldom more than 2-3 in. Flowers nearly \ in. long, 
white or yellow-white ; floral leaves bract-like, narrowly lanceo- 
late, less than J in. long, inconspicuous. Corolla-tube twice as 
long as the calyx. 
Mahasu ; July. — W. Himalaya, 3000-6000 ft. — W. Asia. 
2. Teucrium quadrifarium, Buch.-Ham. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 170. 
Tomentose or hairy ; stems 2-4 ft., erect. Leaves shortly stalked, 
cordate, ovate or oblong-ovate, 1^-3 in., toothed, acute or obtuse. 
Eacemes up to 6 in. long, 4-sided in bud. Flowers \ in. long, 
pink or purple, almost concealed by the conspicuous bracts ; floral 
leaves bract-like, red-purple, broadly ovate, abruptly pointed, J in. 
long, overlapping in bud. Corolla-tube hardly longer than the 
calyx. 
Simla, common ; August-October. — Temperate Himalaya, 4000-8000 ft. — 
Burmah, China. 
29. AJUGA. Origin of name obscure. — Temperate regions of 
the Old World (Britain, Bugle). 
Softly hairy herbs ; stems 4-12 in., erect or ascending. Leaves 
ovate or oblong. Flowers small, crowded in axillary whorls form- 
ing leafy spikes, more or less interrupted near the base. Calyx 
ovoid ; teeth 5, acute, nearly equal. Corolla-tube slightly dilated 
at the mouth ; limb 2-lipped, upper lip very short, erect, flat, 
-lobed, lower much longer, spreading, 3-lobed, lateral lobes 
oblong, midlobe longer, broader, notched. Stamens 4, in unequal 
pairs, protruding from under the upper lip or included in the tube. 
Flowers nearly 1 in. long. Stamens protruding . . . 1. A. bracteosa. 
Flowers hardly j in. long. Stamens included . . .2. A. parviflora. 
1. Ajuga bracteosa, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 702. Stems erect 
or ascending, usually diffusely branching from the base. Leaves 
ovate, 1-4 in., toothed or nearly entire, lower ones stalked, upper 
sessile. Flowers nearly ^ in. long, pale blue or lilac ; floral leaves 
