LXXV. LABIATE 407 
smaller. Corolla-tube nearly twice as long as the calyx. Stamens 
protruding from under the upper lip. 
Simla ; April-October.— N. India, ascending to 7000 ft. — Temperate Asia, 
Africa. 
2. Ajuga parviflora, Benth . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 703. Stems 
ascending, diffusely branched from the base. Leaves sessile or 
shortly stalked, ovate or oblong, 2-6 in., toothed or nearly entire, 
lower surface often tinged with purple ; radical leaves spreading. 
Flowers hardly J in. long, blue ; floral leaves smaller. Corolla-tube 
hardly longer than the calyx. Stamens included within the tube. 
Simla, common ; March-October. — W. Himalaya, 2000-7000 ft. — W. Asia. 
LXXVI. PLANTAGINACE^E 
A small Order widely spread over the globe, but most abundant 
in the temperate regions of the Old World. 
PLANTAG0. The classical name of the common species of 
Plantain, P. major. — Distribution of the Order. 
Perennial, glabrous or pubescent, stemless herbs. Leaves 
radical, tufted or spreading, simple, prominently ribbed. Scapes 
nearly erect, naked, furrowed. Flowers numerous, small, green, 
regular, usually 2-sexual, crowded in terminal, cylindric or ovoid 
spikes. Calyx free, 4-parted ; segments nearly equal, usually 
distinct. Corolla hypogynous, scarious ; tube cylindric, about as 
long as the calyx; limb 4-lobed. Stamens 4, attached to the 
corolla-tube, alternate with the lobes ; anthers large, pendulous, 
versatile. Ovary free, 2-celled ; style thread-like, undivided ; 
ovules one or more in each cell. Capsule small, membranous, 
enclosed in the persistent calyx, opening transversely near the 
base ; seeds 2-16, small, black. 
Capsule containing 8-16 seeds. Spike cylindric, 3-15 in. 
long . . . . . . . . . . . 1. P. major . 
Capsule containing 2-4 seeds. 
Spikes ovoid or shortly cylindric, 1-1| in. long . . 2. P. lanceolata. 
Spikes cylindric, 3-4 in. long . . * . . .3. P. tibetica. 
1. Plantago major, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 705. Leaves dis- 
tinctly stalked, broadly ovate or oblong-ovate, about 5x2^ in., 
usually 7-ribbed, entire or sinuate. Scapes 3-8 in. Spikes cylin- 
dric, seldom less than 3, sometimes attaining 15 in. in length. 
Stamens protruding. Capsule containing 8-16 minute seeds. 
Simla, roadsides ; April-October Hilly districts throughout India, ascend 
ing to 10,000 ft, — Westward to the Atlantic (Britain). 
