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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. 
Fig. 124. Micromeria bielora, 
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. C. umbrosa. 
1. Calamintha Clinopodium, Benth. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 650. 
Stems erect. Leaves ovate, 1-1 £ in., entire or toothed Flowers in 
