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ascending under the upper lip, outer or anterior pair longer than 
the inner. (Fig. 128.) 
Simla, in woods ; August- October. — Temperate Himalaya, 5000-7000 ft. 
21. ANISOMELES. From the Greek anisos, unequal, and 
melos, a member, limb ; referring to the anthers of the longer 
stamens. — Warm regions of Asia and Australia. 
Anisomeles ovata, B. Br. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 672. An erect, 
hairy herb, 3-6 ft. Leaves stalked, ovate, 1-3 in., crenate. 
Flowers 1 in. long, white except the purple mid-lobe of the lower 
lip, crowded in axillary whorls forming more or less interrupted, 
terminal spikes. Calyx ovoid; teeth 5, lanceolate, acute. Corolla- 
tube hardly longer than the calyx ; limb 2-lipped, upper lip short, 
erect, concave, entire, lower 3-lobed, spreading, mid-lobe much 
longer than the lateral, deeply notched. Stamens 4, in unequal 
pairs, protruding from under the upper lip, outer or anterior pair 
longer than the inner. 
Valleys below Simla, Sipi ; August-October. — Throughout India, ascending 
to 5000 ft. — Tropical Asia. 
22. STACHYS. The Greek for an ear or spike of corn, and 
the classical name of 8. palestina ; referring to the inflorescence. — 
Most temperate regions ; absent from Australia and New Zealand 
(Britain, Woundwort). 
Stachys sericea, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 675. An erect herb 
covered with long, silky hairs ; stems 2-4 ft., usually unbranched. 
Leaves stalked, cordate, ovate or oblong, 2^-4 X 1J-2J in., crenate 
or sharply toothed. Flowers in. long, pink, spotted with 
purple, crowded in axillary whorls forming more or less inter- 
rupted, long, terminal spikes. Calyx bell-shaped, 10-nerved ; 
teeth 5, lanceolate, spine-tipped, often tinged with pink. Corolla 
hairy ; tube cylindric, hardly longer than the calyx ; limb 2- 
lipped, upper lip erect, hood-like, entire, lower spreading, 3-lobed, 
mid-lobe broad, much longer than the lateral, notched. Stamens 
4, in unequal pairs, ascending under the upper lip, outer or 
anterior pair longer than the inner. 
Simla, Mushobra, common ; July-October. — Temperate Himalaya, 6000- 
9000 ft.— W. Asia. 
23. LEONURUS. From the Greek lean , a lion, and oura, a 
tail ; referring to the inflorescence. — Temperate Asia, N. America, 
Europe. 
Leonurus Cardiaca, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 678. A pubescent, 
erect herb, 2-4 ft. Leaves stalked ; lower ovate-lanceolate, 
about 5x3 in., deeply and irregularly cut into several coarsely 
toothed lobes ; upper narrow, lobed or nearly entire. Flowers 
