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heaped. Stem branched, procumbent, long, round, 
grooved. Leaves acuminate, oppofite ; they are ufed to 
dye cloth of a fine green colour. Native of Cochin-china. 
Loureiro has another fpecies, which he fufpeffts may be 
the fajiuofa of Linnceus ; but it can fcarcely be the fame, 
fince he defcribes the leaves as elliptic and fubferrate; the 
flowers in compound racemes or thyrfes ; the upper lip 
of the corolla acute, and the lower trifid ; whereas in the 
fajiuofa the leaves are fliarp at both ends, and quite en¬ 
tire ; the flowers all point one way ; the upper lip of the 
corolla is blunt, and the lower entire. 
IV. Corollas ringent. 57. Jufticia adhatoda, or Mala¬ 
bar nut: arboreous; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; 
fpikes axillary, oppofite; braftes ovate-elliptic, leafy ; 
antherse parallel. Malabar nut rifes here with a iirong 
woody flem to the height of twelve or fourteen feet, fend¬ 
ing out many fpreading branches. Leaves more than fix 
inches long, and three inches broad, placed oppofite. 
Flowers on fliort fpikes at the end of the branches; co¬ 
rolla white, with fome dark fpots. It flowers in July, 
bu-t does not bear feeds in England. Native of Ceylon. 
Cultivated in 1699 by the duchefs of Beaufort. It flow¬ 
ers in May and July. Mr. Miller’s fpecimen is in the 
JBanklian Herbarium. 
58. Jufticia betonica, or betony jufticia: fhrubby; leaves 
elliptic, fpikes terminating, elongated ; bra&es ovate- 
acuminate, membranaceous, netted, coloured; antherae 
binate appendicled. Stem nearly as in adhatoda and ec- 
bolium, but more herbaceous. Leaves fmaller, more re¬ 
mote, lanceolate-ovate. Native of the Eaft Indies. 
59. Jufticia repens, or creeping jufticia : herbaceous ; 
leaves elliptic, fubfeflile ; fpikes axillary and terminating, 
pointing one way, fmooth; bractes ovate, membranaceous 
at the edge ; antherae binate, appendicled. This plant 
has the appearance of Thymus acinos. In Herman’s fpe¬ 
cimen the leaves are much broader than in Burman’s 
figure (which is not our plant), ovate and crenulate. Stems 
procumbent, putting out roots from the joints. Spikes 
with lanceolate braftes, by no means membranaceous at 
the edge. In the Species, it is faid that the braftes are 
widely membranaceous at both edges; and in the Syftema, 
that it varies with lanceolate fefiile leaves. Native of 
Ceylon. 
60. Jufticia peftinata, or pectinated jufticia: herbace¬ 
ous ; leaves oblong ; fpikes axillary, pointing one way, 
tomentofe; bractes half-lanceolate, diftich. Branches op¬ 
pofite, long, diffufed. Leaves oppofite, quite entire, even, 
petioled. Spikes folitary, with very fmall flowers, un¬ 
derneath longitudinally imbricate in a double row. Na¬ 
tive of the Eaft Indies. Koenig fent it from Calcutta, 
and it is thus defcribed by Retzius under the name of J. 
parviflora. Stems fubherbaceous, diffufed, angular, pu- 
befcent. Leaves ovate, quite entire, acute,,fomewhat hif- 
pid. Spikes half an inch long, terminating and axillary, 
peduncled, pointing one way, many-flow'ered. Dorlal 
braCtes imbricate, lanceolate, acuminate, green, obliquely 
nerved, with a thin white margin ; the anterior ones like 
thefe, but witiged as it were with a wider margin, fome¬ 
what hirfute within ; the upper ones emarginate. Calyx 
minute, hyaline, with fliarp teeth; corolla minute, white, 
with a green upper lip. See the Plate at p. 553. fig. 2. 
61. Jufticia fanguinolenta, or bloody jufticia : herbace¬ 
ous; item creeping, leaves oblong; peduncles axillary, 
folitary, one-flowered. The whole plant is of a blood- 
red colour, whence its trivial name. Stem fimple, the 
lower internodes two inches, the upper fcarcely half an 
inch, in length. Leaves an inch long, ufually quite en¬ 
tire, but fometimes obfcurely crenate, blunt, fmooth, on 
petioles twice or three times as long as the leaf. Found 
in Ceylon by Koenig. 
62. Jufticia Japonica, or Japan jufticia : herbaceous ; 
leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate ; peduncles axillary, al¬ 
ternate, four or five flowered, pedicelled ; braftes lan¬ 
ceolate, ciliate. See Dianthera Japonica. 
63. Jufticia trifulca, or three-furrowed jufticia ; (hrub. 
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by; leaves oblong, blunt; peduncles axillary, fubtriflo- 
rous, oppofite; flowers fefllle; antherse-binate. This is a 
ftiff fhrub, with oppofite, diftorted, waited, round, 
branches, quadrangular at top, with an afh-coloured pu- 
.befeent bark, leaflefs at bottom. Leaves petioled, an inch 
long, approximating, quite entire, coriaceous, veinlels, 
nerved; when young fomewhat afh-coloured. Native of 
Arabia Felix. 
64. Jufticia hylfopifolia, or fnap-tree jufticia: fhrubby; 
leaves lanceolate, blunt; peduncles axillary, one or two- 
flowered ; brakes fhorter than the calyx, calycine feg- 
ments oblong; anthers: binate, appendicled. Stem from 
three to four feet high, fending out branches on every 
fide from the bottom, fo as to form a pyramid ; they are 
covered w'ith a wdiite bark. Leaves entire, near two 
inches long, and one third of an inch broad, fmooth, ftiff, 
deep green, oppofite ; at the bale of the foot-ftalks come 
out clutters of fmaller leaves, of the fame ftiape and tex¬ 
ture. Flowers white, with long calyxes. Capfules ob¬ 
long, when ripe throwing out their feeds, whence its 
name of fnap-tree. Native of the Canary Illands, whence 
the feeds were brought about the year 1690, and cultivated 
in the royal garden at Hampton-Court. 
65. Jufticia orchoides, or orchis jufticia: fhrubby; 
leaves lanceolate, fefiile; peduncles axillary, folitary, 
one-flowered; braftes fhorter than the calyx; ant her re bi¬ 
nate, appendicled. This is a very ftiff, fmooth, (hrub ; 
leaves fmall, extremely ftiff, almoft prickly at the end. 
Found at the Cape of Good Hope by Thunberg and Maf- 
fon ; flowers in Auguft and September. 
66. Jufticia Madurenlis, or Madura jufticia : fhrubby 5 
leaves oblong, toothed ; peduncles axillary, one flowered. 
Stem folid, round, fmooth, whitilh. Native of Madura. 
67. Jufticia cuneata, or wedged jufticia: fhrubby 5 
leaves obovate, emarginate ; flowers axillary, folitary, lef- 
flle; antherae bfnate. This is a ftiff fhrub, with an afii- 
.coloured bark. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, . 
68. Jufticia Tranquebarenfis, or Tranquebar jufticia ; 
fuffruticofe ; leaves obovate, on hoary branches ; flowers 
axillary, folitary, fefiile ; bractes remote, obcordate ; an¬ 
therae binate, appendicled. Srem round, red, covered 
with flender, white, loft hairs. Found in Tranquebar by 
Koenig. 
69. Jufticia odora, or fweet-fmelling jufticia: fhrubby; 
branches fmooth, leaves roundifli; flowers axillary, folitary, 
fefiile, oppofite. Stem afh-coloured. Native of Arabia 
Felix, where they make wreaths of it to wear on their 
heads on feftivals. It has little fmell when green ; but 
dry it fmells like Anthoxanthum, or vernal-grals". 
V. Corollas almoft equal. 70. Jufticia infundibulifor- 
mis, or funnel-fhaped jufticia : fhrubby ; leaves lanceolate- 
ovate, in fours ; fpikes terminating. Native of the Eaft 
Indies. This is probably rather a fpecies of Ruellia. 
71. Jufticia finuata, or jointed-leaved jufticia: fhrubby 5 
leaves linear, oblong, finuate-pinnatifid ; peduncles axil¬ 
lary, trifid; corollas falver-fliaped; antherse parallel. Na¬ 
tive of the ifland of Tanna in the South Seas. 
72. Jufticia fpinofa, or fpiny jufticia : fhrubby; leaves 
ovate, or obovate; fpines axillary, lateral peduncles Am¬ 
ple, corollas falver-fhaped, antherse parallel. Stem five 
feet in height, dividing into few, round, weak, pliant, 
leafy, very long, branches. Leaves quite entire, blunt, 
lhining, oppofite, about half an inch in length. It is 
armed with Itrong, oppofite, very fpreading, awl-fhaped, 
acuminate, fpines, half the leogth of the leaves. Between 
the leaves and fpines come out the peduncles, three or 
four together, one-flowered, fliort, oppofite. Flowers ino¬ 
dorous, fhorter than an inch, purple. Native of the 
Weft Indies; about Port au Prince in Domingo,, and Ja¬ 
maica. Vahl remarks, that there are frequently fev.erai 
leaves from the fame gem ; and that it varies with ob¬ 
long, obovate, roundifh, emarginate, greater and fmaller 
leaves. Mr. Miller adds, that the branches are covered 
with a whitifh bark ; that under the leaves at every joint 
there are two fharp thorns like thofe of the barberry; that 
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