Order xir.—B ignonle. 
VII. N. G. Dysosmon Raf. Caly:x urceolatus 5 den* 
tatus, basi biglandulosus bibracteatus, corolla tubo 
apice infiato, limbus patens plicatus unilabiatus,’ 
labio inferiore ; stamina 4 didynama, stylo stig- 
matoque simplex. Capsula tetragona, quadrilocu- 
laris, bivalvis, polysperma.-—Obs. This genus be¬ 
longs to the natural family Sesamia , along with 
the genera Sescimum , M>rtynia, Craniolaria , &c. 
it has also some affinity with Acanthus , but none 
with Che tone , to which Robin joins it. The name 
is derived from an old Greek name, for some spe¬ 
cies of Teucrium. Raf. 
148. Dysosmon arnasnum Raf. Pubescens, foliis op¬ 
posite, petiolatis, oblongis, acuminatis, undulatis, 
inequaliter dentatis, subtus tomentosis, imis trifo- 
liatis, floribus axillaribus subsessilibus, calyx co¬ 
re bisque extus pubescens. Raf.—-Grande Gallane 
ou Chelone Rob. p. 405. Fine plant, rising 
six or seven feet on strong grooved stems, 
leaves with round petiols, lateral folioles of the 
lower leaves smaller; greatmany flowers, with two 
yellow glands at the base of the calyx, as in Sesa- 
mum , covered by a bractea % corolla an inch long^ 
first greenish, next white,. The whole plant has 
an unpleasant smell. 
¥111. N. G. Pagesia Raf. Calyx 5 pastitus, inequali- 
bus ; corolla tubo apice inflato, limbo patens bi- 
labiatus, labium superius refiefcum planum emar- 
