LABIATZE. L. Garpoguta. 
ovate, on long peduncles; bracteas and calyxes spinose ; leaves 
fascicled, linear-oblong, with revolute, quite entire margins, his- 
pid, as well as the stem, which is branched. h.?G. Native 
of Rio Grande. 
Capitate-flowered Gardoquia. Shrub. ? 
24 G. spicata (Spreng. l. c.) spikes terminal, villous ; leaves 
subfascicled, spatulate, almost quite entire, rough. 5. G. Na- 
tive of Rio Grande. 
Spiked-flowered Gardoquia. Shrub. ? 
Cult. Most of the species of Gardóquia bear large scarlet 
blossoms, and are, therefore, showy, and worth cultivating. A 
light rich soil, or one composed of equal parts of sand, loam, 
and peat, will suit the species well. Cuttings strike root rea- 
ay in the same kind of soil, with a hand-glass placed over 
them. 
LI. GLECHON (from yAgxev, glechon, the Greek name 
for Pennyroyal ; this genus has been so called from its similarity 
to Pennyroyal.) Spreng. syst. cur. post. p. 227. Benth. lab. 
p. 405. 
Lin. syst. Didndria, Monogijnia. Calyx ovate or tubu- 
lar, 13-nerved, equal or sub-bilabiate, 5-toothed, the 2 lower 
teeth usually the longest. "Tube of corolla equalling the calyx, 
naked inside ; limb bilabiate; upper lip emarginate or semi-bifid, 
faleate, arched or galeate, erect, or lying on the lower lip; 
lower lip spreading, with flat entire lobes: lateral lobes the 
broadest, often adhering to the upper lip at the base. Two 
lower stamens fertile, ascending under the upper lip, or exserted 
a little from the notch; filaments glabrous; anthers 2-celled : 
cells linear, parallel, diverging, or at length divaricate. Style 
glabrous, having the upper lobe very short, and the lower one 
elongated and flattened. Achenia oblong, smooth, dry.—Usu- 
ally canescent, suffruticose plants. Leaves for the most part 
small; floral leaves similar to the others, rarely smaller, and 
bractea-formed. Whorls axillary, 2-6-flowered, rarely disposed 
in short racemes towards the tops of the branches. Corollas 
yellowish, flesh-coloured, or blue. The galeate upper lip of the 
corolla in this genus separates it from all other genera of tribe 
Melissinee. 
1 G. srATULA rA (Benth. lab. p. 406.) leaves petiolate, 
roundish-spatulate, subcrenated, thick, clothed with canescent 
tomentum on both surfaces; teeth of calyx short, the 2 lower 
ones the longest ; upper lip of corolla erect, subgaleate. h. F. 
Native of Brazil, near Anjo, in the Missions of the Uruguay ; 
and near Santa Maria, in the province of Rio Grande do Sul, 
very plentiful. Shrub procumbent at the base; branches 
ascending, clothed with tomentose pubescence. Floral leaves 
conforming to the rest, shorter than the flowers. Corolla 
pubescent. 
Spatulate-leaved Glechon. Shrub procumbent. 
2 G. raymorpes (Spreng. syst. cur. post. p. 227.) leaves 
petiolate, obovate, subcrenated, greenish on both surfaces, and 
nearly glabrous ; calycine teeth very short, nearly equal; upper 
lip of corolla large, galeate. 5. F. Native of the South of 
Brazil, Sello. Branches clothed with hoary pubescence. Leaves 
Obtuse or emarginate, glandular beneath: floral ones similar to 
the others. Whorls 2-flowered. Corolla twice as long as the 
calyx, downy outside. 
Thyme-like Glechon. Shrub. 
3 G. sERPYLLIFÜLIA (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 407.) 
leaves small, petiolate, ovate, obtuse, quite entire, greenish on 
both surfaces, glabrous ; calycine teeth subulate, rather un- 
equal : longer ones equalling the tube; upper lip of corolla 
large, faleate. h. F. Native of Brazil, in the province of 
Cisplatin, among stones from Santa Theresa to Rocha. Branches 
incumbent. 
LI. Grzcnow. 787 
prostrate, glabrous, or finely tomentose. Leaves 2-3 lines long, 
form of those of Thymus Serpijllum, glandularly dotted ; floral 
leaves conforming to the others, but usually a little larger, ex- 
ceeding the calyxes. Whorls 2-flowered. Corollas flesh- 
coloured, size of those of G. thymoides, but the upper lip is less 
Perhaps a variety of G. marifolia. 
Serpyllum-leaved Glechon. Shrub prostrate. 
4 G. MARIFÒLIA (Benth. lab. p. 407.) leaves on short petioles, 
ovate, quite entire or scarcely crenated, pale on both surfaces, 
and finely tomentose ; calycine teeth setaceous, nearly equal, 
about equal in length to the tube; upper lip of corolla erect, 
subgaleate. h. F. Native of the South of Brazil, Sello. 
Shrub procumbent, rooting at the base; branches clothed with 
hoary tomentum. Adult leaves nearly glabrous, glandular on 
both surfaces ; floral leaves conforming to the others. Whorls 
2, rarely many-flowered. Corollas size of those of G. thymoides, 
pubescent outside. 
Cat-Thyme-leaved Glechon. Shrub procumbent. 
5 G. cane’scens (St. Hil. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 407.) leaves 
nearly sessile, roundish, sub-crenated, canescent on both sur- 
faces ; calycine teeth setaceous, nearly equal, equalling the tube 
in length ; upper lip of corolla erect, subgaleate. h. F. Native 
of Brazil, in the Missions of the Uruguay, in sandy places, 
among palms, near Carapuru, Villanova, &c. ; also in the pro- 
vinces Cisplatin and St. Catharine. G. cándida, Benth. mss. in 
mus. berol. Rooting at the base; branches elongated, clothed 
with hoary tomentum as well as the leaves; floral leaves con- 
forming to the others. Whorls 2-6-flowered. Corolla flesh- 
coloured or yellowish, dotted with purple. Perhaps a variety of 
G. marifolia. 
Canescent Glechon. Shrub 1} to 21 feet. 
6 G. oricanirou1a (Benth. lab. p. 408.) stem hairy; leaves 
sessile, broad-ovate, or roundish, crenated, cordate at the base, 
green on both surfaces, tomentosely pubescent, or villous ; caly- 
cine teeth subulate, lower ones longer than the tube; corolla 
hardly exceeding the calycine teeth ; upper lip galeate. h. F. 
Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, on the Juru- 
oca mountains, and near Villa Rica, St. Hil.; South of Brazil, 
Sello. Procumbent; branches elongated. Floral leaves con- 
forming to the others, rather shorter than the flowers. Whorls 
6-10-flowered. Corolla white or yellowish. 
Marjoram-leaved Glechon. Shrub procumbent. 
7 G. sevARROsA (Benth. lab. p. 408.) leaves almost sessile, 
ovate, rounded at the base, or sub-cordate, stiff, complicate, gla- 
brous, or ciliated ; calycine teeth subulate : lower ones equal in 
length to the tube ; upper lip of corolla galeate. h. F. Na- 
tive of Brazil, in humid pastures, near Carrancas, in the province 
of Minas Geraes ; and in the Campos Geraes, in the province of 
St. Paul, St. Hil. ; South of Brazil, Sello. Procumbent at the 
base; branches ascending or erect, glabrous, pubescent, or vil- 
lous. Leaves 3-4 lines long, glandular on both surfaces ; floral 
leaves conforming to the rest, shorter than the flowers. Whorls 
about 6-flowered. Corolla white or pale blueish, villous outside, 
exceeding the calycine teeth. 
Squarrose Glechon. Shrub. 
8 G. ci1a‘ra (Benth. lab. p. 408.) stem pilose ; leaves ovate 
or oblong, quite entire, narrowed at the base, green on both sur- 
faces, ciliated ; calycine teeth subulate, longer than the tube ; 
upper lip of corolla galeate. .F. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Rio Janeiro,? Sello. Procumbent at the base; 
branches erect, pubescent, or pilose. Leaves } an inch long ; 
superior and floral leaves almost sessile: lower ones on short 
petioles, quite entire, or furnished with 1 or two teeth, glandular 
on both surfaces: floral ones twice the length of the flowers. 
Whorls about 6-flowered. Corolla longer than the calycine 
teeth, villous outside. 
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