LABIATA. 
Erect Cat-mint. Pl. 2 to 8 feet.? 
49 N. ri'ssa (Meyer, verz. pflanz. p. 93.) erectish, quite gla- 
brous ; leaves petiolate, ovate-roundish, broadly subcordate at 
the base, deeply crenated, green on both surfaces; racemes very 
loose, few-flowered, a little branched ; calyx incurved, with ob- 
long teeth ; corolla 3 times longer than the calyx, with a very 
slender much exserted tube. 21. H. Native of Caucasus, in 
stony places on the Talusch mountains. N. láxa, Benth. lab. p. 
483. Stems decumbent at the base. Leaves scarcely an inch 
long. Corollas blue, 10-12 lines long. 
Cleft Cat-mint. P]. 2 to 3 feet. 
50 N. rowcirLÓnA (Vent. 
hort. cels. t. 66.) plant, ascend- 
ing, rather canescent; leaves on 
short petioles, superior ones 
sessile, all ovate, crenated, cor- 
date at the base, wrinkled, pale 
on both surfaces ; racemes elon- 
gated, few-flowered ; bracteas 
scarcely equalling the pedicels ; 
calyx a little incurved, with lan- 
ceolate teeth; corolla about 8 
times as long as the calyx, with 
a very slender much exserted 
tube. 24. H. Native of Per- 
sia, between Teheran and Ispa- 
han, and of Caucasus. Stems 
decumbent at the base. Calyx 
blue, as well as the corolla, (fig. 
T.) 
Long-flowered Cat-mint. Fl. 
June, Aug. Cit. 1802. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
51 N. srevirouia (Meyer, verz. pflanz. p. 93.) decumbent, 
pubescent ; leaves on long petioles, roundish, crenated, broadly 
cordate, clothed with hoary pubescence on both surfaces, or 
only beneath; racemes few-flowered, loose; bracteas shorter 
than the calyxes; calyx incurved, pubescent, with lanceolate 
teeth ; corolla more than twice as long as the calyx, with a slen- 
der much exserted tube. 2%. H. Native of Eastern Caucasus, 
on the Alps of Tafandagh. N. longiflóra, Fisch. ex Hortul. 
Habit of N. longiflora, but more humble. Calyx coloured at 
top. . Corollas blue, 8-9 lines long, form of those of N. longi- 
ora. 
Short-leaved Cat-mint. Pl. decumbent. 
52 N. cri'spa (Willd. spec. 3. p. 50.) erect,? pubescent; 
leaves petiolate, ovate, ditate: deeply crenated, cordate at the 
base, clothed with hoary pubescence on both surfaces: racemes 
nearly simple; bracteas scarcely longer than the pedicels; calyx 
elongated, incurved, villous, with an oblique mouth; corolla 
twice as long as the calyx, with a shortly exserted slender tube. 
X. H. Native of the Levant. Allied to N. Catària, but differs 
in the smaller stature, in the leaves being hoary on both surfaces, 
and in the flowers being twice as long; and from N. Mussini in 
the racemes being scarcely secund, in the calyxes being villous, 
not woolly, and in the cymes being almost sessile. Corollas 
blue. Very nearly allied to N. brevifólia, but the racemes are 
more dense, 
Curled-leaved Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1800. Pl. 2 feet.? 
93 N. sEPTEMCRENA'TA (Ehrenb. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 484.) 
erect, clothed with rather clammy villi; lower leaves petiolate, 
Superior ones sessile, all roundish, obtuse, crenated, cordate at 
the base, green on both surfaces; racemes elongated, few-flow- 
ered ; bracteas scarcely longer than the pedicels ; calyx a little 
incurved, with lanceolate teeth ; corolla more than twice as long 
as the ealyx, with a very slender much exserted tube. 2%. H. 
Te of Egypt, Ehrenberg ; in the desert of Sinai, Bovè. 
OL. Iv, 
Fig. 77. 
LXVIII. Nevera. 
809 
Leaves like those of ground-ivy, but thinner. “Corolla 7-8 lines 
long, blue, slender. 
Septemcrenate Cat-mint. — Pl. 1 foot. 
54 N. rEvcnmrüLIA (Willd. enum. p. 602.) ascending; leaves 
ovate, cordate, obtuse, petiolate, toothed, pubescent; cymes pe- 
dunculate, few-flowered ; corolla with a very long filiform tube. 
X. H. Native of Armenia. Leaves on long petioles not ser- 
rated, but furnished with 4-6 deep teeth on each side, half an inch 
long. Racemes composed of dense few-flowered cymes. Corollas 
blue or purple. 
Germander-leaved Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1816. PI. 
ascending, 14 foot. 
55 N. ramuroria (Willd. enum. p. 602.) ascending, pubes- 
cent; leaves ovate, cordate, obtuse, petiolate, serrated ; cymes 
peduneulate, many-flowered ; tube of corolla filiform, curved. 
(4t. H. Native of Armenia. Habit of Lamium amplezicaüle. 
Flowers verticillately capitate at the tops of the branches. 
à Edu inborn Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1806. Pl. 
2 oot, 
Secr. VI. Grrcuówa (from yAnywr, glechon, the Greek name 
of a kind of thyme.) Benth. lab. p. 484. Glechóma, Lin. and 
other authors. Chameecléma, Moench, meth. 387. Whorls axil- 
lary, few-flowered. Floral leaves conforming to the cauline 
leaves. Calyx tubular, a little incurved, with an oblique mouth 
and lanceolate-awned teeth, the superior teeth drawn out. Co- 
rola exserted, having the tube dilated beyond the calyx.— 
Creeping herbs. 
56 N. Grecuoma (Benth. lab. p. 485.) procumbent, creeping ; 
leaves petiolate, roundish, crenated, cordate at the base, green 
on both surfaces; bracteas hardly equalling the pedicels; ca- 
lyxes villous; corollas 3 times as long as the calyx. %. H. 
Native throughout Europe and the North of Asia, in hedges, 
ditches, in woods and waste places; plentiful in Britain. Gle- 
choma hederàcea, Lin. spec. p. 802. Hook. fl. lond. vol. 2. 
with a figure. Woodv. med. bot. t. 28. Fl. dan. t. 789. Mart. 
fl. rust. t. 61. Smith, engl. bot. t. 853. Calamíntha hede- 
ràcea, Scop. carn. no. 730. Chameecléma hederacea, Moench. 
meth. p. 393. Chameecléma vulgare, Vaill. bot. par. t. 6. f. 
4-5-6. Glechdma micrantha, Bonningh. ex Rchb. fl. germ. 
exc. p. 816. Stems more or less villous. Leaves about 
an inch long: superior ones smaller, but similar. Corollas 
b!ue, 6-7 lines long, varying to white. The leaves of ground 
ivy were formerly thrown into the vat with ale to clarify 
it and to give ita flavour. "This was called gill-ale, ground ivy 
being named gill or gell, and creep by ground, in some places. 
From this use of the plant and the form of its leaves, it has also 
the names ale-hoof and tun-hoof, but it has gradually grown into 
disuse since the introduction of hops. The expressed juice, 
mixed with a little wine, and applied morning and evening, de- 
stroys the white specks upon horses' eyes. Ground ivy has a 
peculiar strong smell and a bitterish taste, somewhat aromatic. 
It was formerly in considerable credit for pectoral, detergent, 
aperient, diuretic, corroborant, and other qualities, and was 
recommended particularly in pulmonary and nephritic complaints. 
In obstinate coughs it is still a favourite remedy with the com- 
mon people. It acts also as an errhine, and is consequently use- 
ful in headache. It is usually taken in the form of an infusion 
or tea; the expressed juice is also used with honey in coughs ; 
a conserve or syrup is also made with it. A plant so common 
and so much esteemed by the multitude has, of course, many 
local names besides those mentioned. 
Var. B, hirsüta, (Benth. lab. p. 485.) plant hairy in every 
part. 2t. H. Native of Germany and Hungary, in shady moun- 
tain places. Glechóma hirsüta, Waldst. et Kit. pl. rar. hung. 2. 
p. 124. ola Glechóma mágna, Merat, fl. par. p. 225. 
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