810 LABIATE. 
Var. y, parviflora (Benth. lab. p. 485.) all parts of the plant 
smaller and more glabrous than the species. 2t. H.  Glechóma 
heterophylla, Opiz, ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 316. Glechóma 
intermédia, Schrader. 
Ground Ivy, Common. Fl. April, June. Britain. Pl. creeping. 
57 N. wiva Lis (Benth. lab. p. 737.) root creeping; stems 
humble; leaves sessile, roundish, wrinkled, green on both sur- 
faces ; bracteas scarcely equalling the pedicels ; corollas resupi- 
nate, with a twisted tube ; superior stamens exserted. Y. H. 
Native of the north-east of India, on high, gravelly mountains 
about Yurpo, Jacquemont. Glechdma nivalis, Jacquem. mss. 
Habit, inflorescence, and scent, almost the same as that of N. 
Glechóma. Stems branched at the base; floriferous ones erect- 
ish, simple, pubescent. Superior cauline leaves and floral ones 
approximate, $ to 1 inch long, hardly pubescent, cordately stem- 
clasping. Corollas pale blue. 
Snowy Ground-ivy. Pl. i foot. 
58 N. Turse'tica (Benth. lab. p. 737.) stems diffuse, hum- 
ble, much branched; leaves roundish, on short petioles, trun- 
cately cuneated at the base, rather coriaceous, pubescently 
woolly ; bracteas longer than the pedicels; corollas straight, 
with a dilated throat; genitals shorter than the corolla. Y%. H. 
Native of the north-eastern parts of India, near Koo-Kbio-ghang, 
and Lari, Jacquemont. Glechoma Thibética, Jacquem. mss. 
Very nearly allied to N. nivalis, but differs in the corollas being 
larger, and in the calyxes and bracteas being clothed with soft 
villi. 
Thibet Ground-ivy. Pl. diffuse. 
59 N. LowciBRACTEA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 737.) stems diffuse, 
humble, much branched ; leaves petiolate, ovate-roundish, trun- 
cately cuneated at the base, clothed with soft villi ; whorls dense, 
crowded at the tops of the branches; bracteas linear, equalling 
the corollas ; calyx tubular, having the teeth equal in length to 
the tube; corolla straight, having the throat a little dilated; 
genitals inclosed. .H. Native of the north-east of India, in 
stony places, near Kang-rang-ghan, Jacquemont. This is an in- 
termediate plant between Sect. Glechdma of Népeta, and the 
genus Marmoritis. Habit more loose than in N. nivalis and 
N. Thibética. Corollas azure blue, pubescent outside. 
Long-bractead Ground Ivy. — Pl. diffuse. 
Secr. VII. ORTHONE'PETA (from opÜoc, orthos, straight, and 
Népeta; in reference to the straight calyxes of the species.) 
Benth. lab. p. 485. Cymes of flowers dense, on short peduncles. 
Whorls distant, racemose. Racemes simple, but usually panicu- 
lately branched. Calyx ovate-tubular, erectish, with nearly 
equal, subulate, stiff, but not pungent, teeth. Corollas exserted. 
Tall herbs, with nearly sessile leaves. TS 
60 N. raATrFüLIA (D.C. fl. fr. 8. p. 528.) erect, tall, pubescent ; 
leaves sessile, ovate, obtuse, crenated, rather cordate. at the:base, 
green on both surfaces; racemes elongated, many-flowered ; 
bracteas lanceolate-subulate, shorter than the calyxes; calyx 
pubescent; corolla twice as long as the calyx. 2t. H. Native 
of Spain, the Eastern Pyrenees, and the Canary Islands. N. 
grandiflora, Lapeyr, abr. p. 3829. N. ceerülea, Ait. hort. kew. 2. 
p. 285. Allied to N. nàüda. Plant pubescent, often clammy. 
Leaves twice the size and more wrinkled than those of N. nada. 
Cymes dichotomous. Corollas blue, pubescent outside. 
Broad-leaved Cat-mint. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1777. Pl. 2 
to 4 feet. 
61 N. nupa (Lin. spec. p. 797.) erect tall, nearly glabrous ; 
leaves sessile or scarcely petiolate, oblong, crenated, subcordate 
at the base, green on both surfaces; racemes panicled, many- 
flowered ; bracteas scarcely longer than the pedicels ; calyx pu- 
bescent; corolla half again as long as the calyx, or twice as 
LXVIII. NzrETA. 
long. 2/. H. Native of the South of Europe and Siberia, in 
woods ; as of Spain, Provence, Piedmont, Naples, Mount Par- 
nassus, South of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Podolia, Tauria, 
Caucasus, Altaian mountains, &c. Plant glabrous or pubescent. 
Leaves 14 to 2 inches long, usually glabrous, but sometimes 
downy beneath. Corolla white or blueish, 4-6 lines long. 
Var. a, grandiflora (Benth. lab. p. 486.) corollas usually pur- 
plish or blueish, 2. H. N. Pannónica, Jacq. fl. austr. 2. p. 
18. t. 129. and other authors, and probably of Lin. spec. p. 797.1 
N. paniculata, Crantz. stirp. p. 270. N. violàcea, Vill. fl. 
dauph. 2. p. 367. and many other authors, and probably of Lin. 
spec. 797.? Cataria nüda, Moench, meth. p. 388. Cataria vio- 
làcea, Moench, ex Steud. nom. p. 553.— Bocc. mus. 2. t. 636. 
Var. B, parviflora (Benth. lab. p. 486.) corollas usually white. 
Y.H. N. Pannónica, Lin. spec. 797.? N. nüda, Jacq. austr. 
l. p. 17. t. 24. N. Ucràniea, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 41. and of 
many other authors, but not of Lin. N. alba, Desf. ex Steud. 
nom. p. 552. Catària paniculata, Moench, meth. ex Steud. nom. 
. 553. 
r Naked Cat-mint. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1683. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
Secr. VIII. OxxxE'PETA (from o£vc, oxys, sharp, and Né- 
peta; in reference to the pungent teeth of the calyx.) Benth. 
lab. p. 486. Flowers distinct, or collected at the tops of the 
branches, corymbosely panicled. Calyx tubular, erectish, with 
nearly equal, subulate, rather pungent teeth. Teeth of corolla 
equalling the calycine teeth, or scarcely exceeding them.—Hum- 
ble herbs. Leaves usually petiolate. The plants contained in 
this section are very distinct in habit from the species of the 
other sections. 
62 N. ranvirLORA (Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 41.) plant erectish, 
panicled, villous; leaves petiolate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, ob- 
tuse, serrately crenated, rounded at the base or cordate, green on 
both surfaces; cymes loose, trichotomously panicled ; bracteas 
linear, equalling the calyxes; calyx pubescent, having the teeth 
exceeding the corolla. 4. H. Native of Tauria and Caucasus; 
also of Iberia, on dry hills and fields, Bieb.; near Cherson, Bes- 
ser. Odessa, Lang and Szovits. Lower leaves 1 to 13 inch long, 
pubescent or nearly glabrous above, and villous beneath. Flowers 
3-5 at the tops of the branches of the panicle. Corollas minute, 
blue, ? pubescent outside. 
Small-flowered Cat-mint. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 1 
foot. 
63 N. Ucra'nica (Lin. spec. p. 797. ex Benth. lab. p. 487. 
but not of other authors.) erect, panicled, nearly glabrous; cau- 
line leaves nearly sessile, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, a little 
toothed, roundly cuneated at the base, green on both surfaces ; 
cymes loose, trichotomously panicled ; bracteas linear; calyx 
elongated and hispid: teeth of calyx about equal in length to the 
corolla. 3t. H. Native of Siberia, about Orenburgh, Prescot; 
Kirghisean Steppe, Ledebour. "Teücrium Sibíricum, Lin. spec. 
p. 788. N. Sibirica, Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 41. inobs. Habit of N. 
parviflora, but the leaves and stems are glabrous, or rather ca- 
nescent from very fine tomentum. — Corollas blue. 
: Ukraine Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1798. Pl. 1 to 2 
eet. 
64 N. mELroTROPIEÓLIA (Lam. dict. 1. p. 711.) erect, pani- 
cled, canescent; leaves on very short petioles, oblong, almost 
quite entire, narrowed at the base, canescent on both surfaces ; 
cymes loose, trichotomously panicled ; bracteas linear ; calyx 
elongated, hispid : the teeth about equal in length to the corolla. 
X. H. Native of the Levant, Lam.; Syria, near Aleppo 
Russell. Saturéia stricta, Russ. nat. hist. alep. Very like N. 
Ucrànica; but differs in the nearly entire leaves, which are 
narrowed at the base; and in the whole plant being canescent 
from pubescence, 
