LABIATÆ. LXVIII. Nereta. LXIX. 
Turnsol-leaved Cat-mint. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
65 N. ru'xcens (Benth. lab. p. 487.) erect, nearly glabrous ; 
leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, narrowed at the base, rather 
fleshy, somewhat canescent on both surfaces ; racemes nearly 
simple; bracteas foliaceous, rather spiny, longer than the 
calyxes ; calyx elongated, with linear, stiff teeth ; corolla 
scarcely exceeding the calyx. ?f.H. Native of Syria, between 
Bagdad and Kermancha, Olivier, and Bruguiere. Whorls 30- 
flowered, and more. 
Pungent-bractead Cat-mint. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
66 N. rusrrLA (Benth. lab. p. 488.) dwarf, erect, finely pu- 
bescent; leaves small, ovate, acutely serrated; upper floral 
leaves and bracteas lanceolate-linear, very acute, pungent; flow- 
ers cymosely capitate, subcorymbose ; calyx tubular, pubescent ; 
teeth of calyx very acute, exceeding the corolla. h.H. Na- 
*tive of Altaia, on Mount Arkaul. Ziziphora püngens, Bunge, 
in Ledeb, fl. alt. 1. p. 23. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 124. Stems fili- 
form, almost simple. Leaves 3-4 lines long. Corollas minute, 
slender. 
Least Cat-mint. Pl. 1 to 1 foot. 
T Doubtful species. 
67 N. Japonica (Willd. spec. 3. p. 52.) stems decumbent, 
and naked at the base, tomentose at top ; leaves petiolate, ovate, 
acute, serrated, tomentose on both surfaces, white beneath ; pa- 
nicles of flowers axillary, trifid, fastigiate. t. H. Native of 
Japan, on the tops of the mountains called Kosido. N. incàna, 
Thunb, jap. p. 244. Leaves 1 an inch long. 
Japan Cat-mint. Pl. decumbent. 
68 N. wacnov'na (Led. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 729.) cymes 
many-flowered, spreading, panicled, almost leafless; calyx 
hoary, striated; leaves subcordately triangular, on long peti- 
oles, serrated, canescent: upper ones quite entire. JJ. H. 
Native of Siberia. Corollas whitish. The plant in the gar- 
dens under this name appears to be hardly distinct from the 
common form of N. Catdria. 
» ee iai Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 2 to 
eet. 
69 N. Nepare’nsts (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 730.) spikes com- 
pound, subsecund ; calyxes hoary; leaves lanceolate, serrated 
in the middle, petiolate, a little reflexed, attenuated at both 
ends, and quite entire. 3%. H. Native of Nipaul. 
Nepaul Cat-mint. Pl, ? 
t+ Species only known by name. 
1 N. cane’scens (Reusch. ex Steud. nom. p. 552.) Perhaps 
nothing but Hýptis canéscens. A 
N. Paravi'na (Fisch. ex Steud. 1. c.) Perhaps Melissa 
Patavina. 
3 N. PAUCIFLÒRA (Spreng. ex Steud. l. c.) i6 
4 N. SIDEFOLIA (Reusch. ex Steud. l.c.) Perhaps Hyptis 
polyántha. 
5 N. SUAVE OLENS (Reem. ex Steud. 1. c.) Perhaps Hijptis 
suaveolens, 
Cult. Some of the species are rather pretty when in blos- 
som, and are therefore well fitted for flower borders ; and 
Others are coarse plants, without beauty. They all grow in 
common garden soil, but prefer one light and dry. They are 
M ep by dividing at the root in spring or autumn, or by 
seeds. 
LXIX. MARMORITIS (probably from pappapos, marmo- 
Manwonrris. LXX. DnacocEPHALUM. 811 
ros, white, in allusion to the plant being clothed with white 
ee) Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 377. lab. p. 
0. 
Lim. syst.  Didynàmia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx 13-15- 
nerved, tubularly campanulate, deeply 5-toothed : teeth equal, 
acute. Corolla shorter than the calyx; upper lip erect, bifid, 
flat; lateral lobes of lower lip erect: middle lobe spreading, 
broad, crenulated. Stamens 4, ascending, didynamous: lower 
ones the shortest; anthers 2-celled : cells parallel. Style 
shortly bifid at apex; lobes nearly equal, subulate, stigmati- 
ferous at apex. Achenia dry, smooth, naked. —4A small Hima- 
layan plant, very nearly allied to Népeta, of which, like the 
other genera of this tribe, it might be considered a section. 
1 M. noruxpirórtA (Royle, ex Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. 
p. 977. lab. p. 490.) M. H. Native of Himalaya, on moun- 
tains in the province of Kanaour, Royle. Stem thick at the 
base, branched. Branches procumbent, nearly simple, clothed 
with tomentose villi, densely leafy at top. Leaves like those of 
Lamium amplexicaüle, reniform, all petiolate, wrinkled, crenated, 
clothed with white loose tomentum on both surfaces, but espe- 
cially beneath. Whorls few-flowered, secund in the axils of the 
superior leaves, shorter than the petioles. 
Round-leaved Marmoritis. Pl. procumbent. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Népeta above. 
LXX. DRACOCE/PHALUM (from paxov, dracon, a dra- 
gon; and xe$aX», kephale, a head; in reference to the ringent 
corollas.) Lin. gen. no. 729. Schreb. gen. no. 984. Juss. 
gen. p. 116. Gaertn. fruct. t. 66. Benth. lab. p. 490.  Moldá- 
vica et Zórnia, Moench, meth. p. 410. Ruyschidna, Mill. dict. 
Dracocéphalum and Moldávica, Tourn. inst. t. 83. and t. 85. 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, Gymnospérmia. Calyx tubular, 13- 
15-nerved, straight, rarely incurved, with a straight or equal 
5-toothed mouth; upper tooth the broadest, usually large, the 
3 upper teeth sometimes joined into an upper lip. Corolla with 
the tube slender at the base, inclosed, or more often exserted, 
with a very wide throat, and a bilabiate limb; upper lip erect, 
rather concave, emarginate: lower lip spreading, trifid, the 
middle lobe large, and rather bifid. Stamens 4, didynamous : 
lower ones the shortest, ascending. Anthers approximating by 
pairs, 2-celled ; cells divaricate. Style about equally bifid at 
top; lobes subulate, stigmatiferous at apex. Achenia dry, 
smooth, naked.—Perennial herbs, Whorls many-flowered, ax- 
illary, or approximate into a terminal spike. Bracteas usually 
foliaceous, aristately toothed. Corollas generally large, blue or 
purplish, rarely white or yellowish. This genus is readily dis- 
tinguished by the broad toothed bracteas. 
Secr. I. Kzrwopna' cox (from xeuias, keimai, to lie down; and 
dpaxwy, drakon ; in reference to the procumbent stems of the 
species.) Benth. lab. p. 492. Stems procumbent, much branch- 
ed. Leaves nearly orbicular, deeply crenated, or somewhat pal- 
mately pinnatifid. Flowers capitate, or disposed in oblong 
spikes. Anthers glabrous. ; 
1 D. rarma`rum (Steph. in Willd. spec. 3. p. 151.) stems 
procumbent, villous; leaves petiolate, ovate-roundish, palmately 
pinnatifid, green on both surfaces, villous; whorls capitately 
spicate ; bracteas small, cuneated, setaceously toothed ; upper 
tooth of calyx broad, truncate; corolla about 3 times longer 
than the calyx: superior lip elongated, incurved. X. 
Native of Eastern Siberia, near Ishinginsk. Stems suffruticose 
at the base. Floriferous branches ascending. Whorls 2-6- 
flowered, approximate. Corollas showy, purplish, nearly gla- 
brous. 
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