812 
Palmate-leaved Dragon’s-head. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1815. 
Pl. procumbent. 
2 D. sorryorpes (Stev. in mem. soc. nat. cur. mosq. 3. p. 
266.) stems procumbent, villous; leaves petiolate, ovate-round- 
ish, palmately pinnatifid, greenish on both surfaces, villous ; 
whorls capitate, or in oblong spikes; bracteas cuneated, cut, 
villous; upper tooth of calyx ovate, acute ; corolla a half again 
as long as the calyx : the upper lip short and straight. %. H. 
Native of Eastern Caucasus. Népeta pinnatifida, Fisch. cat. 
hort. gorenk. 1812. p. 22. ex Bieb. This differs from D. pal- 
matum, in the larger leaves, and in the whorls being 6-10-flow- 
ered, and more densely spicate, &c. Corollas purple, villous 
outside. 
Botrys-like Dragon's-head. 
procumbent. 
3 D. pi’scotor (Bunge, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 492.) stem 
procumbent, branched; leaves petiolate, ovate, deeply pinna- 
tifid, green, and nearly glabrous above, and white beneath: 
margins of segments revolute; whorls oblong-spicate; outer 
bracteas cuneated, setaceously toothed ; upper tooth of calyx 
broad, truncate, awned ; corolla twice as long as the calyx. 2. 
H. Native of Altaia, among chalky or schistous mountains in 
saltish rugged places from the river T'scharysch, to the mouth of 
the rivers Kerlyk and Kan, Ledebour. D. origanoides, Led. fl. 
alt. 2. p. 383. but not of Steph. Stems prostrate, rooting ; flo- 
riferous branches ascending, pubescent or canescent. Leaves 
3-4 lines long. Spikes 1 to 14 inch long. Corollas blue. 
Two-coloured-leaved Dragon's-head. Pl. creeping. 
4 D. pinna‘tum (Lin. spec. 829.) stems procumbent, branch- 
ed ; leaves petiolate, ovate-roundish, somewhat palmately pinna- 
tifid, green on both surfaces, rather villous; whorls disposed in 
capitate spikes ; outer bracteas cuneated, deeply toothed ; upper 
tooth of calyx ovate, awned ; corolla one half longer than the 
calyx, about equal in length to the bracteas. 2.H. Native 
of Siberia, in stony, rugged, alpine places of Altaia, at the river 
Tschuja; on Mount Tarbagutai, in the Kirghisean Steppe; 
and on the island called Olchon, in Lake Baical, Bunge. Ledeb. 
fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 445. D. pinnatifidum, Lam. dict. 2. p. 319. 
— Gmel. sib. 3. p. 234. t. 52. Stems prostrate, much branch- 
ed. Leaves 3-4 lines long. Spikes dense, 13 inch long, ovate. 
Corollas small, blue. Bracteas bluish. 
Pinnate-leaved Dragon's-head. Pl. prostrate. 
5 D. oxicaNorpzs (Steph. in Willd. spec. 3. p. 151.) stems 
procumbent; branches villous ; leaves petiolate, ovate-roundish, 
deeply crenated, green on both surfaces, pubescent ; whorls dis- 
posed in capitate spikes ; bracteas large, broad-cuneated, deeply 
toothed ; teeth of calyx all lanceolate, membranous: the upper 
tooth scarcely broader than the rest ; corolla scarcely exceeding 
the calyx. 2%. H. Native of the tops of the Altaian alps, at 
the river Tschuja, Bunge. Leaves broader and less cut than in 
D. pinnatum: floral leaves large. Spikes globose, nearly 14 
inch in diameter. Corollas blue, about equal in length to the 
bracteas. 
Marjoram-like Dragon’s-head. Fl. July. 
procumbent. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. 
Cit. 1829. Pl, 
Secr, II. Caropna'coN (from xaXoc, kalos, pretty; and épa- 
xev, dracon; in reference to the beauty of the flowers of the 
species.) Benth. lab. p. 494. Stems thick at the base; flori- 
ferous branches erect, few-leaved. Leaves nearly all radical, on 
long petioles, erenated. Whorls disposed in capitate or oblong 
spikes. Anthers glabrous. 
6 D. rwsr'&»x (Bunge, enum. pl. alt. crit. mss. ex Benth. lab 
p- 494.) nearly glabrous; stem erect, humble; radical leaves on 
long petioles: cauline ones few, on short petioles, all reniform, 
LABIATA. LXX. DnacocEPHALUM. 
deeply crenated, green on both surfaces; whorls disposed in 
capitate spikes; bracteas cuneated, cut, glabrous; upper teeth 
of calyx oblong ; corolla twice as long as the calyx. 2%. H: 
Native of Siberia, on the tops of the Altaian mountains, at the 
river Tschuja, Bunge. Stems tufted. Floriferous branches 
erect, glabrous, or finely pubescent. Floral leaves, bracteas, and 
calyxes coloured. Corollas blue, an inch long: lips nearly equal. 
Radical leaves an inch long. 
Beardless Dragon’s-head. Pl. 4 foot. 
7 D. GRANDIFLÒRUM (Lin. spec. 830.) stems erect, pilose 
above; radical leaves on long petioles, oblong, obtuse, crenated, 
cordate at the base; cauline leaves few, on short petioles, ovate, 
all green, and nearly glabrous ; floral leaves orbicular, pilose : 
the upper ones bractea-formed ; whorls disposed in oblong 
spikes; bracteas large, orbicularly cuneated, deeply toothed; 
superior teeth of calyx oblong; corolla ample, 3 times as long 
as the calyx. %. H. Native of Siberia, frequent, particularly 
in the Altaian range. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1009. D. Altaiénse, 
Laxm. in nov. comm. petrop. 15. p. 556. t. 29. f. 5. Rchb: 
icon. pl. cult. 1. t. 90. Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. 1. t. 57. Radi 
cal leaves 1-2 inches long. Petioles of the cauline leaves short, 
dilated, subconnate, ciliated. Spikes 2-3 inches long. Bracteas 
a little coloured. Corollas showy blue, nearly 2 inches long. 
Great-flowered Dragon’s-head. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. 
Pl. 1 to $ foot. 
8 D. sreciòsum (Benth. in Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 2. p. 65.) 
stems erect, pubescent ; radical leaves on long petioles, broadly 
heart-shaped: cauline ones few, on short petioles, all wrinkled 
and green on both surfaces, and pubescent beneath; floral 
leaves orbicular, somewhat bractea-formed ; whorls disposed in 
oblong spikes; bracteas orbicular, deeply crenated, much shorter 
than the calyxes; upper tooth of calyx ovate; corolla about 
twice as long as the calyx. 2t. H. Native of the Himalaya, 
and Nipaul. Leaves scarcely an inch long, and 2 inches broad. 
Whorls 2-4, dense, subsecund. Corolla very villous outside, 
purple. 
Showy Dragon's-head. Pl. 1 to 11 foot. 
9 D. rra‘cite (Turez. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 495.) stems 
decumbent, articulated, rather pilose; leaves petiolate, oblong; 
obtuse, obscurely crenated, rounded at the base, green on both 
surfaces, pilose or glabrous; floral leaves and bracteas sessile, 
elliptic, quite entire, mucronate, membranous, pilose ; whorls 
disposed in oblong spikes, equalling the calyxes ; upper tooth of 
calyx large, ovate ; corolla about twice as long as the calyx. 
4%. H. Native of Dauria, at Lake Nossogal, Turczaninow. 
Branches articulated at the nodi. Bracteas ciliated on the veins 
and edges. Calyxes purplish. Corolla yellowish ? incurved. 
Brittle Dragon's-head. PI. procumbent. 
10 D. ramurdtium (Desf. pl. cor. Tourn, in ann. mus. 10. 
p. 305. t. 26.) stems simple, tufted ; leaves petiolate, ovate, ob- 
tuse, crenated, rather pilose, as well as the stems ; flowers capt- 
tate at the tops of the stems; upper lip of corolla bifid, with 
toothed segments. 2%.F. Native of Candia, in the fissures of 
rocks. Calyx dilated, with 5 deep, nearly equal, acute seg- 
ments. Corollas large, rose-coloured, 14 inch long; lower lip 
emarginate, crenated, spotted with purple. Perhaps a species 
of Népeta. 
Dead-Netile-leaved Dragon's-head. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
Secr. III. Cnyrropna'cow (from xpvzroc, cryptos, hidden; 
and dpaxwy, dracon, a dragon; so called in consequence of the 
corolla hardly exceeding the calyx.) Benth. lab. p. 405 
Stems erect, branched, leafy. Whorls disposed in capitate 
spikes. Anthers glabrous. 
11 D. ranvirLORUM (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 35.) stems erect, 
