LABIATZE. LXXXI. Sracuys. 
ered, distant; tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx. YJ.? 
G. Native of Mexico, in bushy places on the mountains be- 
tween Actopan and Totonilco. Leaves nearly an inch long ; 
petioles hispid. Calyx pilose, with subulately acuminated seg- 
ments. Corolla scarlet, downy outside. 
Hairy Hedge Nettle. Pl. 4 foot. 
Secr. IV. SrAcuvorv' rus (from craxvc, stachys, a spike ; and 
turoc, typos, type; because this section is supposed to be the 
representative type of the genus; or in other words the true 
species of the genus.) Benth. lab. p. 541.  Stachyotypus, Du- 
mort, florul. belg. p. 45.— Campanístrum and Erióstachys species, 
Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 318.—Trixàgo et Stàchys, Hoffm. et 
Link, fl. port.— Annual or perennial, pilosely hispid or glabrous, 
rarely woolly herbs. Whorls usually about 6-flowered, rarely 
2-4 or 10-15-flowered. Bracteas minute. Calycine segments 
usually subspinescent. Corolla purplish, red, or rosy-white, 
never cream-coloured ; tube inclosed, or very shortly exserted. 
$ 1. Genur'na (this section is supposed to contain the genuine 
or true species of the genus.) Benth. lab. p. 541. Stems tall, 
erect, having the angles usually ciliated with long spreading or 
obverse pili, rarely glabrous. Leaves ovate or oblong-lanceolate, 
rarely amply ovate. Whorls 6-10-flowered. — Corollas rather 
large ; tube sometimes exserted. 
29 S. Mexica‘na (Benth. lab. p. 541.) herbaceous, erect, 
tall; stems hairy from stiff pili; leaves ample, petiolate, ovate- 
oblong, crenated, cordate at the base, hispid on both surfaces : 
floral leaves sessile, exceeding the flowers; whorls 6-8-flowered, 
distant; calyx campanulate, hispid, with lanceolate acute rather 
spinose teeth; corolla nearly glabrous, twice as long as the 
calyx: tube exserted. 4. H. Native of New Spain, Mocino 
et Sessé. Allied to S. sylvàtica, but the leaves are on shorter 
petioles, narrower and longer. Corolla larger, and the tube 
more ample; upper lip emarginate. 
Mexican Hedge Nettle. PI. tall. 
30 S. syzva‘rica (Lin. spec. p. 811.) herbaceous, erect, his- 
pid; leaves on long petioles, ovate, acuminated, serrated, cordate 
at the base: floral leaves bractea-formed, scarcely longer than 
the calyxes; whorls about 6-8-flowered, distant; calyx cam- 
panulate, hispid, with lanceolate acute rather spinose teeth ; co- 
rolla nearly glabrous, twice as long as the calyx, with an exserted 
tube. 21. H. Native of Europe and Middle Asia, in shady 
places and woods; from Sweden to Spain and Italy; also of 
Tauria and Caucasus; in Britain frequent in hedges and other 
shady places. Smith, engl. bot. t. 416. Curt. lond. 3. t. 34. S. 
Canariénsis, Jacq. icon. rar. 1. p. 11. t. 108.—Sabb. hort. rom. 
9. t. 38.—Riv. mon. irr. t. 26. £. 2. Roots creeping, but not 
extensively. Herb branched, hispid from long spreading hairs. 
eaves large, coarsely and acutely toothed, green. Corolla pur- 
ple, marbled about the orifice, 6 lines long, with a pilose ring 
near the base of the tube inside. The herb is pungent, with a 
fetid smell, approaching to that of black horehound. Being one 
of those plants which powerfully affect the nerves it might prove 
no contemptible stimulant if judiciously used, ex Smith. The 
herb will dye yellow. 
: Wild Hedge Nettle. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. Pl. 2 to 3 
eet. 
31 S. varu’srris (Lin. spec. p. 811.) herbaceous, erect ; stems 
pubescent or beset with retrograde hairs ; leaves nearly sessile, 
oblong, or ovate-lanceolate, serrately crenated, rounded at the 
base or cordate, wrinkled, hispid, or the lower ones are nearly 
glabrous; whorls 6 to 10-flowered, distinct, the upper ones sub- 
approximate; calyx campanulate, hispid, with lanceolate acute 
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rather spinose teeth ; corolla twice as long as the calyx. Y%. H. 
Native throughout Europe, as well as of Asia and North America, 
in humid places; plentiful in Britain in marshes, on the banks of 
rivers, in watery places, by road-sides, and in corn-fields, especi- 
ally if they are moist. Smith, engl. bot. t. 1675. Hook. fl. lond. 
vol. 2. icone. Curt. lond. 3. t. 35. S. ségetum, Hagen ex Rchb. 
fl. germ. exc. 319. S. affinis, Bunge, enum. pl. chin. bot.—Riv. 
mon. t. 26. f. 1.—Blackw. herb. t. 273.—Petiv. herb. brit. t. 
33. f. 9. Angles of stem ciliated with spreading hairs, the rest 
pubescent. Leaves 2-3 and sometimes 4-6 inches long, pubes- 
cent or hispid on both surfaces ; lower ones sometimes glabrous. 
Corollas pale purple ; lower lip variegated ; tube about equal in 
length to the calyx. It behoves many farmers to know this 
plant, says Mr. Curtis, as a very noxious plant in many corn- 
fields, increasing extensively by the roots, and also by seed. 
Linnzeus says that swine are fond of the roots. 
Var. f, angustifolia (Benth. lab. p. 542.) flowers smaller ; 
calyxes rather mutic. XY. H. 
Var. y, hybrida (Benth. lab. p. 542.) leaves on long pe- 
tioles; corolla subexserted. 2t. H. Native of Britain in moist 
places, S. ambígua, Smith, engl. bot. t. 2089. Rchb. icon. bot. 
eur. 3. p. 20. t. 222. Plant 1-2 feet high. 
Marsh Hedge Nettle, or Clown's All-Heal. 
Britain. Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
32 S. BaicALE'wsrs (Fisch. ex Benth. lab. p. 543.) erect; 
stem beset with retrograde stiff hairs; leaves nearly sessile, ob- 
long-linear, acutish, serrated, rounded at the base, hispid : floral 
leaves scarcely longer than the calyxes ; whorls 6-flowered ; lower 
ones remote : upper ones approximate into a dense thick oblong 
spike; calyx campanulate, hispid, with lanceolate very acute 
rather spinose teeth; corolla twice as long as the calyx. 2t. H. 
Native of Dahuria, Fischer ; Eastern Siberia, Pallas. S. angus- 
tifdlia, Pall. herb. Stems nearly simple, with the sides glabrous, 
and the angles pilose. Leaves 2 inches long. Spikes densely 
hispid. Corollas like those of 5$. palástris. 
Baical Hedge Nettle. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
33 S. A'sPERA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 5. ? Benth. lab. 
p. 543.) erect; stem retrorsely hispid, rarely naked ; leaves on 
short petioles, ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrated, 
rounded at the base, glabrous, or furnished with a few stiff hairs 
above : floral leaves lanceolate, acute, longer than the calyxes ; 
whorls 6-10-flowered, distant; calyx tubularly campanulate, 
glabrous, ciliated, with lanceolate acute subspinose divaricate 
teeth; corolla about twice as long as the calyx. 2/.? H. Na- 
tive of North America, in pastures by river-sides ; from Canada 
to Carolina. S. arvénsis, Walt. fl. car. p. 162, but not of Lin. 
S. hispida, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 407. Habit of S. palis- 
tris, Stems glabrous on the sides, but having the angles, nerves 
of leaves, and petioles beset with retrograde stiff hairs. Leaves 
3-4 inches long and 14 broad. Corollas violaceous, glabrous, 
with a pilose ring inside. 
Var. f glabrata (Benth. lab. p. 543.) angles of stem almost 
naked, or altogether glabrous. Y%.H. Native of Carolina and 
of China in the province of Tokeen, Reeves, S. áspera, Nutt. 
gen. amer. 2. p. 30.? 
Rough Hedge Nettle. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1821. Pl. 2 to 
3 feet. 
34 S. mvssorrrüL1A (Michx, fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 4.? Benth. 
lab. p. 543.) plant ascending, quite glabrous, or the stems are 
beset with retrograde hairs on the angles ; leaves nearly sessile, 
oblong-lanceolate, acutish, subserrated, narrowed a little at the 
base : floral leaves very acute, rather longer than the calyxes ; 
whorls about 6-flowered, distinct, approximate into short ra- 
cemes ; calyx broadly campanulate, quite glabrous, with lanceo- 
late very acute subspinose divaricate teeth ; corolla glabrous, 2-3 
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