LABIATA. LXXXI. Sracnvs. 
45 S. neperxroxia (Desf. cat. hort. par. p. 58. Benth. lab. 
p. 546.) ascending, canescent; leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, 
crenated, cordate at the base, wrinkled ; whorls distant, 6-flow- 
ered; calyx tubular, canescent, with lanceolate acute rather spi- 
nose teeth ; corollas pubescent, half again as long as the calyxes. 
Y%.? H. Native of Spain, Pavon, Plant canescent from short 
tomentum. Leaves from 3 to 1 inch long, almost like those of 
Népeta Mussini. Corolla purple; tube equalling the calyx. 
Habit different from other species of the genus. 
Catmint-leaved Hedge Nettle. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1805. 
Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
46 S. Ara’sica (Horn. hort. hafn. p. 554.) erect, divaricately 
branched; branches glabrous or beset with spreading hairs; 
leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate, acutish, serrately crenated, 
rounded at the base or cuneated, glabrous or pubescent: floral 
leaves sessile, ovate, acute, cordate at the base ; whorls 6-flow- 
ered, remote; calyx large, campanulate, pilose, with ovate 
acute rather spinose teeth; corolla pubescent, one half longer 
than the calyx. ©.?H. Native of Arabia. This species is 
distinguished from all others in the large calyx, which is 6-8 
lines long. Corolla violaceous ; tube shorter than the calyx. 
i Arabian Hedge Nettle. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1819. Pl. 1 
oot. 
47 S. purrA' rA (Benth. lab. p. 547.) erect, villous; leaves 
on sbort petioles, broad-ovate, coarsely crenated, bullately 
wrinkled, rather canescent beneath, hispidly villous on both sur- 
faces ; floral leaves shorter than the calyxes ; whorls 6-flowered ; 
calyx turbinately campanulate, hispid, with ovate acute rather 
pungent teeth; corolla about twice as long as the calyx. Y.? 
H. Native of California, Beechey. S. coccínea, Hook. et Arn. 
in Beech. voy. pt. bot. p. 156. but not of Jacq. Leaves 11 to 2 
inches long ; floral leaves sessile. Whorls approximate. Co- 
rolla pubescent : tube equalling the calyx, furnished with a ring 
of hairs inside. 
Blistered-leaved Hedge Nettle. Pl. ? 
48 S. pracura‘ta (Bojer, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 547.) pro- 
cumbent ? clothed with fine tomentose pubescence ; leaves ses- 
sile, oblong-lanceolate, bluntish, toothed, roundish at the base, 
wrinkled ; whorls about 6-flowered, remote; calyx ovate-cam- 
panulate, pubescent, with ovate very acute rather spinose teeth; 
corollas small, downy outside, about twice as long as the calyx. 
X. S. Native of Madagascar, Lyall. Stems rather woody. 
Leaves 1 to 14 inches long. Corolla almost like that of S. 
Grahamii, scarcely 3 lines long. 
Armed Hedge Nettle. Pl. procumbent. 
49? S. ca’npipa (Benth. lab. p. 547.) procumbent? clothed 
with white wool; leaves nearly sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 
coarsely toothed, or crenated, narrowed at the base; floral 
leaves rather shorter than the calyxes; whorls 6-flowered, re- 
mote; calyx ovate, campanulate, woolly, with lanceolate very 
acute rather spinose teeth; corolla woolly outside, one half 
longer than the calyx. %4.? F. Native of the Levant, ex 
Hort. par.; Macedonia, ex Herb. Lamb. The whole plant 
clothed with dirty white wool. Leaves half, or hardly an inch 
long. 
White Hedge Nettle. PI. procumbent. 
50 S. numiru'sa (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 3794.) procumbent, 
glabrous ; leaves nearly sessile, oblong-lanceolate, cordate at the 
base; whorls about 6-flowered ; calyxes glabrous, with rather 
spinose teeth ; corollas twice as long as the calyx. Y.?G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Habit of S. ZEthiópica, 
butlarger. Leaves about an inch long, with crenulated edges. 
Trailing Hedge Nettle. PI. trailing. 
$ 3. Ontca’xtHE (from oMyoc, oligos, few; and ay6oc, 
anthos, a flower; in reference to the few-flowered whorls.) 
829 
Annual, rarely perennial, weak herbs, 
Benth. lab. p. 548. 
Whorls 2-4, rarely 6-flow- 
which are procumbent at the base. 
ered. 
51 S. Arutérica (Lin. mant. p. 82.) villous, procumbent ; 
leaves petiolate, rigid, ovate-deltoid, crenated, deeply and 
broadly cordate at the base; floral leaves narrowed at the base, 
rather shorter than the calyxes ; whorls 2-4 flowered, racemose ; 
calyx campanulate, hispid, with equal, acute, rather spinose 
teeth; corolla twice as long as the calyx. 4.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. obs. 4. p. 2. t. 77. Lher. 
stirp. nov. 2. t. 27. Lower leaves J an inch long: superior 
ones smaller: floral ones quite entire. Corolla purple.? This 
species varies much in hairiness and size of flowers. 
Fl. April, June, Cit. 1770. Pi. 
"Ethiopian Hedge Nettle. 
procumbent. 
52 S. supsr’ssiiis (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 4326.) decumbent ; 
stems nearly glabrous ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate, almost quite 
entire, deeply cordate, pilosely hispid on the margins and 
nerves ; floral leaves nearly glabrous, shorter than the calyxes ; 
whorls 2-flowered, racemose; calyx campanulate, hispid, with 
equal lanceolate very acute subspinose teeth; corolla nearly 
glabrous, with the tube rather exserted. Y.?G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope, and Algoa Bay. Leaves scarcely 2 
lines long. Corolla twice as long as the calyx. 
Almost-sessile-leaved Hedge Nettle. Pl. procumbent. 
53 S. Lya’tum (Benth. lab. p. 548.) annual, diffuse, hispid ; 
leaves petiolate, small, orbicular, rounded at the base, or cor- 
date, wrinkled; floral leaves similar to the rest; whorls 2-flow- 
ered; calyx campanulate, with an oblique mouth, and lanceo- 
late, acute teeth, the upper teeth the longest; corolla one half 
longer than the calyx. ©. S. Native of Madagascar. A 
small plant, with the habit of Verónica agréstis. Calyxes secund, 
subreflexed. — Corollas rosy-white, form of those of S. Córsica, 
but much smaller. 
Lyall’s Hedge Nettle. Pl. diffuse. 
54 S. RoTUNDIFÒLIA (Mog. et Sessé, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 
548.) annual, ascending; leaves petiolate, ovate-rounded, cre- 
nated, cordate at the base: floral ones similar to the rest; 
whorls axillary, 2-flowered ; calyx campanulate, very pilose, 
with nearly equal lanceolate acute scarcely spinescent teeth ; 
corola 3 times as long as the calyx; tube shortly exserted : 
lower lip large. ©.S. Native of New Spain. Allied to S. 
Córsica. Stems nearly simple, villous. Flowers nearly sessile. 
Corollas almost like those of S. Córsica, but larger. 
Round-leaved Hedge Nettle. Pl. 3 foot. 
55 S. Corsica (Pers. ench. 2. p. 36.) procumbent, pilose ; 
leaves petiolate, ovate, very blunt, broadly crenated, rounded at 
the base, or subcordate; floral leaves smaller: upper ones 
shorter than the calyxes; whorls 2-4-flowered, remote ; calyx 
campanulate, hispid, with nearly equal lanceolate acute rather 
spinescent teeth ; corolla more than twice as long as the calyx : 
tube a little exserted : lower lip large. Y%.? H. Native of 
Corsica and Sardinia, in corn-fields. Rchb. icon. bot. eur. 7. 
p. 24.-t. 646.  Glechóma grandiflora, D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 538. 
Herb diffuse. Corolla downy outside, 7-8 lines long, rosy-white 
or pink, large for the size of the plant. 
Corsican Hedge Nettle. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 1 
to 4 foot. 
56 S. senRUuLA'TA (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 5155.) annual, de- 
cumbent, pilose ; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, acutish, broadly 
cordate at the base; upper floral leaves sessile, shorter than the 
calyxes; whorls about 4-flowered ; calyx tubularly campanu- 
late, hispid, with nearly equal lanceolate acute rather spinose 
teeth; corolla twice as long as the calyx. ©. H. Native of 
Clt. 1823. 
