660 CXII. LABIATE, (J. D. Hooker.) [Nepeta. 
i i i iza, but wants 
Closely resembles in habit and foliage large forms of N. raphanorhiza, y 
the tuberous rootstock, and has much longer spikes with long calyx-teeth as in N. 
spicata. Leaves often white with appressed tomentum beneath, Flowers white o 
pale blue. 
14. N. longibracteata, Benth. Lab. 737, and in DC. Prodr. xii. 392; 
dwarf, diffuse, softly pubescent or woolly, leaves petioled fan-shape 2 
cuneate-obovate crenate or lobulate, spikes capitate with the cymes sessi e 
amongst the crowded uppermost and long silky bracts, calyx à in. " y 
teeth subequal nearly equalling the tube, stamens included, nutlets oblong. 
Dene. in Jacquem. Voy. Bot. 182, t. 137. 
ALPINE WESTERN HIMALAYA and WESTERN TIBET, alt. 14,000-17,000 ft.; 
Falconer, Jacquemont, &c. . b t or 
Rootstock long, stout, excessively divided at the top; stems 3-6 in., su t T 
prostrate, simple or branched. Leaves } in. long or broad or less, petiole a bo ite 
long. Heads subglobose, 1 in. diam. ; lower bracts fan-shaped, pectinate. Ph a 
twice as long as the calyx, blue, tube curved, funnel-shaped, limb small. lt he 
included. Nutlets in.—Strongly aromatic, lemon-scented. Placed by Ben » mum 
the Glechoma section. It very closely resembles the Siberian Dracocep hat 
pinnatum except in the calyx-teeth, which are, however, very variable in 
plant. 
B. Whorls all or mostly axillary, many, distant. 
15. N. glutinosa, Benth. Lab. 735, and in DC. Prodr. xii. 97 à 
glandular-pubescent, stem stout strict erect leafy, leaves small sessile 
ovate-cordate acute pectinately inciso-serrate, whorls few-fld., bracts linear- 
oblong aristate, calyx 4 in. pedicelled, teeth ovate mucronate much shorte 
than the tube. 
WESTERN SUBALPINE HIMALAYA; Kashmir and WESTERN TIBET, alt. 11—13,000ft., 
Jacquemont, Thomson, &c. . :eaul : 
Strongly scented. Stem 1}-2 ft., stiff. Leaves 3—1 in., sometimes 3-amplexica d 
floral often equalling the calyx. Corolla 3 in. long, white or blue, tube curved, 
slender, limb small. 
C. Whorls forming interrupted spikes, rarely solitary heads. 
16. N. mollis, Benth. Lab. 724, and in DC. Prodr. xii. 378; softly 
tomentose, stem slender subsimple, leaves shortly petioled ovate-corda 
obtuse erenate or subcrenate, whorls few-fid., bracts elliptic ovate or lanes 
late awned, calyx i in., mouth oblique, teeth lanceolate shorter than 
tube softly hairy. Nepeta n. 23, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T. 
WESTERN TEMPERATE HIMALAYA; Marri, Fleming; Kashmir, alt. 8-9000 ft., 
Jacquemont, Falconer, Thomson, &c. , 
Rootstock elongate, woody. Stems 6-18 in., slender, sparingly leafy. Leaver 
1-2 by 3-1 in., grey-tomentose ; petiole 1—] in. Spikes 3-8 in. ; lower bracts (flora 
leaves) ovate or lanceolate, longer or shorter than the cymes, which are BO tla 
peduncled. Whorls white, softly hairy. Calyx villous, often decurved. Corolla 
rose-coloured, tube shortly exserted, limb small. 
17. N. distans, Benth. in Hook. Bot. Misc. iii. 379, Lab. 475, and m 
DC. Prodr. xii. 378; softly tomentose, stem slender subsimple, leaves 
shortly petioled ovate-cordate obtuse crenate, whorls few-fld., bracts narrow y 
linear, calyx } in. curved, mouth oblique, teeth lanceolate shorter than 
tube glabrous or softly hairy. ' 
. WESTERN TEMPERATE HIMALAYA; Gurwhal, Mussorie and the Syen Range, 
Royle. Panjab Himalaya, Falconer, Stewart. 
