im so much that Marscuauy van Biegers'rein considers both 
hastata and betonicefolia as mere varieties of this; but if 
_ the latter has coloured bractes, this character seems quite 
sufficient to remove it from nutans ; pendula is likewise 
suspected to be only a variety. Except one or two pair 
of generally imperfect leaves the Stem is aphyllous, ob- — 
tusely 4-cornered, pubeseent. Calyx striate, bilabiate, 
hairy. Corolla violet-blue: galea oblong, compressed, 
inclosing the stamens and pistil: lower-lip 3-lobed: middle 
lobe crenate, concave, lateral ones straight ; but from the 
nodding of the spike the flowers are reversed. The arms 
of the filaments are unequal, the shorter one bearing an 
— the longer a perfect anther. Stigma exserted, 
ifid. — 
__-A hardy perennial. Native of Russia, Hungary, and 
Galicia. Flowers from June to September. Introduced 
in 1780, by the Chevalier Panzas. Communicated by — 
Mr. Joszru Knienr of the exotic nursery, King’s Road, 
who is always ready to give his assistance to the promo-— 
tion of science. : 
