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M. Bradburiana. From Ohio W., differs from the preceding in the 

 sessile leaves soft-hairy beneath, calyx contracted above, and shorter corolla. 



2. Stamens not longer than the purple-spotted notched upper Up of the short 

 corolla, the tube of which is nearly enclosed in the calyx. (T) 



M. punctata, HORSE-MINT. Dry sandy ground, from New York to 

 111. and 8. : strong-scented and pungent, slightly hoary ; leaves lanceolate, 

 the floral ones and bracts tinged yellow and purple ; calyx-teeth short and awn- 

 less ; corolla yellowish. 



M. aristata. Plains from Missouri S. W., has its calyx strongly bearded 

 in the throat and with awn-like teeth, the floral leaves and bracts conspicuously' 

 awn-tipped. 



24. BLEPHIIiIA. (From Greek for eyelash, the bracts strongly ciliate, 

 the outer ones ovate. ) Fl. summer. y 



B. ciliata. Dry ground, from Penn. S. & W. : leaves almost sessile, ovate 

 or oblong, whitish-downy beneath ; outer bracts large, acute ; corolla hairy. 



B. nepetoides. Low shady grounds N. & W. : hairy all over ; leaves 

 lance-ovate sometimes heart-shaped at base, on distinct petioles ; bracts smaller 

 and very slender-pointed ; corolla smoothish, purple-spotted. 



25. LOPHANTHUS, GIANT HYSSOP. (Name from Greek for crest 

 and flower, not very appropriate. Wild in rich soil, chiefly N. & W., with 

 ovate and toothed leaves : fl. summer, y. 



L. nepetoides. Smooth, coarse, not sweet-scented ; stem 4 - 6 high 

 and sharply 4-angled; calyx-teeth ovate, bluntish, almost equalling the dull 

 yellowish corolla. 



L. scrophulariifblius. Resembles the preceding, but the obtusely an- 

 gled stem and sharper-toothed leaves rather pubescent, the lanceolate acute calyx- 

 teeth shorter than the purplish corolla. 



L. anisatUS. Wild from Wisconsin far N. W. and rare in cultivation : 

 slender, with anise-scented leaves white beneath, and calyx much shorter than 

 the lavender-blue corolla. 



26. NEPETA, CAT-MINT. (Latin name, from the city Nepete.) % 

 N. Cataria, CATNIP. Weed nat. from Eu. around dwellings and gardens : 



soft-downy ; with oblong heart-shaped leaves deeply crenate, and whitish flow- 

 ers crowded in terminal clusters or spikes, in late summer. 



N. Glechbma, GROUND IVY, GILL. Weed nat. from Eu. in waste or 

 cult, shaded grounds : creeping and spreading, with smoothish rounded kidney- 

 shaped crenate leaves on slender petioles, and light blue flowers in their axils, 

 each pair of anther cells approaching and forming a little cross : fl. all spring 

 and summer. 



27. CEDRON^LLA. (From Greek name of oil of cedar, alluding to the 

 sweet aromatic scent of the foliage of the first species.) The cultivated species 

 not hardy N. : fl. summer. ^ 



C. triph^lla, BALM-OF-GILEAD of the English gardens, here rarely cult., 

 from Madeira ; very sweet-scented leaves of 3 broadly lanceolate leaflets ; flowers 

 purplish. 



C. Mexicana, from New Mexico, has simple lance-ovate leaves with heart- 

 shaped base, erect stems, and handsome rose-colored flowers in close clusters. 



C. COrdata, wild in shady grounds from W. Penn. S., but rare : low, 

 hairy, with long leafy runners, heart-shaped leaves, and scattered flowers, the 

 purplish corolla l' long, its throat inflated. 



28. PHYSOSTEGIA, FALSE DRAGON-HEAD. (Name from Greek 

 words for inflated or bladdery covering.) Fl. all summer. 2/ 



P. Virginiana. Wet banks of streams, from New York W. & S., in sev- 

 eral varieties : l-4high; leaves mostly serrate; flowers either crowded or 

 rather distant in the spikes ; corolla pale rose-purple, 1 ' or more long. 



