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

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



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

 corolla, the tube of which is nearly enclosed in the calyx. @ 



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

 III. and S. : 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. BLEPHILIA. (From Greek for eyelash, the bracts strongly ciliaie, 

 the outer ones ovate.) Fl. summer. 2/ 



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. ^ 



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. SCroph.ulariif61ius. 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 Nepcte.) ~U 



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. CEDRONELLA. (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, y. 



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 (lowers 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 b/adderi/ covering.) Fl. all summer. 2/ 



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

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

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



