Class II. Order I. 7 



8. MONARDA. 

 MONARDA ALLOPHYLLA. Mich. Soft Monardot 



Leaves oblong, sharply serrate ; head terminal ; 

 calyx bearded at the edge ; corollas slender, elon- 

 gated. Mich. 



Syn. MONARDA OBLONGATJ. Ait. 



Stem square, commonly purple or spotted, two feet high ; 

 leaves soft and downy, rounded at base, serrate on the sides, entire 

 towards the point. Petioles and smaller branches downy. Brac- 

 tes and calyxes ciliate. Flowers, in terminal heads, blue or 

 flesh coloured. Lynn beach island. Waltham. July, August. 

 Perennial. 



The taste of the whole plant resembles that of thyme. 



9. CUNILA. 

 CUNILA PULEGIOIDES. L. Pennyroyal. 



Leaves oblong, two toothed ; flowers whorl- 

 ed. L. 



A well known pungent and strong scented plant. Leaves 

 opposite ; lanceolate -oval with a few teeth on each side. Flow- 

 ers in numerous whorls ; calyxes with the upper lip ending in 

 three points, the lower in two bristles. 



This plant having found its way into England, was describ- 

 ed as a new species of mint, under the name ofment/ia exiguct, 

 until Dr. Smith detected the error. 



In dry grounds. July, August. Annual. 



10. COLLINSONIA. 

 COLLINSONIA CANADENSIS. L. Horse ivted* 



Leaves heart-ovate ; stem smooth ; teeth of the 

 calyx subulate, shorter than the tube. 



