TEUCRIUM. 
Stamens 4, ascending, prominent. Corolla with upper lip 2-parted, and 
_ _ declinate, as long or longer than the lower, which is large and concave. 
1. T. Marum Linneus.—(Cat TuyMe.) 
Verticillasters 2-6-flowered, racemose ; leaves hoary, entire, with a few 
__ teeth near the point ; a small shrub. 
Habitat. Basin of the Mediterranean. 
Quality. Stimulating, aromatic. 
Uses, “A very remarkable feline aphrodisiac, 
Nepeta. Linneus. 
Stamens 4, ascending, the uppermost longest. Calya equal, 15-nerved, with 
the upper lobe rather broader than the others. Cells of the anthers 
diverging. 
l. N. Cataria Linneus.—(Cat Mint.) 
ves ovate, acute, serrato-crenate, cordate, hoary beneath ; verticillasters 
panicled ; flowers white; nuts smooth. 
Habitat, Hedges, 
Quality, Sthanbating, 
Uses, In amenorrhea ; a remarkable feline aphrodisiac. 
J N. Qtech Os Bentham. Glechoma hederacea Linn.—(Grovnp Ivy.) 
Stem creeping ; leaves crenate, reniform. 
i Dry ditches, plantations, &c. 
Stimulant, pectoral, aromatic. 
Uses. “A tea prepared from the leaves in great repute among the poor. 
oe Saturera. Linneeus. 
Stamens straight, diverging, 4. Calye 10-ribbed, 5-toothed, nearly equal, 
With a nearly hairless orifice. Upper lip of corolla ovate. 
- hortensis Linnweus.—(Summer Savory.) 
‘n annual ; leaves linear-lanceolate, pointless. 
Habitat, _ South of Europe. 
oe matic, carminative, 
An ingredient in culinary seasoning. 
8. montana Linneus.—(Winter Savory.) 
Small shrub, Leaves lanceolate, mucronate, marked with glandular dots 
on each side, 
Habitat, South of Europe. 
Quadity and Uses. As ae Hr 
me Marrvsium. Linneus. 3 - 
‘ye tubular, 10-ribbed, with 5-10 spiny equal teeth. Stamens 4, 
Included. Corolla +o, ee 
>ulgare Linnzeus.—(Horenounn.) Fig. 298. 
a crenate, aan downy ; verticillasters’ almost globose ; 
ealyx-teeth hooked, smooth above the middle. 
