2C DIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. monakda. 



3. U. clinopodia L.: smooth; head small, simple, ter- 

 minal ; exterior bracts broad-ovate, acute, entire, almost 

 smooth ; calyx short, ciliate ; coroUa pubescent, slender j 

 leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, serrate, a little hairy ; slem 

 obtuse-angled, smooth. Pursh FL I. p. 18. Willd, 

 Spec. I. p. 125, exrl.syn, Gronov. (which appertains to 

 Clinopodium incanum) Enumo hort. BeroL I. p. 32. Elliott 

 Sk. I. p. 2{5. Roem, ^ SchulU \. p. 212. 



Hab. In dry gravelly soil, from Canada to Carolina, particularly 

 on the mountains. July— September. Flowers yellow, with 

 purple specks. Pure A. 



4. M.Jislulosa L.: nearly smooth ; heads simple or pro- 

 liferous, leafy ; exterior bracts oblong, acute, glabrous ; calyx- 

 long, bearded ; corolla hirsute; leaves ovate, acuminate, ser- 

 rate ; petioles long, ciliate ; stem smooth, obtuse-angled« 

 Pursh FL I. p. 18. Willd. Spec. I. p. 124. Enum, 

 hort, Ber. I. p. 32, Wall. Car. p. 64. Elliott Sk. ]. 

 p. 29. Roem. ^ Schult. I. p. 211. 



Root perennial. Stem about 2 feet higb, much branched, very 

 smooth. Leaves smooth and membranaceous, standing on 

 long, almost naked petioles ; teeth large, and rather remote. 

 Flowers in small but dense heads, which are occasionally pro- 

 liferous. Calyx cylindrical ; teeth short and subulate. Corolla 

 not seen. Seeds oblong. 



Had. In similar situations with the preceding species. Banks 

 of the Schuylkill, near Philadelphia. August. In hedges and 

 woods, from Canada to Carolina. Pursh, 



5. M. punctata L. r somewhat smooth ; flowers verticil- 

 late; bracts lanceolate, coloured, longer than the whorl; 

 leaves lanceolate-oblong,- remotely serrate ; stem obtuse- 

 angled, white, downy<r Pursh FL 1, p. 18. Willd^ 

 Spec. 1. p. 126. W a I /.. Car. p. 64. Elliott Sk. I, p. 30, 

 Roem. 4^ Schult. I. p. 214. M. lutea Mich. FL L 

 p. 16. 



Root perennial and biennial. Stem 2—3 feet high, branched. 

 Leaves varying from lanceolate to oblong, punctate, narrowed 

 towards the point ; teetJi obscure. Calyx long, a little curved ;■ 

 teeth spreading, subulate. Corolla yellow, dotted with brown ; 

 upper lip villous at the point. Bracts large, coloured with 

 yellow and red. 



Hab. In the pine-barrens of New-Jersey ; common. In Penn- 

 sylvania. A/u A ^en 6 er^-. September. Called //brse-mmf. 

 An essential oil is extracted from it, which is useful as a rube- 

 facient. See Medical Recorder^ vol. II. p. 494, with an accu- 

 rate figure. 



