BIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPESMIA. 



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487. ORIGANUM. Gen.pl.QSl. 



l.O. spicis subrotundis paniculatis conglotneratis, bracteis vulgarc. 



calyce longioribus ovatis. IFilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 135. 

 Icon. FLdan. 038. 



In dry stony fields and woods : Pensylvania to Virginia. 

 11 . July, Aug. V. V. Flowers pale red. 



488. DRACOCEPHALUM. Gen.pl.QSA. 



1. D. spicis brevibus tetragonis, bracteis ovatis acutis, caly- variegatum. 



cis dentibus inasqualibus, foliis arete sessilibus ovali- 



oblongis superne denticulatis. Fent. hort. eels t. 44. 



cum icone. 

 Prasium incarnatum. Wall.Ji. car. \Q5. 

 In Lower Carolina. 1/ . Aug. Sept. v. v. Flowers 



blueish-red, with white stripes, very ornamental. 



2. D. spicis elongatis cunfertifloris, bracteis subulatis, ca- virginianum. 



lycis dentibus brevibus subaequalibus, foliis lineari- 



lanceolatis serratis. — JVilld. sp. pi. 3. p. lAQ. 

 Icon. Bot. mag. 46/. Rob. ic. 207 . 

 In mountain meadows : Virginia and Carolina. 1/ . 



July — Sept. V. V. Flowers reddish-purple. There is 



a taller variety with dark purple flowers. 



3. D. spicis elongatis remotifloris, bracteis subulatis, ca- denticulatum. 



lycis dentibus subaequalibus, foliis obovato-lanceolatis 



superne denticulatis, — IVilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 150. 

 Prasium purpureum. tValt.Jl.car. \6Q. 

 Icon. Bot. mag. 214. 

 In the mountains of Virginia and Carolina, if. July — 



Sept. V. V. Resembles the former very much 3 it is 



always smaller in size, and weakly in stem. 



489. PRUNELLA. Gen. pi. cjgo. 



1. P. foliis petiolatis oblongo-ovatis basi dentatis, calycis vulgaris. 



labiis inaequalibus, superiore truncato aristato, caule 



zdscandenie.— IF illd. sp. pi. 3. p. 176. 

 Icon. Fl. dan. 9 10. Evgl. bot. g6 1 . 

 In fields and meadows : New England to Carolina. If.. 



July, Aug. V. V. Flowers violet purple. 



2. P. foliis petiolatis ovato-lanceolatis basi dentatis, calycis pensijlvanke, 



labiis sequalibus, superiore truncato triaristato, caule 

 adscendente. Willd.hort, berol. p. 9. t. 9. 



