DiDYNAMiA GYMNOSPBRMiA. Scutellaria. 413 



Icon. Pluh aim. 441. f. 6. 

 ^. S. foliis omnibus linearibus.— ^-^i/W. sp. pi. 3. p. 174. hyssopifolia. 



On dry hills, in rich soil : New York to Carolina. 1/ . 

 July — Sept. V. V. Flowers large, handsome blue. This , 

 species is very variable, in size and figure of leaves, 

 simple and branched stems, &c. 



«. S. ramosa, elata, pabescens ; foliis ovatis acuminatis ser- serrala. 



ratis breviter petiolatis, racemis terminalibus laxiiasculis 



plerumque paniculatis, bracteis lanceolatis brevibus.— 



Bot. rep. 494. 

 S. integrifolia. Juctorum. 

 In fields and meadows : Virginia and Carolina. 1/ . July 



— Sept. V. V. The tallest species j flowers large and 



handsome. 



9. S. simpliciuscula, pubescens ; foliis remotis rhomboideo- pilosa. 



ovatis obtusis rotundato-crcnatis basi attenuatis, petio- 

 lis brevibus, racemis terminalibus laxis plerumque ra- 

 mosis, bracteis lanceolatis integris. — Mich.Ji. amer, 2. 

 p. 11. 



S. ovalifolia. Pers. syn. 2. p. 136> 



S. caroliniana. Walt. ft. car. \Q3. 



Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 313. f. 4. 



In shady woods : Virginia and Carolina. %. July, Aug. 

 V. V. Resembles the foregoing one ; it is a smaller 

 plant, with only ji kv/ leaves, 



491. THYMUS. Gen. pi. 982. 



l.T. floribus capitatis, caulibus repentibus, foliis planis Serpyllum, 



obtusis basi ciliaiis. IFil/d. sp. pi. 3. p. 138. 

 Icon. Engl. bot. 1514. Schkuhr handb. 144. '' 

 Common Thyme occurs frequently in an apparently wild 



state, particularly on the commons near Philadelphia. 



If.. \2 . July, Aug. V. V. Flowers purple. 



492. CALAMINTHA. Tourn. inst. I93. 



I.e. pubescens, ramosissima ; foliis ovatis obtusis subset- Aepeta. 



ratis, verticillis pedunculatis dichotomo-corymbosis 



folio longioribus, villis calycinis prominentibus. 

 Melissa Nepeta. IVilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 147 . 

 Thymus Nepeta. Smith Jl. brit. 2. p. 642. 

 Icon. Engl. tot. 1414. Curt. lond. 6. t. 40. 



