281 LOPHANTHUS. 



Said to be named from JVepet, a town in Tuscany. Cal. tube ovoid, straight, 

 about 15-nerved. Tube of cor. cylindric, long, incurved, dilated at the throat 

 which has on each side a small, refle,\ed lobe, upi>er lip erect, slightly cleft; 

 lower lip large, rounded, concave, with many notches. Fil. close together, 

 covered by the upper lip. Ach. 4, in the bottom of the cal. 



N. cat.v'ria. 



Erect, tall, hoary-tomentose ; leavs petiolate, cordate, coarsely crenate- 

 serrate ; ^'<?ce7-s spiked, the whorls sliglitly pedunculated. This common 

 plant is naturalized every where about old buildings and fences. Cats are 

 very fond of it and will often devour it with the greatest avidity. Hence the 

 specific name. Stem square, pubescent, branching, 2 — 3 feet high. Leaves 

 very evenly bordered by tooth-like or crenate serratures, and as well as the 

 whole plant, covered with a soft, hoary down, paler beneath. Flowers many, 

 white or purplish, the lower lip dotted with crimson. July. Per. Catnev. 



24. GL ECHO' MA. 

 Caljx 5-cIeft, subequal ; upper lip of the corolla bifid; 

 antheis approaching each othur in pairs, each pair forming a 

 cross. 



Gr. yXtiX^", a sort of thj^me. Cal. cylindric, tubular, about 1.5-nerved. 

 Cor. ringent ; tube compressed, slender ; upper lip cleft half way down, cov- 

 ering the stam. Anth. 2-celled, cells divaricate. 



G. HEDERA'CEA. L. Nepeta Glechoma. Benih. 



Leaves reniform, crenate ; corolla about 3 times as long as the caly.ic. A 

 creeping plant naturalized about hedges, walls, &c. Stems prostrate, radicat- 

 ing at base, square, varying in length from a few inches to 1 — 2 feet. Leaves 

 petiolate, opposite, roundish, cordate-reniform, hniry and glaucous. Flowers 

 a.xillary, about 3 together. Corolla bluish purple with a variegated throat. 

 The 2 anthers of each pair of stamens meet with their 2 divaricate cells 

 forming the appearance of a cross. The plant is aromatic, and was formerly 

 used in ale, also in medicine. May. Per. Gill-over-thc-groand. Ground Ivy. 



25. LOPHA'iNTHUS. 

 Calyx 15-nerved, oblique, 5-cleft, upper segments longer; 

 corolla bilabiate, U|)per lip bitidly emaiginale, lower lip 

 3-lobed, the middle lobe broader and cienale; stamens di- 

 verging. 



Or. Xoipoi, a crest, avS^oi, a flower. Flowers in dense, terminal spikes. 

 Calyx tubular. Anth. 2-celled, cells parallel. 



1. L. NEPETOI'DES. Benih. Hyssopns nepeloides. L. 

 Stem smooth, quadrangular, with the angles acute and .*lightiy winged ; 



leaves ovate and ovate-lanceulate, acutely serrate; petioles smoolhish. A tall, 

 branching, pale green herb, common about fences and dry hedges. Stem 

 3 — 6 feet high, the sides somewhat concave and the antrles prominent. 

 Leaves acuminate, about 4 inches in length and 2 in widih. Flowers in 

 crowded axillary verticils forming a terminal spike which is nearly continuous 

 above. Corolla pale yellow. Stamens exserted. July. Aug. Per. 



2. L. SCHROPHULARIFO'LIUS. Bentk. Hyssopus schrophularifolius. L. 

 Stem pubescent, quadrangular, with the angles obtuse ; leaves cordate-ovate, 



crenate-serrate ; petioles ciliale-pubescent. Tall, stout, and branching, with 



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