LABIATJE, 283 STACHYS. 



Gr. Kitoy, a lion, and ovga, tail ; from the appearance of the spikes of flow- 

 ers. Cal. funnel-shaped, 5 — 10-nerved, 5-toothed. Cor. ringent, hairy. Fil. 

 ascending, longer than the orifice, covered by the upper lip, the lower pair 

 longest. Ach. triquetrous, truncate at the summit, 



L, Cardi'aca. 



Loicer stem leaves palrnate-lobed, uppermost lanceolate, often trifid, all of 

 them toothed, cuneiform at base ; corolla longer tiian the calyx, the tube with 

 a hairy ring within. Native of Tartary, whe^nce it was first introduced into 

 Kurope and thence to America, ever following the footsteps of civilized man. 

 It is common about rubbish, stone walls and waste places. Stem about 3 feet 

 high, downy, square, large, purplish, bearing its opposite, stalked, rough 

 leaves arranged in 4 verticel rows. Flowers in many whorls. Calyx rigid 

 and bristly. Corolla purplish, hairy without, variegated within. Motherwort 

 has a strong and pungent smell, and has considerable reputation as an ingre- 

 dient in herb-drinks for colds, coughs, &.C. July. Per. Muthcrwort. 



29. GALEO'PSIS. 

 Calyx 5-cIeft, spinescent ; upper lip of the corolla vaulted, 

 subcrenate, lower lip with 3 unequal lobes, having,2 teeth on 

 its upper side. 



Gr. yo-Xi), a weasel, and ovj'is, appearance. Its grotesque flowers may be 

 likened to that animal. Cal. tubular, with 5 spreading, mucronate teeth. 

 Cor. ringent, tube slender at base, dilated at the throat, which has two promi- 

 nences. Middle lobe of lower lip largest, cleft and crenate. Fil. ascending, 

 covered by the upper lip. 



1. G. te'trahit. 



Slcm hispid, the internodes thickened upwards; /enrcs ovate, hispid, serrate; 

 corolla twice as long as the calyx, the upper lip nearly straight, concave. A 

 common weed, naturalized in waste and cultivated grounds, ) — 2 feet high. 

 Stem obtusely 4-angled, remarkably swelled below the joint, and covered 

 with prickly, deflexed bristles Leaves hairy on both sides, ovate, acute, 

 serrate. Flowers in dense verticels. Calyx with 5 acute, bristly teeth. 

 Corolla variegated with white and purple, upper lip concave, purple; longer 

 than the 3-lobed lower one. June, July. Ann. Htinp j\eUle. 



2. G. Lada'num. 



S/em hairv, internodes equal; leaves lanceolate, subserrate, hairy ; uji-per 

 lip of the c'oroVa slightly crenate. A smaller specie.s, naturalized, growing 

 among rubbish, in gravelly soils, &c. Stem about a foot high, not swollen 

 below the joints, with opposite branches. Flowers in dense, remote whorls. 

 Corollas usually rose-colored, often white or variegated, spotted with crimson. 

 Aug. Sept. Ann. Red Hemp jYettle . 



30. STACHYS. 



Upper lip of the corolla vaulted, lower lip 3-lobed, the 



middle lobe larj^est ; stamens ascending, lower ones longer; 



antheis approximated in pairs. 



Gr. a-ruyyji, a spike ; this being the inflorescence of all the species. Cal. 

 tube antrulnr, cleft half way down into 5 subulate, awned teeth, rather 

 unequal. Cor. ringent, thetube short, throat oblong, lower lip larger Uian 

 upper, the middle segment very large, entire or emarginate, folded backwards. 

 Stam. bent outward after flowering. Ach. obtuse, not truncate. 



