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** Chamcepitys, Fl. solitary, yellow. 



4. A. Chammpitys. Ground Pine. Yellow Bugle. 



Stem diffuse, branched. Leaves in three deep, linear, en- 

 tire segments. Flowers axillary, solitary, shorter than 

 the leaves. 



A. Chamcepitys. Fl. Br. 605. Engl. Bot. v. 2. t. 77. With. 5 1 7. 



Schreb. Unilab. 24. Willd. Sp. PL v. 3. 10. 

 A. sive Chamaepitys. Matth. Valgr.v. 2. 29 1 ./. Camer. Epit. 679. f. 



Lob. Ic. 382./. 

 Bugula n. 284. Hall. Hist. v. 1 . 124. 

 Teucrium Chamaepitys. Linn. Sp. PL 787. Huds.2A7. Relh. 220. 



Dicks. Dr. PL 9. Fl. Dan. t. 733. Ehrh. PL Of. 1 65. 

 Chamaepitys. Riv. Monop. Irr. t. 14./. 1. 

 Ch. vulgaris, Raii Sijn. 244. 

 Ch. mas. Ger. Em. 525./. 



In sandy or gravelly fields, not general. 



About the borders of Triplow heath, Cambridgeshire ; and in se- 

 veral parts of Kent. Ray. At Purfleet, Fissex. Mr. J. Raijer, 

 and Mr. E. Forster. 



Annual. April, May. 



Root small, tapering. Herb hairy, glutinous, aromatic and bitter. 

 Stems several, spreading and recumbent, purplish, most hairy 

 on two opposite sides. Leaves crowded, in 3 deep narrow lobes, 

 somewhat revolute. FL on very short stalks, opposite, soli- 

 tary in the bosoms of the leaves. Cal. nearly regular. Cor. 

 yellow 3 the upper lip very short, slightly notched j lower with 

 2 acute lateral lobes, and a large central one, which is inversely 

 heart-shaped, spotted with red. Seeds wrinkled and dotted. 

 Tournefort and Haller speak of a variety with rose-coloured 

 flowers. 



The reasons and history of the transfer of this plant from Teucrium 

 to Ajuga are given at length in Engl. Bot. 



284. TEUCRIUM. Germander. 



Linn. Gen. 287. Juss.\\2. Fl. Br.606. Tourn.f. 9S. Lam.t.50\. 

 ChanitEdrys. Tourn. t. 07. 



Cal. somewhat bell-shaped, a little unequal, tumid on one 

 side at the base, the limb in .5 deep, acute segments. 

 Cor. ringent ; labc cylindrical, short, curved upwards; 

 uj)j)rr lip ap))arL'ntly wanting, being divick-d to the very 

 base into 2 distant, ovate-oblong, ascending, lateral lobes; 

 lower spreading, in 3 lobes, tlie lateral ones resembling 

 those of the upper lip, central one larger, flat orconcavcj 

 undivided or cloven. Filam. much longer than the up- 



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