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4. L. amplexicaule, Linn. Hcnbit-nettle. Leaves broadly 

 cordate, very obtuse, deeply inciso-crenate, stalked, the floral 

 ones sessile embracing the stem. Br. Ft. \.p. 277. E. LI. v. 

 iii. p. 92. E. Bot. t. 770. 



Waste places, sandy fields and gardens. Fl. March— June. 11.- 

 Corolla of a deep rose colour, with a very slender tube. 



14. Nepeta. Linn. Cat-mint. 



Calyx tubular, many- (15-) ribbed, its mouth a little oblique, 

 5-toothed. Corolla with the tube exserted ; upper Up emar- 

 ginate ; lower trifid, the lateral lobes reflexed, tbe middle 

 one broad, concave, notched. — Name, some say from Nepi, a 

 town in Italy ; others from Nepa, a scorpion, whose bite the 

 plant was considered to cure. 



Didynamia. Gymnosperm ia. 



1. N. Cataria, Linn. Cat-mint. Flowers in spiked subpe- 

 dunculated whorls ; leaves stalked, cordate, dentato-serrated. 

 Br. FL L p. 278. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 70. E. Bot. t. 137. 



Gravelly banks and waste places. Gravelly bank by the river Dod- 

 -der above Rathfarnham-bridge ; Doctor Allman. Banks of the Shan- 

 non opposite Limerick and other place?. Fl. July, Aug. %.— Stems 

 2—3 feet high, downy, as well as the leaves, and whitish. Floicers 

 white, tinged and spotted with rose colour. Anthers reddish. 



15. Galeopsis. Linn. Hemp-nettle. 



Calyx campanulate, equal, 5-toothed, teeth mueronate. Co- 

 rolla with the tube exserted, the throat inflated ; upper lip 

 arched; lower one with three unequal lobes, having two 

 teeth on its upper side — Name, ^a\er], a tveasel, and o^is, 

 aspect or appearance ; from the resemblance in the lips of 

 the flower to the snout of an animal. 



Didynamia. Gymnospermia. 



1. G. Ladanum, Linn. Red Hemp-nettle. Stem not swol- 

 len below the joints ; leaves lanceolate, subserrate, hairy ; 

 upper lip of the corolla slightly crenate. Br. Fl. 1. p. 275. 

 E. Fl. v. iii. p. 93. E. Bot. t. 884. 



Dry gravelly banks and corn-fields. Side of Knockmaroon hill, 

 where it was first observed by Mr. Templeton. Corn-field on the hill 

 of Howth ; Doctor Aquilla Smith. Gravelly banks near CarditfV 

 bridge, abundant, 1835. Fl. Aug.— Oct. 0.— Stem 10 or 12 inches 

 faigfc, with opposite branches. Leaves rather small, petiolate, hairy. 

 Flowers purplish rose-colour. 



2. G. Tetrahit, Linn. Common Hemp-nettle. Stem hispid, 

 swollen below the joints ; leaves ovate, hispid, serrated ; corolla 

 with the upper lip erect, ovate, entire. Br. Fl. 1. p. 275. 

 E. FL v. iii. p. 94. E. Bot. t. 207. 



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