182 DIDYN. GYMNOSP. 



Hab. Woods in Scotland, but nire, G. Don. Fl. May. 



Flowers large, purple, 10 in a Vvhorl : — in other respects very like the 

 preceding ; from which however Sir Jas. Smith says it is unques- 

 tionably distinct. 



3. L. pzirpureum (red Dead-Nettie), leaves cordate obtuse cre- 

 nato-serrate petiolate the uppermost crowded together, " cor. 

 with the tube bearded within" (Sm.). Lighlf.p. 309. E.B. 

 i. 1933. 



Hab. Borders of fields and in hedges, plentiful. J7.May — Sept. 0. 

 Leaves, especially the upper ones, with a silky hairiness, and with a 

 purplish tinge on the floral ones. Flowers purple. 



4. L. incisum {cut-leaved Dead-Neltle), leaves broadly cordate 

 obtuse inciso-crenate petiolate the uppermost crowded, " cor, 

 with the tube glabrous within" (,Sm.). E. D. t. 1953. 



Hab. Occasionally with the preceding about Glasg., Ilopk. Fields 

 about Edinburgh, towards Newhaven, Mr. Greville. Fl. May. ©. 



I should scarcely think this specifically different from the last, were it 

 not that Smith attributes to the one (L.pvrp.) a cor. bearded with- 

 in, and to the other (L. inris.) a perfectly glabrous one 5 characters 

 which I have not myself had the opportunity of verifying. 



5. L. amplexicanle {Henhit Dead-Nettie), leaves broadly cor- 

 date very obtuse deeply inciso-crenate jjetiolaie the floral ones 

 sessile embracing the stem. Lightf. p. 309. E. B. t. 770. 



Hab. Dry and sandy fields and gardens, frequent. Fl. March — June. 



0. 



Flowers with very slender tubes, fine deep rose colour. 



7. GALEOPSIS. 



1. G. Ladanum {red Hemp-Nettle) , stem not swollen below the 

 joints, leaves lanceolate subserrate hairy, upper lip of the cor, 

 slightly crenate. E. B. t. SS4. 



Hab. Dry limestone rubbish in Scotland, A. Bruce, Esq. in E. B. 

 Road-side, near Oxenford Castle, and at Cross-gate toll, Maugh. Fl. 



Sept., Oct. 0. 

 Stem 10 — 12 inches high, with opposite branches. Leaves rather 



small, petiolate, hairy. Flowers purplish rose colour. 



2. G. Tetrahit [comvion Hemp-Nettle), stem hispid incrassated 

 below the joints, leaves ovate hispid serrated, cor. twice as 

 long as the cal., upper lip nearly straight. Lightf. p. 310, 



E.B.t. 207. 

 Hab. Corn-fields and hedges, frequent. Fl. Aug. Q. 

 One foot to two feet high. Flowers white and purplish. 



3. G. versicolor {large-floiuered Hemp-Nettle) , stem hispid in- 

 crassated below the joints, leaves ovate hispid serrated, cor. 

 thrice as long as the cal., upper lip inflated. Lightf. p. 310 

 {G. Tetrahit IB.). E.B.t, mi. 



Hab. Corn-fields about Edinb. and Glasg., very common, M^w^^. and 

 llopk, , as well as in other parts of Scotland. Fl, Aug., Sept. Q. 



