LABIATH, (MINT FAMILY.) 921 
15. BLEPHILIA, Raf 
Calyx ovate-tubular, 13-nerved, beardless in the throat, 2-lipped; the upper 
lip with three awned teeth, the lower 2-cleft, awnless or short-awned. Anthers 
l-celled. Otherwise like Monarda. — Stem erect. Whorls several, lateral and 
terminal, the upper ones crowded. 
l. B. ciliata, Raf. Stem hirsute; leaves nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, 
finely serrate, smoothish above, paler and tomentose beneath; whorls globose, 
crowded, or the lower ones distinct; bracts ovate-lanceolate, long-ciliate ; calyx 
and corolla hairy. (Monarda ciliata, Z.) — Dry soil, in the upper districts of 
Georgia, and northward. July and Aug.— Stem 29—39 high. Leaves 2!-3! 
long. Corolla 3" long, blue. 
2. B. hirsuta, Benth. Stem hirsute; leaves long-petioled, oblong-ovate, 
serrate, smooth or hirsute; whorls globose, distinct, or the upper ones crowded, 
the lower axillary; bracts linear-subulate, long-ciliate ; corolla slightly pubes- 
cent. (Monarda hirsuta, Pursh.)—Damp woods on the mountains of North 
Carolina, and northward. July and Aug.— Stem 29-39 high, branching. 
Leaves thin, 3' -4' long, Corolla pale bluq. 
16. LOPHANTHUS, Benth. 
Calyx tubular, 15-nerved, slightly incurved, with the mouth oblique, and un- 
equally 5-toothed. Corolla 2-lipped; the upper lip deeply notched, the lower 
Spreading, 3-cleft, with the middle lobe crenate. Stamens 4, distant or spread- 
ing, the upper pair longer: anther-cells parallel. Nutlets smooth. — Erect - 
perennial herbs. Whorls numerous, crowded in a cylindrical spike. 
1. L. scrophularisfolius, Benth. Stem pubescent; leaves petioled, 
Ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, hairy beneath; spike interrupted 
at the base ; calyx-teeth whitish, lanceolate, acute. — Mountains of Georgia, and 
northward. Aug. — Stem 3°-4° high. Spikes 4'—15' long. Bracts ovate. 
Corolla purplish. 
2. L. nepetoides, Benth. Smooth; leaves petioled, ovate or oblong, 
acute, serrate; spike interrupted at the base; calyx-teeth green, ovate, barely 
acute. Woot, North Carolina, and northward. Aug. — Stem 49—6? gero 
Bracts ovate. Corolla greenish-yellow. 
17. NEPETA, L. Carwir. 
Pose lip of the corolla 2-cleft or entire. Stamens ascending: anthers ap: 
proximate by pairs, the cells diverging. Otherwise like Lophanthus. — Corolla 
blue or white. 
l. N. Cataria, L. Erect, hoary:pubescent; leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, — 
Acute, coarsely serrate; whorls many-flowered, the upper ones crowded in à — 
c thick dense raceme, the lower axillary ; bracts as long as the pedicel; calyx- — 
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