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1. M. VULGARE L. Flowers white. — San 

 Francisco. Contra Costa. Summer. 



Native of Europe. Perhaps in older times 

 used as a medicinal herb. 



16. Stachys. Hedge-Nettle. 



Limb of the corolla 2-labiate, upper lip 

 erect, concave, lower lip spreading, 3-lobed, 

 middle lobe longest. Stamens ascending, ap- 

 proximate in pairs, parallel, contorted iu with- 

 ering. 



1. S. AJUGOIDES Benth. Corolla pale, tube 

 about the length of the calyx; leaves oblong 

 with rounded base; lower leaves petioled; up- 

 per sessile; none of the floral leaves shorter 

 than the clusters, which are arranged in an in- 

 terrupted spike. — 2^. Common. Summer. 



2. 8. ALBENS Gray. Corolla pale, tube about 

 the length of the calyx; leaves oblong with 

 cordate base; lower leaves short-petioled ; 

 upper nearly sessile; most of the floral leaves 

 shorter than the inflorescences, which are ar- 

 ranged in an interrupted spike. — U- Santa 

 Clara County. Summer. 



3. S. PYCNANTHA Benth. Corolla pale; tube 

 about the length of the calyx; floral leaves all 

 reduced to small bracts. — 21- Common. Sum- 

 mer. 



