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15. BLEPHILIA, Raf. 



Calyx ovate-tubular, 13-nervc(l, beardless in the throat, 2-lipped; the upper 

 lip with three awned teeth, the lower 2-clcft, awnless or short-awned. Anthers 

 1-celled. Otherwise like Monarda. — Stem erect. Whorls several, lateral and 

 terminal, the upper ones crowded. 



1. 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, L.) — Dry soil, in the upper districts of 

 Georgia, and northward. July and Aug. — Stem 2° -3° high. Leaves 2' -3' 

 long Corolla ^' long, blue. 



2. B. hirsuta, Benth. Stem hirsute; leaves long-petioled, oblon<»-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, Pitrsh.) — Damp woods on the mountains of North 

 Carolina, and northward. July and Aug. — Stem 2° -3° high, branching. 

 Leaves thin, 3' - 4' long. Corolla pale blue. 



16. LOPHANTHUS, Benth. 



Calyx tubular, 1.5-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. SCrophularisefolius, 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 puiplish. 



2. L. nepetoides, Benth. Smooth ; leaves petioled, ovate or oblong, 

 acute, serrate ; spike interrupted at the base ; calyx-teeth green, ovate, barely 

 acute. — Woods, North Carolina, and northward. Aug. — Stem 4° -6° high. 

 Bracts ovate. Corolla greenish-yellow. 



17. NEPETA, L. Catnip. 



Lower lip of the corolla 2-clcft or entire. Stamens ascending : anthers ap- 

 proximate by pairs, the cells diverging. Otherwise like Lophanthus. — Corolla 

 blue or white. * 



1. N. Cataria, L. Erect, hoary-pubescent ; leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, 

 acute, coarsely serrate ; whorls many-flowered, the upper ones crowded in a 

 thick dense raceme, the lower axillary ; bracts as long as the pedicel ; calyx- 

 teeth lanceolate-subulate, the upper ones longer; corolla small, white. — Waste 

 grounds, introduced. — Stem 2° - 3° high. 



