LABIATE. (mint FAMILY.) 321 



15 BLEPHILIA, Twif. 



Calyx ovatc-tubuhir, 13-nervo(l, hcardloss in the throat, 2-lippc(l ; the upper 

 lip with throe awiK'd teeth, tlic lower 2-elcft, awnlcss or sliort-awned. Anthers 

 1-cclled. Otherwise like Monarda. — Stem erect, ^\'horls several, lateral and 

 terminal, the Ujipir ones crowded. 



1- B. ciliata, Kaf. Stem hirsute; leaves nearly sessile, ovatc-lanceolato, 

 finely serrate, smooihish above, paler and tomentose beneath ; whorls <i;lobo.>c, 

 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 

 Geory;ia, lind northward. July and Aujj. — Stem 2° -3° high. Leaves 2' -3' 

 long Corolla j' long, blue. 



2. B. hirsuta, Bcnth. Stem hirsute ; leaves loncr-potiolcd, oblon.T-ovatft. 

 sen-ate, smootli or hirsute; whorls globose, distinct, or tiio Uj)per ones Ci0..dod, 

 the lower axillary; bracts linear-subulate, long-ciliate ; corolla slightly pubes- 

 cent. (Monarda hirsuta, Ptirsh.) — 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, l.'i-ncrved, sliglitly incurved, with the mouth oblique, and un- 

 equally 5-tootiicd. 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. — Ei-ect 

 perennial herbs. Whorls numerous, crowded in a cylindrical spike. • 



1. L. serophularisefolius, Bcnth. Stem pubescent, leaves pctiolcd, 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, hairy beneath ; spike interrupted 

 at the base ; calyx-tcetli whitish, lanceolate, acute. — Mountains of Georgia, and 

 northward. Aug. — Stem 3° -4° high. Spikes 4'- 15' long. Bracts ovate. 

 Corolla purplish. 



2. L. nepetoides, Bcnth. Smooth ; leaves petiolcd, 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-cleft 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 pctiolatc, cordate-ovate, 

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

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

 teeth lanccolate-siibnlate, the upper ones longer; corolla small, white. — Waste 

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



