382 LAblAT.K. (MINT FAMILY.) 



Miie corolla, the teeth obtuse: lobes of the style lliii. rouinied. — .Miami, 

 South V\»rukx((iarl>,,). 



9. S. privoides, Henth.. var. Qarberi, fhapm. ChieHy like t!ie pre- 

 cotiinj;. Imt the whuils less erowdeil and more distant, the calyx larger, iu 

 fruit (3" -4" long), the broad teeth abruptly contracted into an awn-like 

 point, and both loiies of the style rounded. — Manatee, South Florida ((.urber) 



* ♦ ('iipcr Up of the riilijx hrond, 3-tool/ied : lower anther cell sterile. 



10. S. lyrata, L. Hairy; stem erect, sparingly branched ; leaves chiefly 

 radical, lyrato pinnatifid, niosily discolored ; stem leaves 2 or 4, the upper pair 

 lanceidatc ami entire; raceme mauy-fiowered ; u|)per lip of the bell-shaped 

 calyx truncate, with short erect teeth; corolla tube elongated. — Var. obo- 

 v,vTA is less hairy, with the obovate leaves merely toothed or wavy on the 

 margins. (S. obovata, /•;//.)— Sandy soil. April - May. — Stem 1° high. 

 Leaves 3'- C long, commonly purple l)eneath. Corolla 9"- 12" long, blue. 



11. S. verbenacea, L. stem pul)escent, 10-2° high ; leaves ovate or 

 oblong, pinnatifid ; the uj>per cordate, sessile ; calyx half as long as the small 

 blue corolla, the upper lip roundi.sh, spreading, the small teeth couniveut. — 

 Dry sandy soil, Heaufort, South Carolina (Elliott). Introduced. 



16. MONARDA, L. Hoksk Mint. 



Calvx tubular, elongated, l.j-nerved, uearly equally 5-toothed, bearded in 

 the throat. Corolla nearly ecpuilly 2-lip])ed ; the upjicr lip notch<'d or entire, 

 the lower 3-toothed. Stamens 2, ascending under the ui)per lip, and ofteuer 

 exserted : anther cells linear, diverging. Nutlets smooth. — Herbs. Leaves 

 undivided. Whorls large, den.se-flowered. Bracts colored. 

 * Upper Up of the corolla linear, acute. 



1 . M. didyma, L. Stem smoothish ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 serrate, rounded at the base, petiole<l, smooth or hispid ; whorls mostly soli- 

 tary, terminal ; calyx smooth, incurved ; corolla large, Ijright red. — Mountains 

 of North Carolina, and northward. August -Sept. — Stem erect, 2° high. 

 Leaves 2' - 3' long. Bracts lanceolate, red. Corolla I' long. 



2. M. fistulosa, L. Stem branching, more or less pubescent, commonly 

 hairy at the joints ; leaves petioled, ovate-lanceolate, acute, sharply serrate, 

 mostly rounded or truncate at the base ; whorls terminal ; calyx .slightly in- 

 curved, densely hispid in the throat ; corolla slender, rose-color. — Dry wood- 

 lands in the upper districts. August -Sept. —Stem 2°-. "5° high. Leaves 

 smoothish, tomeiitose. or his])id, r-3' long. Bracts pale purple. 



3. M. clinopodia, L. " Nearly glabrous to villous-pubescent ; leaves 

 ovate and ovate-lanceolate ; bracts whitish ; calyx moderately hirsute in the 

 throat; corolla .slightly pubescent (I'long), dull white or flesh-colored." — 

 Mountains of Georgia (Grnij). 



4. M. Bradburiana, Beck. Smooth or hairy ; stem simple, slender, 3° 

 high ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, rounded or cordate 

 at the base ; heads solitary ; bracts white or purple ; calyx hir.sute, its teeth 

 long and .spreading ; corolla purplish. — North Alabama, Tennessee, and west- 

 ward. June. 



