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* * Upper lip of the corolla broader, notched. 



5. M. punctata, L. Closely and finely pubescent ; stem much branched ; 

 leaves lanceolate or oblong, acutish, slightly serrate, narrowed into a petiole ; 

 whorls lateral and terminal ; bracts ovate or oblong, purple ; corolla yellowish ; 

 the lower lip dotted with brown, the upper keeled ; stamens not exserted. — 

 Dry soil. August -Oct. — Stem l°-3° high. Leaves l'-2' long. 



17. BLEPHILIA, Raf. 



Calyx ovate-tubular, 13-nerved, beardless in the throat, 2-lipped ; the upper 

 lip with three awued teeth, the lower 2-cleft, 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-lauceolate, loug-ciliate ; calvx 

 and corolla hairy. (Monarda ciliata, Z.) — Dry soil, in the upper districts. 

 July -August. — Stem 2° -3° high. Leaves 2' -3' long. Corolla |' loug, 

 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, Pm/sA.) — Low ground on the mountains of North 

 Carolina. July - August. — Stem 2° - 3° high, branching. Leaves thin, 

 3' - 4' long. Corolla pale blue. 



18. LOPHANTHUS, Benth. 



Calyx tubular, 15-nerved, slightly incurved, with the mouth oblique, and 

 unequally 5-toothed, Corolla 2-lipped ; the upper lip deeply notched, the 

 lower spreading, 3-cleft, with the middle lobe creuate. Stamens 4, distant or 

 spreading, 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. August. — Stem 3° - 4° high. Spikes 4'- 1.5' 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. — Woods, North Carolina, and northward. August. — Stem 4° -6° 

 high. Bracts ovate. Corolla greenish yellow. 



19. NEPETA, L. Catnip. 



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

 approximate by pairs, the cells diverging. Otherwise like Lophanthus. — 

 Corolla blue or white. 



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

 serrate ; whorls many- flowered, the upper ones crowded, the lower axillary; 



