."^^G i.vniAT.T;. (mint family.) 



1. M. VUlgare, I--- AVoolly ; stems brnndiinfj: at the base, ascending; 

 leaves j)cti()Uil, ovate or rouiulisli, eremite, tlie floral ones smaller, imt longer 

 than tlie capitate many-flowered whorls; calyx-teeth 10, recurved-spreading ; 

 corolla small, white. — Waste ground and road-sides. Introduced. — Stems 



25. LEONOTIS, U. Bhown. 



Calyx tubular, lO-nervcd, incurved, unucjually 8 - 1 0-toothed ; the teeth 

 straight, spiny, the upper one largest. Corolla slender, 2-lipped ; the upper 

 lip long, arching, entire, the lower very short, 3-cleft, spreading. Stamens 4, 

 ascending under the upper lip : antlier-cells diverging. Nutlets 3-angled, trun- 

 cate. — Tall iierbs, with very large glol>osc whorls in the a.xils of the upper 

 leaves Flowers yellow or scarlet. 



1. Ij. nepetsefolia, R. Br. Annual ; stem tomentose, .simple or branched ; 

 leaves remote, long-petioled, broadly ovate, crenate, the floral ones lanceolate ; 

 whorls 1- several; calyx 8-toothcd ; corolla villous, scarlet. — Waste grounds, 

 Georgia and Florida. June -Aug. Introduced. — Stem 1°- 6° higli. Whorls 

 l'-2' in diameter. Corolla 1' long 



26. LEONURUS, L. Mothkrwort. 



Calyx top-shaped, ."j-nerved, 5-tootbed, the teeth sjiiny and at length spread- 

 ing. Corolla 2-lippcd; the upper lip entire, the lower spreading, .3-lobed, with 

 the middle lobe obcordate. Stamens 4, ascending : anther-cells parallel, naked. 

 Nutlets 3-anglcd, tnincate. — Herbs, with inciscly lobed leaves ; the floral ones 

 longer than the dense whorls. Bracts subulate. 



1. L. Cardiaca, L. Stem (2° -4° high) square, pubescent; leaves long- 

 pctioled, tlie lower ones round-cordate, palmately lobed and toothed ; tiie floral 

 ones wedge-shaped, 3-clcft toward the apex; whorls distant, 6 - 1 5-ilowercd ; 

 corolla villous, purplish, spotted with brown in the throat. — Waste places. 

 Introduced. June -July. 



27. STACHYS, L. Hedge-Nettle. 



Calyx tubular-bell-shaped, 5- or 10-nerved, 5-toothed ; the teeth equal, or the 

 upper one larger, more or less spiny (in our species), spreading in fruit. Co- 

 rolla hairy within, 2-lipped; the upper lip erect, the lower spreading, 3-lobed, 

 with the middle lobe much larger. Stamens 4, ascending: anthers 2-celled. 

 Nutlets not truncate. — Chiefly hairy or hispid herbs, with few-flowered whorls 

 in teiTninal racemes. 



* Perennial. 



1. S. aspera, Michx. Stem erect, with the angles rough with recurved 

 bristly hairs, rarely smootbish ; leaves short-petioled, ovate-oblong or ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, sen-ate, rounded at the base, smooth, or sprinkled with hairs 

 above ; the floral ones longer than the calyx ; whorls 6 - 1 0-flowcrcd, the lower 

 ones distant; calyx-teeth spine-pointed. (S. hispida, Pursh. S. tenuifolia, WiM) 



