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DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. 



latis ; foliis petiolatis, 

 cordatis, dentato-ser- 



ratis. 



J ■ 



stalks; leaves on peti 

 oles, cordate, coarsely 

 serrated. 



Sp. pK 3, p. 49* Mich. 2. p- 2. Ptu'sh, 2. p. 406. 



Root perennial- Stem 2—3 feet liigh, 4-angIedj pubescent- LcavcS 

 cordate ,acute^like the whole plant pubescent^ and on the under surface some- 

 w'hat hoaxy. Petioles nearly an inch long^ diminishing in length towards 

 the summit of the stem. Calyx tubular^ ribbed, r>'toothed, teeth unequal, 

 the upper one the longest. Corolla small, nearly white, the upper lip 

 straight, slightly emarj^inated, the lower 3-lobcd, the lateral lobes small, re- 

 flected, the intermediate dilated, crenated, and sprinkled with crimson or 

 purple dots. Stamens shorter than the corolla. 



An exotic plant, naturalised in cur country. 



Found around buildings 



and in dry soils. 

 Flowers June 



Not common in the low country of Carolina. 



•Au™st. 



MENTHA. Gen. Pl. 967. 



Corolla 



s lib ae qii a 



lis^ quadrifida, lacinia 



e margin at a. 



latiore 



Stamina erecta 



tantia. 



5 



dis 



1. Tenuis. 



M. glabra 



? 



foliis 



o 



vato lanceolatisjserru- 

 latis, petiolatis; spica 

 gracilis terminally ver 

 ticillis minimis inter 

 rupta ; staminibiis in 



clusis. 



Corolla nearly e- 

 qual, 4-cleft, with the 

 broadest segment em- 

 arginate. Stamens 



erect, distant. 



Glabrous ; leaves 

 ovate lanceolate, ser-* 

 rulate, on « petioles ; 

 spike slender,terminal, 



with 



verticil Is 



very 



Mich. 2. p. 2. Pursh 2. p. 405. 



small, distant at base; 

 stamens shortef than 

 the corolla. 



M. Viridis. Walt ? 



Jioot perennial. Stem procumbent, and assurgent, 1 — 2 feet long? 4- 

 angled, glabrous, bran^liing, throwing out roots at the joints, and with the 

 wliole of the plant punctured with glandular dots. Leaves opposite, g^" 



ncrally acute, delicate, on petioles, about 3—4 lines long. Flotoei'f 



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