106 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 
20. STACHYS, L. 
Cymes few-flowered, forming elongated terminal spikes 
or racemes; calyx-teeth nearly equal; corolla-tube cylin- 
drical, lateral lobes of lower lip often reflexed ; stamens 4. 
A. Flowers pink or purple :—S. sylvatica, L., Wound- 
wort ; foetid, flowers red spotted with white; woods, com- 
mon. S. palustris, L.; leaves lanceolate, sessile, flowers 
light pink; wet places, common. S. amdigua, Sm., is 
probably a hybrid between these two. SS. germanica, 
L.; stem and leaves shaggy with silky hairs, lower leaves 
cordate, crenate-serrate, flowers pale pink; stony places ; 
Southern Switzerland, Dauphiny, Pyrenees. .S. avvenszs, 
L.; flowers very small, pink and white; a small annual 
weed in cultivated ground. SS. alpina, L.; stem erect, 
glandular-hairy above, leaves broadly ovate, flowers dark 
purple ; mountain woods. 
B. Flowers yellow :—S. recta, L.; cymes few (3-5- 
flowered), forming an elongated spike, calyx-teeth ending 
in a short spine, leaves lanceolate, hairy, stems 8-18 in. ; 
stony places, frequent. S. axznua, L.; leaves oblong- 
lanceolate, nearly glabrous, bracts lanceolate; an annual 
weed in cultivated land. 
21. (bE TONICA, iL, 
Resembling Szachys, but cymes in dense short terminal 
spikes. 
B. officinalis, L. (Stachys Betonica, Benth.), Wood- 
Betony ; flowers pink, upper leaves narrowly lanceolate ; 
woods, common. JS. zrsuta, L.; flowers purple, much 
larger, calyx twice as long, net-veined, stamens as long 
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