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plant hispid, stem thickened at the nodes; rocky places, 
occasional. G. sulfurea, Jord.; Dauphiny; scarcely 
differs. 
23. AJUGA, L. 
Upper lip of corolla very short, notched, lower lip 
3-lobed, spreading; stamens 4, protruding beyond the 
upper lip. 
A. rveptans, L., Bugle; flowers blue, plant glabrous, 
furnished with long leafy stolons, leaves ovate or obovate, 
crenate; verycommon. A. alpina, Vill., with shorter or 
no stolons, flowers violet, is an alpine form of this. A. 
pyvramidalis, L.; no stolons, flowers blue, bracts very 
large, coloured, cymes forming a pyramidal spike, lower 
leaves very large, czespitose; alpine pastures, frequent. 
A. genevensis, L.; no stolons, flowers bright blue, radical 
leaves evanescent, bracts coarsely dentate-crenate ; moun- 
tain pastures; Switzerland, Jura. A. Chamepitys, Schreb., 
Ground- Pine; flowers small, yellow, solitary, bracts 
yellow, leaves deeply 3-fid, with linear lobes; a small 
annual weed in calcareous soil; rare. 
24. TEUCRIUM, L. 
Cymes forming leafy unilateral spikes or racemes; 
calyx 5-toothed, the upper teeth often broader and re- 
flexed; corolla short, upper lip very small, 3-partite, 
lateral lobes of lower lip large; stamens 4. 
A. Flowers red or pink:—7Z. Chamedrys, L.; stem 
woody below, 6-18 in., leaves ovate, stalked, inciso- 
crenate; dry banks, frequent. 7Z. Scordium, L.; flowers 
in pairs in the axils of the upper leaves, leaves ovate, 
sessile, crenate, soft, stem 4-8 in., branched; wet places, 
