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the upper lip nearly wanting ; lower one spreading, and divided 
into three. Stamens projecting beyond. 
Teucrium Scoroponia. Wood Germander, or Sage. Very 
frequent in woods and dry places. It is very bitter, and 
sometimes used instead of hops by the poor. Stems from 
one to two feet high, leaves heart-shaped, stalked, downy, 
very much wrinkled, and resembling Sage. Flowers of a 
yellowish white, growmg in many long spikes, with the 
blossom all on one side. A pretty though not showy plant, 
and often found on commons, mixed with the Furze and 
Heath. 
DIpYNAMIA. GYMNOSPERMIA. 
CoROLLIFLOR&. LAMIACES. 
BALLOTA. | (HorEHounD.) 
Generic Character. Calyx funnel-shaped, with ten ribs and 
five teeth. Corolla with the upper lip erect and concave, lower 
one divided into three, middle lobe the largest. 
Bautota nicRa. Black Horehound. Very common, espe- 
cially i in the south, near towns and villages, by road-sides, 
and under walls. A shabby looking plant, exposed as it is 
to dust, and to be browsed on by passing animals. The 
