GAMOPETALiE i8i 



are fringed, ovate to heart-shaped, acute. The calyx 

 is bell-shaped, the upper lip broad, having the edges 

 bent back, and with small spiny, convergent teeth, 

 the lower ones awl-like. The corolla is small, and 

 has a tube as long as the calyx. The upper lip is 

 short and flattened at the side, hollow, straight, except 

 at the tip, smooth within. The connective is long 

 and slender, enlarged, with a wing to the antherstalk. 

 There are two stamens, the others or third and 

 fourth stamens being functionless. In water the 

 nutlets become mucilaginous. 



Two to four feet is the usual height of Clary. II 

 flowers from June to August, and is a herbaceous 

 perennial. 



Though there are four stamens, two are function- 

 less, and those that produce pollen are united by a 

 connective. In the common Sage, where the arrange- 

 ment for pollination is similar, the anthers ripen first 

 and then shrivel. The pistil lengthens and curves 

 down so that an insect visitor may then touch it with 

 its back on a part on which pollen in a younger 

 flower would also come in contact with it, so that 

 cross-pollination is ensured. The lower lip serves here 

 as in other Labiates as an alighting place for insects, 

 and the upper lip is curved and protects the stigma, 

 anthers, and the honey at the base of the ovary. The 

 anthers are connected in Clary, whereas in the Sage, 

 they move on a pivot, and the bee in pushing one 

 end in, is hit by the longer ones on the back. The 

 connective is not moved in this case, but the insect 



