550 Order 89.— LABIATE. 



9 S. fulgens Cav. St. branching at base, weak, ascending, pubescent ; lvs. 

 long-petioiate, ovate-lanceolate, subcordate, crenate-dentate, smooth above, pubes- 

 cent beneath ; fis. opposite, in terminal racemes ; bracts deciduous ; cal. slightly 

 colored, upper lip truncate, subentire; cor. fimbriate-ciliate, 3 — 4 times longer 

 than the calyx; sty. exserted. — 1( A beautiful greenhouse plant. Flowers 

 bright crimson or scarlet, near T long. There are several varieties, f Mexico. 



10 S. splendens Sellow. St. erect, glabrous ; Ivs. broad-ovate and ovate, 

 petiolate, rounded or acute at base, glabrous both sides, dent-serrate, acuminate ; 

 fls. opposite, racemous; bracts deciduous; cal. scarlet, and, with the corolla, pu- 

 bescent, upper lip entire, acuminate, lower lip 2-toothed. — If Gardens. Plant 

 2 — 4f high, branched. Flowers 2' long, scarlet. After flowering tho calyces en- 

 large, and become as brilliant as the corollas, f Mexico. 



21. ROSMARINUS, L. Rosemary. (An ancient Latin name, com- 

 pounded of ros, dew, and marinus, of the sea.) Calyx bilabiate, upper 

 lip entire, lower bifid ; corolla bilabiate, upper lip 2-parted, lower lip 

 rerlexcd, in 3 divisions of which the middle is the largest ; fil. 2 fertile, 

 elongated, ascending towards the upper lip, having a tooth on the side. — 

 Shrub, with sessile, linear Ivs. 



R. officinalis L. An erect, evergreen shrub, 4f high, much branched. 

 Leavea opposite, obtuse, linear-oblong, entire, smooth, dark green and shining 

 above, downy and sometimes whitish beneath. Flowers axillary and terminal, 

 of a bright blue color, having, like the leaves, a strong aromatic fragrance lifca 

 camphor. It yields by distillation a largo proportion of fragrant oil. \ S. Eur. 



22. MONAR'DA, L. Mountain Mint. (Name in honor of Monard- 

 us t a Spanish botanist of the lGth century.) Calyx elongated, cylin- 

 dric, striate, subequally 5-toothed ; cor. ringent, tubular, upper lip 

 linear, lower lip reflexed, 3-lobed, the middle lobe narrowest ; sta. 2, 

 fertile, ascending beneath the upper lip, and mostly exserted ; anth. cells 

 divaricate at base, connate at apex. — 2£ Verticils few, dense, many- 

 flowered, bracted. 



* Calyx densely hairy in the throat. Corolla purple or whitish Nos.1,2 



* Calyx naked in the throat. Corolla scarlet or yellow Xos. 3, ■! 



1 M. fistulosa L. Horsemixt. Wild Bergamot. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate and 

 lanceolate, obtuse at base, acute or acuminate, petiolate, more or less pubescent ; 

 hds. of fls. terminal, few, but many-flowered, bracts sessile ; cal. slightly curved, 

 with the throat hirsute. — Hedges, thickets, rocky banks, W. Vt. and Can. to Ga. 

 Common westward. Exceedingly variable. St. 2 to 4f high, acutely 4-angled, 

 often hollow, frequently purple, simple, or with a few opposite branches. Lvs. 

 mostly acuminate, acutely serrate, nearly smooth, 2 to 4' long and on petioles -\ t 

 their length. Outer bracts leafy, often partially whitened. Cor. much exserted, 

 1' in length, varying from greenish- white and pale purple to blue. Jl, Aug. (M. 

 allophylla, oblongata, clinonodia and twenty other svnonvms are enumerated in, 

 Benth.) 



2 M. Bradburiana Nutt. St. simple, glabrous; lvs, ovate or oblong-lanceolate, 

 subsessile, rounded at base, hirsute pubescent both sides, margin subdentate, apex 

 acute ; cal. pilous, curved, densely bearded at throat, segm. subulato spinous ; 

 hds. large, terminal ; outer bracts broad-lanceolate, ciliatc, colored. — Prairies and 

 bottoms, Ohio to 111. St. slender, about 3f high. Lvs. sometimes slightly petio- 

 late, 2 to 3' long, 5 to 8" wide, with long, bristly hairs beneath. Bracts purple. 

 Cor. purple. Jl. 



3 M. punctata L. Horsemint. Minutely pubescent; st. obtusely angled ; lvs. 

 oblong-lanceolate, tapering to a petiole, remotely and obscurely serrate, tho upper 

 and bracts sessile ; bracts colored, longer than the verticils ; cal. teeth unequal, 

 rigid, throat naked ; cor. glabrous, strongly punctate. — Barrens, N. J., common, 

 to Fla. (Miss Keen) and W. States. St. 2 to 3f high, branched. Lvs. 18" to 2'. 

 Cor. pale yellow, with brown spots, upper lip villous at the apex. Bracta large, 

 yellow and red. Sept. — Medicinal. 



