34^ FLOWERS OF FIELD, HILL, AND SWAMP 



Calyx, 5-toothed. Corolla, 4-lobed, bell-shaped, twice the 

 length of the calyx. Square-stemmed, smooth, with flowers 

 in dense whorls from the leaf-axils. Slender runners spring 

 from the base. 



From Massachusetts to the pine barrens of New Jersey. 



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L. sinuatus is taller than the last, with oblong leaves about 

 2 inches long, considerably and narrowly cut, petioled. This 

 species bears no runners, but has white flowers in whorls, 

 like the last. It is i to 3 feet high. 



gi. W^ild Bergamot 



Mon&rda fistu/osa. — Family, Mint. Color, purple, or dotted 

 with purple. Leaves, those near the flower colored like the 

 corolla; all ovate, lance-shaped, sharply toothed. 7/'w<?, July, 

 August. 



Calyx tube, hairy within. Corolla, with a long tube (i inch 

 or more) and 2-lipped border, the upper lip erect, notched, 

 the lower 3-lobed, with the middle lobe narrow and notched. 

 Stamens, 2, protruding. 



A rather coarse herb, 4 or 5 feet high, with a minty fragrance 

 about its leaves and flowers. The flower-bracts and leaves just 

 under the flower are whitish or crimson. 



In different varieties of the wild bergamot the corolla varies in 

 color from a light pink to dark purple. These have a wide range 

 in woods, from Massachusetts and Vermont to Florida and west- 

 ward. 



92. Horse-mint 



M. punctata is 2 or 3 feet high, with narrow leaves and 

 beautifully colored floral leaves, pale yellow and crimson. The 

 blossoms are yellow ; the upper lip, which is erect and notched, 

 is sjDOtted with deep crimson or purple. 



