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3. Monarda fistulosa L. Wild Berga- 

 mot. (Fig. 3133.) 



Monarda fislulosa L. Sp. PI. 22. 1753. 

 Monarda mollis L. Aiiioen. Acad. 3: 399. 1753. 

 Monarda fistulosa var. mollis Benlli. Lab. Gen. & 



Sp. 317. In part. 1833. 



Perennial, villous-pubescent or glabratc; stem 

 slender, usualh- branched, 2°-3° liigh. Leaves 

 thin but not membranous, green, usually sleu- 

 der-pelioled, lanceolate, ovate or ovate-lanceo. 

 late, acuminate at the apex, serrate, rounded, 

 narrowed or sometimes cordate at the base, i yi'- 

 4' long, ]2'-2'i' wide; clusters solitary and 

 terminal, or rarely also in the uppermost axils; 

 bracts whitish or purplish; calyx puberulent or 

 glabrous, densely villous in the throat, its subu- 

 late teeth rarely longer than the diameter of the 

 tube; corolla pubescent, especially on the upper 

 lip, yellowish-pink or purplish, I'-i/i' long; 

 stamens exserted. 



On dn.- hills and in thickets. Maine and Onta- 

 rio to Minnesota, south to Florida and Louisiana. 

 Ascends to 2500 ft. in Virginia. June-Sept. 



4. Monarda media Willd. Purple 

 Bergamot. (Fig. 3134.) 



Monarda media Willd. Enum. 32. 1809. 

 Monarda fistulosa var. rul>ra A. Gray, Syn. Fl. 



2: Part i, 374. 1878. 

 M. fistulosa var. media A. Gray, loc. cit. 1S78. 



Perennial, sparingly hairy or glabrate; 

 stem stout, commonly branched, 2°-3^° 

 high. Leaves thin, but not membranous, 

 dark green, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, or 

 the uppermost lanceolate, slender-petioled, 

 acuminate at the apex, sharply toothed, us- 

 ually rounded at the base, j'-s' long, i'-3' 

 wide; flower-clusters terminal, solitary, large; 

 bracts deep purple, very conspicuous; calyx 

 curved, glabrous, or very nearly so, slightly 

 villous in the throat, teeth slightly spreading; 

 corolla purple or purple-red, about lyi' long, 

 its upper lip pubescent; stamens exserted. 



In moist thickets, Maine to Pennsylvania and 

 Virginia, along the mountains. June-Aug. 



5. Monarda scabra Beck. Pale Wild 

 Bergamot. (Fig. 3135.) 



Monarda scabra Beck, Am. Journ. Sci. 10: 260. 1826. 

 Monarda fistulosa var. mollis Benth. Lab. Gen. & 



Sp. 317. In part. 18S3. 



Perennial; stem slender, puberulent at least 

 above, usually branched, i°-2'/i° high. Leaves 

 thick or firm, pale, usually short-petioled, acum- 

 inate or acute at the apex, rounded, narrowed 

 or cordate at the base, sharply or sparingly ser- 

 rate, cancscent or puberulent, rarely nearly gla- 

 brous, sometimes with a few scattered spread- 

 ing hairs on the veins or petiole, I'-ili' long, 

 Yz'-V wide; flower-clusters terminal, solitary; 

 bracts green or slightly pink, calyx puberulent, 

 often hairy at the summit, densely villous in 

 the throat, its short subulate teeth nearly erect; 

 corolla yellowish or pink, about iJ4' long, pubes- 

 cent, sometimes glandular; stamens exserted. 



On prairies and plains, mostly in dry soil, North- 

 west Territory and British Columbia to Nebraska, 

 Missouri, Texas and Arizona. June-Aug. 



