40 ENGLISH BOTANY. 



Sub-Genus II.— GLECHOMA. Linn. 



Calyx tubular, slightly curved, oblique at the mouth; teeth 

 unequal. Corolla tube much exserted ; middle lobe of the lower lip 

 obcordate, flat. Anthers approximate in the form of a cross ; cells 

 opening by a distinct cleft in each. Verticillasters few-flowei'ed, not 

 collected at the extremity of the stem. Bracts of all the verticil- 

 lasters large, and undistinguishable from the leaves. 



SPECIES II.-NE PET A GLECHOMA. Benth. 



Plate MLV. 



Eeicli. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. XVIII. Tab. MCCXLI. 

 Billot, Fl. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. No. 1048. 



Glechoma hederacea, Linn. 8m. Engl. Bot. Ed. i. No. 853. Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ, et 

 Helv. ed. ii. p. 6iG. Gren. & Godr. Fl. do Fr. Vol. II. p. 678. 



Stem procumbent, rooting ; flowering branches ascending. Leaves 

 stalked, roundish-reniform or deltoid-reniform, deeply cordate, obtuse 

 or subobtuse, coarsely crenate or crenate-serrate. Verticillasters 2 

 to 8 -flowered, not collected at the top of the stem, often distant. 

 Bracteoles rather shorter than the pedicels. Calyx oblong-cylindrical, 

 slightly curved, sparingly hairy; teeth triangular, attenuated into 

 subulate points, the 3 upper ones longer than the others. Coi'oUa 

 3 or 4 times as long as the calyx, rarely only twice as long, sparingly 

 pubescent on the outside; tube gradually dilated upwards; middle 

 lobe of the lower lip transversely oblong, obcordate, flat, the margin 

 entire. Plant green, subglabrous or more or less hispid-pubescent. 



Var. «, genuina. Gren. and Godr. 



Tube of the corolla about 3 times as long as the calyx. Plant 

 glabrous or subglabrous. 



Var. ^, parviflora. Benth. 

 Corolla tube scarcely longer than the calyx. Plant subglabrous. 



Var. 7, hirsuta. Benth. 



Glechoma hirsuta, Walds. & Kit. Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ, et Helv. ed. ii. p. 47. 



Corolla tube about tmce as long as the calyx. Plant hispid- 

 pubescent. 



In hedge-banks, woods, and moist shady places. Very common, and 

 generally distributed. 



