380 LABIATE. (MI^T FAMILY.) 



12. CONRADINA, Gray. 



Characters chiefly of the preceding, but the corolla abruptly bent upward 

 at the throat, widely 2-lipped, the upper erect, the lower 3-lobed and depend- 

 ent. A canesceut branching shrub, with Iiu3ar persistent leaves, and purple 

 flowers. 



1. C. canescens, Gray. Hoary-tomeutose ; stem diffusely branched; 

 leaves linear, entire, obtuse, with the margins revolute ; cymes very numerous. 

 1 - 3-flowered ; calvx smooth or hairy, the upper lip obtusely 3-toothed ; corolla 

 hairy, white or purple, dotted in the throat ; authers hairy. Dry sands along 

 the coast of Florida, flowering throughout the year. Stem l-2 high. 

 Leaves '- \' long. Corolla \' long. 



13. CERANTHERA, Ell. 



Calyx tubular, 13-nerved, 2-lipped , the upper lip entire or minutely 3-toothed, 

 the lower scarcelv longer, 2-cleft, the throat bearded. Corolla 2-lipped ; the 

 upper lip erect, the lower spreading, 3-cleft Stamens 4, did\ uamous, spread- 

 ing, exserted : anther cells distinct, diverging, awued at the apex. Nutlets 

 smooth. Smooth annuals, with narrow leaves. Cymes loose, spreading, 

 several-flowered, forming a leafy terminal raceme. Flowers purple. 



1. C. linearifolia, KH. Stem mostly branching, erect; leaves linear 

 or lanceolate, serrate or entire, obtuse, sessile ; cymes peduucled, 3 - 9-flowered ; 

 calvx purple, declined in fruit. Dry sandy pine barrens, Florida, Georgia, 

 and westward. Oct. -Nov. Stem 1 high. Leaves 1' long. Flowers very 

 numerous, purple, dotted. Style hairy. 



2. C. densiflora, Gray. Stem loosely branched ; leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, or the uppermost linear; cymes sessile, 5- 10-flowered. East Florida 

 (Bfntham). Cymes more compact, calyx smaller, and the awns of the an- 

 thers shorter, than in No. 1. 



14. MELISSA, L. BALM. 



Calyx tubular-bell-shaped, 13-nerved, 2 lipped ; the npper lip flattish, 3- 

 toothed, the lower 2-cleft, beardless in the throat. Corolla tube recurved- 

 ascending, 2-lipped ; upper lip erect, the lower 3-cleft, spreading. Stamens 4, 

 curved and connivent under the npper lip : anther cells at length diverging. 

 Nutlets smooth. Herbs, with few-flowered 1-sided axillary cymes, and white 

 or yellow flowers. 



1. M. officinalis, L. Stem erect, branching; leaves ovate, crenate, 

 truncate or cordate at the base; cymes 3-6-flowered, with ovate bracts. 

 North Carolina, and northward. Introduced. 



15. SAL VI A, L. SAGE. 



Calyx tubular or bell-shaped, 2-lipped ; the upper lip entire or 3-toothed, 

 the lower 2-cleft, beardless in the throat. Corolla 2-lipped ; the upper lip en- 

 tire or notched, the lower spreading, 3-lobed, with the middle ,obe larger, entire 

 or notched. Stamens 2, short : anther cells linear, widely separated by the 

 elongated oblique connective ; the upper one fertile, the lower imperfect or 

 wanting. Cymes in spikes, racemes, or panicles. 



