LABIATAE (MINT FAMILY) 697 



spikes 0.5-5 dm. long; calyx-teeth lanceolate, acute, shorter than the purplish 

 corolla; otherwise like the preceding. (Lophanthus Benth.) N. H. to Ont., 

 Mo., Ky., and Va. FIG. 890. Var. MOLLIS (Fernald) Heller. Stems and lower 

 surfaces of leaves densely villous. Vt. and Ct. to 111. 



3. A. Foeniculum (Pursh) Ktze. Smooth, but the ovate acute leaves glaucous- 

 white underneath with minute down ; calyx-teeth lanceolate, acute. (Lophan- 

 thus anisatus Benth.; A. anethindora Britton.) Plains, L. Superior and Man. 

 to Neb. , and westw. Foliage with the scent of anise. 



8. MEEHANIA Britton. 



Calyx rather obliquely 5-toothed, 15-nerved. Corolla ample, expanded at 

 the throat ; the upper lip flattish or concave, 2-lobed, the lower 3-cleft, the 

 middle lobe largest. Stamens 4, ascending, the lower pair shorter ; anther- 

 cells parallel. Low stoloniferous herb, with pale purplish flowers. (Named 

 for the late Thomas Meehan, Philadelphian botanist.) 



1. M. cordata (Nutt.) Britton. Low, with slender runners, hairy ; leaves 

 broadly heart-shaped, crenate, petioled, the floral shorter than the calyx ; 

 whorls few-flowered, at the summit of short ascending stems ; corolla hairy 

 inside, 2-3.5 cm. long; stamens shorter than the upper lip. (Cedronella 

 Benth.) Moist shady banks, w. Pa. to 111., Tenn., and N. C. June. 



9. NEPETA L. CAT MINT 



Calyx tubular, often incurved. Corolla dilated in the throat ; the upper lip 

 erect, rather concave, notched or 2-cleft ; the lower 3-cleft, the middle lobe 

 largest, either 2-lobed or entire. Perennial herbs. (The Latin name, thought 

 to be derived from Nepete, an Etruscan city.) 



1. CATARIA [Tourn.] Reichenb. Cymose clusters rather dense and many- 

 flowered, forming interrupted spikes or racemes ; upper floral leaves small 

 and bract-like. 



1. N. CATARIA L. (CATNIP.) Downy, erect, branched ; leaves heart-shaped, 

 oblong, deeply crenate, whitish-downy underneath ; corolla whitish, dotted 

 with purple. Near dwellings ; a common weed. July-Sept. (Nat. from Eu.) 



2. GLECH^MA (L.) Benth. Leaves all alike ; 

 the axillary clusters loosely few-flowered. 



2. N. HEDER\CEA (L.) Trevisan. (GROUND 

 IVY, GILL-OVER-THE-GROUND.) Creeping and 

 trailing ; leaves petioled, round-kidney-shaped, 

 crenate, green both sides ; corolla thrice the 

 length of the calyx, light blue. (Glecoma L. ; 

 891. N. hederacea. -2V- Glechoma Benth.) Damp or shady places, 



Hode x %. near towns. May-July. (Nat. from Eu.) 



Longitudinal section of flower x 2. FlG. 891. 



10. DRACOCEPHALUM [Tourn.] L. DRAGON HEAD 



Calyx tubular, 13-15-nerved, 5-toothed. Upper lip of the corolla slightly 

 arched and notched ; the lower 3-cleft, with its middle lobe largest and 2-cleft 

 or notched at the end. Whorls many-flowered, mostly spiked or capitate, and 

 with awn-toothed or fringed leafy bracts. (Name from 5p6.K<av, a dragon, and 

 *ce0a\7}, head, alluding to the form of the corolla in the original species.) 



1. D. parviflbrum Nutt. Annual or biennial ; stem erect, leafy, 1.6-8 dm. 

 high ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, sharply cut-toothed, petioled ; whorls crowded 

 in a terminal head or spike ; upper tooth of the calyx ovate, nearly equaling 



