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GALEOPSIS TETRAHIT (Common Hemp -nettle). 



11. GALEOPSIS (Hemp-nettle). 



1. G. Tetrdhit (Common Hemp-nettle). Stem bristly, 

 swollen below the joints ; leaves bristly, serrated. 

 Cornfields, common. An erect, slender plant, 2 feet 

 high, with opposite spreading branches, numerous 

 whorls of flowers which are variegated with light pur- 

 ple and yellow, and sometimes nearly white. The stems 

 are remarkably swollen beneath every pair of leaves, 

 and the whorls of flowers are rendered conspicuous by 

 the long sharp calyx-teeth. Fl. July September. 

 Annual 



