198 GAMOPETALOtTS EXOGENS 



half an inch to an Inch in length, the cymules crowded, except the lower pair 



which are often a little distant ; corolla purple. 



Hob. Gardens, &c. Nat. of Europe. Fl. Aug. Fr. Sept. 



Obs. This most grateful aromatic is generally allowed a place in 



gardens, or about houses, and is apparently naturalized, in many 



localities. The essential oil, and distilled water, are well known 



for their stomachic properties, and deservedly held in high esteem. 



f f Cymules axillary . 



3. M. arvtnsis, L. Stem mostly erect ; leaves ovate-oblong, rounded 

 or often cuneate at base ; bracts subulate. 



FIELD MENTHA. Corn Mint. 



Plant hirsute. Stem 9 to 15 inches high, brachiately branching, retrorsely hairy. 

 Leaves 1 to 2 inches long, serrate, punctate; petioles % to % an inch long. 

 Cymules on common peduncles shorter than the pedicels ; flavors often sterile; 

 corolla pale bluish-purple. 

 Hob. Road side, near West-Chester: rare. Nat. of Europe. Fl. July. Fr. Sept. 



Obs. This has been long naturalized, at an old settlement, near 

 West Chester. It has a general resemblance to the following na- 

 tive species; but is remarkable for its peculiar odor, which has 

 been compared to decaying cheese. 



4. M. Canadensis, L. Stem ascending, or decumbent ; leaves 

 oval-lanceolate, tapering at each end ; bracts lance-linear. 

 CANADIAN MENTHA. Wild Mint. 



Plant greyish-green, pubescent. Stem 9 to 18 inches long, simple, or often with 

 numerous long branches, retrorsely hairy on the obtuse angles. Leaves 1 to 3 

 inches long, serrate, resinous-dotted; petioles % to % of an inch in length, 

 slightly margined. Oymules on common peduncles 1 to 3 lines long ; corolla pale 

 purple, or purplish white. 



Hob. Moist grounds ; Brandy wine : frequent. Fl. Aug. Fr. Sept. 

 b. Fertile stamens 2. 



285. LiY'COPtTS, L. 



[Gr. Lykos, a wolf, & Pous, a foot ; from a fancied resemblance in the leaves.] 

 Calyx tubular-campanulate, 4- or 5-toothed. Corolla tubular, 

 scarcely longer than the calyx, nearly equally 4-lobed. Stamens 

 with the upper pair either sterile rudiments, or wholly wanting. 

 Nutlets obliquely truncate, smooth, with thickened margins. Pe- 

 rennials : cymules axillary, dense ; flowers small. 



1. L,. VirginicUS, L. Stem obtusely 4-angled, producing slen- 

 der runners at base ; leaves broad-lanceolate, serrate-dentate; calyx- 

 teeth 4, blunt. 

 VIRGINIAN LYCOPUS. Bugle-weed. 



Stem 12 to 18 inches high, simple, or sparingly branched, roughish-pubescent. 

 Leaves 2 to 4 inches long, coarsely serrate, with a long tapering entire base, 

 snioothish, and, with the stem, often dark purple. Corolla white. Nutlets, when 

 mature, projecting above the calyx. 



Hob. Moist, shaded places : frequent. Fl. July. Fr. Sept. 

 $. JL. Slnuatus, Ell. Stem sharply 4-angled; leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, sinuate-dentate, or pinnatifid ; calyx-teeth 5, spinescent. 

 SINUATB LYCOPUS. Water Horehound. 



