LABIATAE 205 



Perennial Stems 1 to 2 foot high, proving in bunches, branching from the 

 base, leafy. Leaves 1 to 2 or 3 inches long, rather obtuse, sometimes lobcd near 

 the base, greyish green. the upper or floral leaves sessile, the others on petioles 

 about an inch in length. Cy mutes 3- to 6-flowered; corolla mostly violet-purple. 

 ILib. Gardens. Nat. of Southern Europe. Fl. May. Fr. July. 



Obs. Generally cultivated, for culinary purposes. The in/union 

 of the leaves is a popular and useful gargle, in cases of sore mouth. 



2. S. lyrata, L. Herbaceous; somewhat hairy; leaves chiefly 

 radical, lyrate, or sinuate-dentate ; upper lip of the corolla short, 

 and straight. 

 LYRATE SALVIA. Meadow Sage. 



Perennial. Stem 1 to 2 feet high, nearly leafless, square, with concave sides 

 nnd obtuse angles, retrorsely hairy, somewhat branched near the summit, and at 

 the root. Radical Iwtrt'.g '2 to 4 inches long, on hirsute petioles 1 to 3 inches in 

 length; stem-leav/'s mostly a single subsessile pair, near the base of the raceme. 

 Cy nudes about 3-flowered, distant, in a terminal raceme 4 to 8 or 10 inches long ; 

 cnrntta bluish, or violet-purple, pubescent, the tube much exsertcd. 

 Hub. Meadows; woodlands, &c. : frequent. /'/.May. Fr. July. 



Obs. This is often abundant on dry meadow banks, where it is 

 regarded as a worthless weed. 



297. MONAR'DA, L. 



[Dedicated to Xickokis MitardeJ!\ a Spanish Botanist.] 



Ct'tlijx tubular, elongated, 15-ncrved, nearly equally 5-toothed; 

 throat usually villous. Corolla ringent; upper lip linear, entire, or 

 emarginate, erect, embracing the filaments; lower lip broader, re- 

 flexed, 3-lobed; tube elongated, the throat slightly dilated. Anther- 

 cdis divaricate, confluent at their contiguous points. Cymules ill 

 Hat-topped compact terminal heads, with involucre-like bracts. 



1. M. fistttll^sa, L. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, dentate, 

 petiulate; bracts somewhat colored; calyx slightly curved, very 

 hairy in the throat. 

 FISTULOCS MOXARDA. Horse Mint. Wild Burgamot. 



Perennial. Stem 2 to 3 feet high, branched, mostly hairy, sometimes solid with 

 pith. Leaves 2 to 3 or 4 inches long, hairy, punctate beneath ; petioles half an 

 inch to an inch in length. Heads of Jlnwvrts 1 to near 2 inches in diameter, some- 

 times proliferous; bracts ovate-lanceolate to lame-linear, partially colored, purplish, 

 or often greenish-white; corolla varying from violet-purple to flesh-color, and 

 greenish white. 

 Hab. Borders of thickets ; fence-rows, &c. : frequent. Fl. July. Fr. Sept. 



Obs. This pleasantly odorous plant presents several rather striking 

 varieties, here ; but they arc all referred, by Mr. BEXTHAM, to the 

 above-named species. 



. RLEPIZIL'IA, Rafm. 



[Or. Rlrpltnris. tin eye-lash: in reference to the t-iiiate bracts.] 

 Culjix ovoid- tubular, 13-nerved, bilabiate; upper lip with 3 bristle- 

 pointed teeth; lower lip shorter, bidendate; throat naked. Corolla 

 inflated in the throat, ringent; lips nearly equal ; upper lip erect, 

 oblong, entire; lower lip spreading, 3-lobed, the middle lobe nar- 

 rower, oblong, emarginate. Anther-cells as iu Monarda. Peren- 



