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305. STA^CHYS, L. 



[Or. Stachys, a spike ; in reference to its mode of flowering.] 

 Calyx tubular-campanulate, 5- or 10-nerved, 5-toothed, or the 3 

 upper teeth united into a lip. Corolla not dilated at throat; upper 

 lip erect, often arched; lower Up longer and spreading, 3-lobed. 

 Stamens ascending under the upper lip, often reflexed over the sides 

 of the throat after flowering. Cymules few- or many-flowered, in 

 the axils of the upper leaves, often forming terminal leafy racemes, 

 or spikes. 



1. S. dspera, MX. Stem retrorsely hispid on the angles ; leaves 



oblong-lanceolate, serrate, on short petioles; cymules about 3- 



flowered. 



Also ? S. sylvatica. Fl. Cestr. ed. 2. p. 360. 



ROUGH STACHYS. Hedge-Nettle. 



Perennial. Stem 1 tg 2 or 3 feat high, more or less branched. Leaves 2 to 4 or 5 

 inches long, often rounded or subcordate at base, more or less hairy ; petioles % to 

 % of an inch in length. Bracts subulate, ciliate. Calyx more or less hirsute on 

 the nerves, the teeth often ciliate, finally spinescent. Corolla purple, or pale 

 violet, often spotted, pubescent externally, and with a hairy ring within the tube. 

 Hob. Moist thickets; along streams: frequent. Fl. July. Fr. Sept. 



Obs. There seems to be some varieties of this, which are calcula- 

 ted to puzzle a young Botanist ; but I am not satisfied that we have 

 more than one species, here. 



f f Nutlets truncate at apex. 



306. L-EOJVinEUJS, L. 



[Gr. Lean, a lion, and Oura, a tail ; from a fancied resemblance.] 

 Calyx turbinate, 5-nerved, the border truncate, 5-toothed; teeth. 

 subulate, finally spinose and spreading. Corolla with the upper Up 

 oblong, entire, somewhat arched; lower lip 3-lobed, the lateral 



lobes oblong, the middle one entire, or sometimes obcordate. 



Anthers approximated in pairs, incumbent; cells mostly parallel, 

 opening transversely by little valves ; valvelets naked on the mar- 

 gin. Nutlets triquetrous, with the angles acute. Mostly perennials: 

 leaves incisely lobed ; cymules dense and closely axillary. 



1. L. Cardiaca, L. Lower stem-leaves palmate-lobed, upper ones 

 ovate- and cuneate-oblong, mostly trifid; corolla longer than the 

 calyx-teeth, the tube with a villous ring within at base; upper 

 lip flattish, densely villous above ; lower lip spreading, with the 

 middle lobe entire. 

 CARDIAC LEOXURUS. Mother-wort. 



Stem 2 to 4 feet high, branched at base, and above, retrorsely pubescent, with a 

 hairy ring at the nodes, often purple at base. Leaves 2 to 4 inches long, rugose, 

 the lower or radical ones nearly orbicular in the outline ; petioles 1 to 2 inches in 

 length. Oymidf-s 3- to & or 8-flowered, sessile, forming a terminal interrupted 

 leafy spike 6 to 12 or 15 inches long; bracts subulate; ctrroUa pale purple. 

 Hob. Waste places. Nat. of Europe. Fl. June. Fr. Aug. 



Obs. This worthless weed is completely naturalized ; and is apt 

 to occupy the farm-yards, waste places, and fence-rows, of all 

 slovenly farmers. 



