yfZ LABiAT^. Ballota, 



e lubo exserlae per paria «pproximatae biloculares loculis divaricalis 



dislinclis. Slylus bifidus. Nuculae apicc oblusse. — Herbae basi iritor- 

 di ni suffriitescentes, rarius frutices. 



Sect. I. Berengeria Blh. Lab. p. 594. — Calycis limbus lO-pluri- 

 denlatus vel crenatus. Bracteae noii spin?eformes. 



* Calyx liiTibus late ruembranaceo-expansu.s breviter crenatus vel dentatus 



1. B. pseudodictamnus (L. Sp. p. 817 sub 3farrubio) tola 

 adpresse albo-lanala basi itulurata suffruticosa et ramosa ramia 

 erectis simplicibus. foliis parvis breviler petiolatis ovato-orbi- 

 culalis integris vel obscure crenatis subcordatis rngosis. floralibus 

 conformibus flores supcrantibus, verticillastris mullifloris globosls 

 distantibus, bracteis oblongo-spatliulalis obtusis exterioribus calycis 

 lubum lequanlibus, calycis dense ct adpresse lanati limbodemum ex- 

 panso tub . sublongiore obtusissime quinquelobo lobulis accessoriis 

 interdum quinis minirais.coroliai albidje viliosae tubo breviler exserto» 

 galea biflda 4^. B. p-^endodictairnus Benlh. Lab. p. 594. 



Hab. in rupestribus rcgionis itiferioris Creta?, CyJonia. Heracleion, Malaxa 

 Sphakia, etc. (Sieb., Heldr ! Raulin!) 



Pedalis, folia majora 9 lineas loiiga, calycis limbua demum diametro tres 

 liiieas latus qua nota, foliis parvis subintegrls et indumento densissime cana 

 nec tcnui canescenti a B acelabulosd statim distini.ruitur. 



2. B. Damascena (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1, 12 p. 87) multicaulis 

 caulibus herbaceis crassiusculis erectis flexuosis densissime et ad- 

 presse albobombycinis, foliis paucis p.u-vis breviter petiolalis griseo- 

 lanatis orbiculatis rugoso-ci^ispis obtuse crenatis, floralibus confor- 

 mibus calyce brevioribus, verticillaslris 2-3 remotissimis multinoris» 

 bracteis anguste oblongo spalhulatis calyce brevioribus, calycis dens8 

 albo-tomentosi limbo expanso lubo breviore brevissime 1U-l2-cre- 

 nato crenis minute spinulosis, corolhe roseaj valde hirsuta^ lubo in- 

 cluso galea recta angusle lineari bifida ^. 



Hab. in coUibus apricis ad Salehieli prope Damascum (Boiss! ICy. 14!), irv 

 Valle Ouadi Tin deserti ^gyptiaco-Arabici (Sciiweinf !) in ^Egypto Asagharr 

 dicta 



Pedalis, folia diametro 6-7 lineas tantum lata, verlicillastra magnit. nucis 

 parvae, calycis limbus diametro 2 '/2 -3 linpas latus. A I^> pseudodictamno 

 caulibus herbaceis crassioribus, foliis minoribus undulato-crispis crenatis 

 discrepans. 



3. B. acetabulosa (L. Sp. p. p. 817 sub Marruhio) mullicaulis, 

 caulibus basi iiidnralis ascendentibus sintplicibus patule villostilis, 

 foliis breviter petiolatis ovatis vel orbiculatis basi stibcordatis grosse 

 el obluse crenatis utrinque adpresse sed subtus intensius canescenti- 

 lanatis rugulosis, floralibus flores superantibus et ffiquantibus. verli- 

 Cillastris parum distanlibus vel contiguis longe spicatis, bracteis exte- 



