LABIAT.E. (MINT FAMILY.) 415 



blunt, obtuse at base, sessile, yellowish and jniri)le ; teeth of the ilowny calyx 

 short (1)1(1 aimless, rigid, soon spreading; corolhi nearly smooth, i/dluu-isli, the 

 upper lip spotted icith purple, notched at the ajjex, the tnhe scarcely exceeding 

 the calyx. — 8andy ground, N. Y. to Minn., south to Fla. and Tex. 



0. M. Citriodbra, C'crv. Annual, 1-3° high; bracts narrowly oblong, 

 tlieir s!( ndcr uicned tips sprcadiiKj or rerurrinf/ ; r(di/.r-t('(t/i slender, at length 

 usually spreading; corolla white or ]>iiiLis/i, not spotted. — Neb. to Tex. 



20. BLEPHILIA, Uaf. 



Calyx ovoid-tubular, l.J-ncrvcd, 2-lii)i)ed, naked in the tliroat ; upper Up with 

 3 awned teeth, tlie lower with 2 nearly awnlcss teeth. Corolla inllated in the 

 throat, strongly and nearly equally 2-lipped ; upper lip erect, entire, the lower 

 spreading, 3-cle£t, its lateral lobes ovate and rountled, larger than the oblong 

 and notched middle one. Stamens 2, ascending, exstrted (the ui)per pair 

 minute or none) ; anthers, etc., as in Monarda. — I'erennial herbs, with nearly 

 tlie foliage, etc., of Monarda; the small pale ])luish purple flowers crowde*! 

 in axillary and terminal globose whorls; in summer. (Name from fi\f(pap{s, 

 the eijcUtsh, in reference to the hairy-fringed bracts and calyx-teeth.) 



1. B. Ciliata, Kaf. Somewhat downy (1 - 2° high) ; leaves tdmost sessile, 

 ohloiuj-ovate, narroiced at base, whitish-downy underneath ; outer bracts ovate, 

 acute, colored, ciliate, as long as the calyx ; corolla hairy. — Dry open places, 

 Mass. to Minn., south to Ga. and Kan. 



2. B. hirsuta, Benth. Taller, hairy throughout; leaves long-petioled, 

 ovate, pointed, rounded or heart-shaped at base; the lower floral ones similar, 

 the uppermost and the bracts linear-aicl-shaped, shorter tlian the long-haired 

 calyx ; corolla smoothish, pale, with darker purple spots. — Moist shady places, 

 Vt. to Minn., south to Ga. and E. Tex. 



21. LOPHANTHUS, Bcnth. Giaxt Hyssop. 



Calyx tul)ular-l)ell-sliai)ed, 15-nerved, ol)]i(ine, 5-tootlied, the upper teeth 

 rather longer than tlie others. Corolla 2-lipped ; upper lip nearly erect, 2- 

 lobed, the lower somewhat sjjrcading, 3-cleft, with the middle lobe crenate. 

 Stamens 4, exserted ; tlie upper ])air declined, the lower aiul shorter pair as- 

 cending, so that the pairs cro.ss ; anther-cells nearly parallel. — Perennial tall 

 herbs, with petioled serrate leaves, and small flowers crowded in interrn])ted 

 terminal sjdkes; in summer. (Name from \j(pos, (X crest, and &v6os, ajloner.) 



1 L. nepetoides, Benth. Stem stout, 2^-6° high, .sharply 4-angled, 

 smooth, or nearly so ; leaves ovate, somewhat pointed, coarsely crenate-tootlied 

 (2-4' long); spikes 2-6' long, crowded with the ovate pointed bracts; rali/x- 

 teeth ovate, rather obtuse, little shorter than the pale greenish- yellow corolla. — 

 Borders of woods, Vt. to Minn., south to N. C. and Tex. 



2. L. scrophulariaefolius, Benth. Stem (obtusely 4-angled) and lower 

 surface of the ovate or somewhat heart-shaped acute leaves more or less pubes- 

 cent ; cah/r-teeth lanceolate, acute, shorter than the purplish corolla (spikes 4-15' 

 long); otlierwise like the last. — Same range. 



3. li. anis^tUS, Benth. Smooth, bnt the ovate acute leaves glaucous ivhitc 

 underneath with minute down; r(di/.r-teeth htnccolatr, acute. — Plains, Wise, to 

 Minn., Neb., and westward. — Foliage with the scent of anise. 



