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rowed at the base; the middle lobe of the spreading lower lip broad, notched 

 at tlie apex, contracted as if stalked at the base, the lateral ones sniall, at the 

 margin of the throat. Stamens 4, ascending under the upper lip ; anthers ap- 

 ])r(»ximatc in pairs, 2-cclled, the cells divergent. Nutlets trun<-:ile. — Decum- 

 bent herbs, the lowest leaves sniall antl long-jx-iioled, the middle heart-shaped 

 and doubly toothed, the floral sul)tending the whorled Hower-cluster; spring to 

 autumn. (Name from Aai/xos, throat, in allusion to the ringeut corolla.) 



* Annuals or biennials, low ; Jioxcors small, purple, in few u-horls or heads. 



L. AMPLEXiCAtJLE, L. Leaves rouudcd, dee])ly crenate-toothod or cut, the 

 vpjter ones claspinrj; corolla elongated, upper lip bearded, the lower spotted; 

 lateral lol)es truncate. — Kather common. (Nat. from Eu.) 



L. PLKPtiREiM, L. Leaves roundish or (d)long, heart-shaped, crenate- 

 toothed, all petiole (l. — N. Eng. and Tenn. (Nat. from Eu.) 



* * Perennial, taller ; Jloivers larger, in several axillarif whorls. 



L. AuMM, L. Hairy; leaves ovate, heart shaped, petioled ; calyx-teeth 

 very slender, spreading; corolla white, the tube curved upward, oblicpiely con- 

 tracted near the ba,se, where there is a ring of hairs inside ; lateral lobes of lower 

 lip bearing a long slender tooth. — E. New Eng. (Nat. from Eu.) 



L. M.^ciLXTr.Ai, L. Like the last, but leaves more fre(piently marked with 

 a white spot on the ujjper face, and flowers i)urplish, with the ring of hairs 

 transverse instead of oblique. — Sparingly esca})ed. (Adv. from Eu.) 



34. GALE dp SIS, L. 1 1 1: mi-Nettle. 



Calyx tubular-bell-shaped, about .5-nerved, with 5 somewhat equal and spiny- 

 ti])])e(i teeth. Corolla dilated at the throat ; upper lip ovate, arched, entire ; 

 the lower 3-cleft, spreading, the lateral lobes ovate, the middle one inversely 

 heart sliai)ed ; palate with 2 teeth at the sinuses. Stamens 4, ascending uuder 

 the u])i)er lip; anther-cells transverseli/ 2-valved : the inner valve of each cell 

 bristly-fringed, the outer one larger and naked. — Annuals, with spreading 

 branches, and several - mauy-fiowered whorls in the axils of floral leaves whieli 

 are nearly like the lower ones. (Name composed uf yaK^rj, a iceasel, and o |<$, re- 

 semblance, from some fancied likeness of the corolla to the head of a weasel.) 



G, TetkXiiit, L. (Commox Hemp-Nettle.) Stem swollen below the Joints, 

 brisiljf-hairij ; leaves ovate, coarsely serrate; corolla purplish or variegated, 

 about twice the length of the calyx ; or, in var. grandiflOka, 3-4 times the 

 length of the calyx, often yellowish with a purple spot on the lower lip. — 

 Waste places, common. Aug., Sept. (Nat. from Eu.) 



G. l...\nANi::M, \j. (Red 11.) Stem smooth or pubescent ; leaves oblong -lan- 

 ceolate, more or less downy ; corolla red or rose-color (often spotted witli yel- 

 low), much exceeding the calyx. — E. New Eng., rare. Aug. (Adv. from Eu. ) 



35. STACHYS, Tourn. Hedge-Nettle. 



Calyx tubular-bell shaped, 5 - 10-nerved, eipuilly 5-toothed, or the upper teeth 

 united to form an upper lip. Corolla not dilated at the throat; upper lip 

 erect or rather spreading, often aroiied, entire or nearly so ; the lower usually- 

 longer and spreading, 3-lobcd, with the middle lobe largest and nearly entire. 

 Stamens 4, ascending under the upper lip (often reflexed on the throat after 

 flowering); anthers api)roximate in pairs. Nutlets obtuse, not truncate. — 

 Whorls 2 -many-flowered, approximate in a terminal raceme or spike (whence 

 the name, from aTaxvs, a spike). Flowers i>urple or rose-retl, in summer. 

 * Root annual ; stems decumbent, low. 



S. ARVENSis, L. (Woundwort.) Hairy; leaves petioled, cordate-ovjite, 

 obtuse, crenate ; whorls 4-6-flowered, distant; corolla (purplish) scarcely 

 longer than the unarmed calyx. — Waste places, E. Mass. (Adv. from Eu.) 



