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LABIATE. XXXIV. ZIZIPHORA. 



tains ; at Lake Michigan ; and on the banks of the Missouri. 

 Monarda hirsuta, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 19. Monarda 

 ciliata, Michx, fl. amer. hot. 1. p. 16. but not of Lin. Habit 

 more branched and loose than in B. ciliala. Whorls more nu- 

 merous : upper ones approximate. Calyx smaller, and more 

 hairy. Corolla more exserted, and nearly glabrous, purple or 

 blue. 



Hairy Blephilia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1798. PI. 1 to 2 

 feet. 



Cult. For culture and propagation see Monarda, p. 758. 



XXXIV. ZIZI'PHORA (said to be from zizi of the In- 

 dians ; and tjtopiu, phoreo, to bear.) Lin. gen. no. 36. Schreb. 

 gen. no. 47. Juss. gen. 111. Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 316. t. 66. 

 Benth. lab. p. 320. 



LIN. SYST. Didndria, Monogynia. Calyx tubular, elon- 

 gated, 13-nerved, villous inside the throat, bilabiate; upper 

 lip tridentate, with mutic teeth. Corolla having the tube hardly 

 exserted, and exannulate inside ; the throat dilated, and the 

 lips nearly equal : upper lip erect, entire : lower one spreading, 

 trifid, with rounded lobes, the middle lobe longer and emargi- 

 nate. Rudiments of the superior stamens almost wanting : the 

 2 lower ones fertile, ascending under the upper lip, and equal in 

 length to it, or longer ; filaments inserted at the throat of the 

 corolla, toothless ; anthers linear, somewhat 2-celled, with diva- 

 ricate, confluent cells, and subconnate margins. Upper lobe 

 of style very short ; stigmas minute, terminal. Achenia dry, 

 smooth. Herbs or subshrubs, with a habit between Monarda 

 and Thymus. Leaves quite entire, or furnished with a few 

 minute teeth, lined with diverging veins beneath ; floral leaves 

 almost similar to the others, but sometimes broader, and some- 

 times narrower. Whorls few-flowered, usually approximate at 

 the tops of the branches. Pedicels short, flattened, erect. 

 Bracteas almost wanting. Flowers intermediate between those 

 of Blephilia and Thymus. 



1. Permanent suffruticose plants. 



1 Z. CLINOPODIOI'DES (Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 17.) suffruticose ; 

 leaves ovate-oblong or lanceolate ; floral leaves similar to the 

 others, or narrower, loose ; whorls approximating into a round- 

 ish terminal head ; calyx clothed with hoary pubescence, or cili- 

 ated with a few hairs. fj. F. Native of Armenia, Iberia, 

 Caucasus, Siberia, Altaian mountains, in grassy places. Habit 

 of a large variety of Thymus serpyllum. Branches diffuse, pur- 

 plish, canescent from short tomentum, like the leaves and 

 calyxes. Corolla bluish purple. Stamens a little exserted. 



Far. a, canescens (Benth. lab. p. 321.) leaves for the most 

 part narrow ; calyxes less pilose. Tj . F. Cunila capitata, 

 Lin. spec. p. 30. Thymus punctatus, Willd. phyt. 1. p. 8. ex 

 Rcem. et Schultes. Thymus lucidus, Ehrh. beitr. 7. p. 150. 

 ex Rcem. et Schultes. Z. clinopodioides, a. Cunila, and /3. aci- 

 noides, Rudolph, in mem. acad. sc. petrop. 2. p. 313. Z. 

 tenuior, Falck. topogr. 1. p. 98. ex Rudolph. 1. c. Z. Mussini, 

 Adam, ex Rudolph. 1. c. Z. serpyllacea, Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 

 17. Rudolph, in mem. acad. sc. petrop. 2. p. 315. t. 12. 



Far. ft, media (Benth. lab. p. 321.) leaves for the most part 

 ovate ; calyxes rather pilose. Ij . F. Native of the Caucasus, 

 and the Altaian mountains. Z. clinopodioides, Rudolph, in mem. 

 acad. petrop. 2. p. 311. t. 11. exclusive of var. a. and /3. Z. 

 serpyllicea, Sims, bot. mag. t. 906. bad. Z. media, Link, 

 enum. 1. p. 17. Corollas reddish purple. 



Clinopodium-like Ziziphora. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1803. 

 Shrub trailing, ^ to 1 foot long. 



2 Z. DASYA'NTHA (Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 18.) suffruticose; 



leaves ovate or oblong ; floral leaves conforming to the others, 

 loose ; whorls approximating into an oblong head, or the lower 

 ones are distinct ; calyx hispid, very pilose. Jj . F. Native of 

 Caucasus and Iberia, in alpine places. Z. Puschkini, Adams, in 

 Web. et Mohr. cat. 1 . p. 42. ex Roam, et Schultes. Sims. bot. 

 mag. t. 1093. bad. This differs from Z. clinopodioides, in the 

 broader leaves, longer heads of flowers, and the very hispid 

 calyxes ; the calycine teeth are also a little longer, the corollas 

 usually shorter, and the stamens rarely exserted. Corollas pur- 

 plish blue. 



Thick-jlorvered Ziziphora. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1803. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



3 Z. CANE'SCENS (Benth. lab. p. 321.) suffruticose?; leaves 

 ovate, clothed with hoary pubescence on both surfaces ; floral 

 leaves similar to the others ; whorls approximate into a terminal 

 head ; calyx clothed with soft pubescence. Jj . ? F. Native of 

 Syria and Egypt, Labillardiere. Habit of Z. Hispunica. Flowers 

 capitate, as in Z. clinopodioides, but the leaves are broader, and 

 the calyxes smaller ; but is distinguished from both in the hoary 

 pubescence. 



Canescent Ziziphora. Shrub. 



2. Annual plants. 



4 Z. HISPA'NICA (Lin. spec. p. 31.) annual; leaves nearly 

 sessile, ovate or oblong ; floral leaves rhomboid, longer than the 

 calyxes; whorls distinct, axillary, approximate, 6-10-flowered ; 

 calyxes sessile. O- H. Native of Spain. Lam. ill. t. 18. f. 

 1. Herb branched at base; branches stiff, villous. Teeth of 

 calyx connivent. Corolla hardly exceeding the calyx, purplish 

 blue. 



Spanish Ziziphora. Fl. June. Clt. 1759. PI. J to 1| 

 foot. 



5 Z. ACINOI'DES (Lin. spec. p. 31.) annual ; leaves on short 

 petioles, broad-ovate : floral ones similar to the others, longer 

 than the calyxes; whorls few, distinct, axillary, loose, 6-10- 

 flowered; calyxes pedicellate. Q. H. Native of Spain. Al- 

 lied to Z. Hispanica ; but the stems are longer and looser, the 

 flowers larger, and the calyxes pilosely hispid. 



Acinos-like Ziziphora. " Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1786. PI. \ 

 foot. 



6 Z. CAPITA'TA (Lin. spec. p. 31.) leaves lanceolate, narrowed 

 at the base : floral ones very broad, rhomb-ovate, acuminated ; 

 whorls approximating into a terminal, nearly globose head ; ca- 

 lyxes pilosely hispid. Q. H. Native of the region of the 

 Mediterranean, as of the south of Russia, in fields and on hills ; 

 on Mount Atlas, in cultivated ground ; Spain ; south of Italy, 

 Armenia, Caucasus, Island of Cyprus, Tauria; Soongarian moun- 

 tains, in Siberia, &c. Rudolph, in mem. acad. sc. petrop. 2. p. 

 308. t. 10. Lam. ill. t. 18. f. 3. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 1. 

 p. 10. t. 13. Buxb. cent. 3. p. 28. t. 51. f. 1. Mor. hist, 

 sect. 11. t. 8. f. 5. Herb divaricately branched, pubescent. 

 Floral leaves ciliated. Corolla a little longer than the calyx, 

 red : tube slender, exserted. Stamens equalling the corolla. 



Capitate-flowered Ziziphora. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1752. 

 PI. l to 1| foot. 



7 Z. TENU'IOR (Lin. spec. p. 31.) leaves lanceolate, narrowed 

 at the base ; floral leaves almost conform to the rest ; whorls 

 all distinct, axillary ; calyx very pilose, hispid ; corolla exserted 

 a very little from the calyx. O- H. Native of the region of 

 the Mediterranean ; of the south of Russia, on hills ; Spain, 

 Mount Atlas, Caucasus, Altaia, &c. Lam. ill. t. 18. f. 2. S. 

 spicata, Cerv. ann. sc. matr. 4. p. 259. Z. serpyllacea, Tenore, 

 syll. p. 16. ? but not of Bieb. Branches numerous, pubescent. 

 Leaves 1 inch long, quite entire or denticulated, ciliated on the 

 margins and middle nerve, especially the upper ones, rarely all 



