LABIATE. LXVIII. NEPETA. 



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Fig. 77. 



Erect Cat-mint. PI. 2 to 3 feet. ? 



49 N. FI'SSA (Meyer, verz. pflanz. p. 93.) erectish, quite gla- 

 brous ; leaves petiolate, ovate- roundish, broadly subcordate at 

 the base, deeply crenated, green on both surfaces ; racemes very 

 loose, few-flowered, a little branched ; calyx incurved, with ob- 

 long teeth ; corolla 3 times longer than the calyx, with a very 

 slender much exserted tube. "%.. H. Native of Caucasus, in 

 stony places on the Talusch mountains. N. laxa, Benth. lab. p. 

 483. Stems decumbent at the base. Leaves scarcely an inch 

 long. Corollas blue, 10-12 lines long. 



Cleft Cat-mint. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



50 N. J.OXGIFLORA (Vent, 

 hort. eels. t. 66.) plant, ascend- 

 ing, rather canescent ; leaves on 

 short petioles, superior ones 

 sessile, all ovate, crenated, cor- 

 date at the base, wrinkled, pale 

 on both surfaces ; racemes elon- 

 gated, few -flowered ; bracteas 

 scarcely equalling the pedicels ; 

 calyx a little incurved, with lan- 

 ceolate teeth ; corolla about S 

 times as long as the calyx, with 

 a very slender much exserted 

 tube. V.H. Native of Per- 

 sia, between Teheran and Ispa- 

 han, and of Caucasus. Stems 

 decumbent at the base. Calyx 

 blue, as well as the corolla, (fig. 

 77.) 



Long-florrered Cat-mint. Fl. 

 June, Aug. Clt. 1802. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



51 N. BBEviroLiA (Meyer, verz. pflanz. p. 93.) decumbent, 

 pubescent ; leaves on long petioles, roundish, crenated, broadly 

 cordate, clothed with hoary pubescence on both surfaces, or 

 only beneath ; racemes few-flowered, loose ; bracteas shorter 

 than the calyxes ; calyx incurved, pubescent, with lanceolate 

 teeth ; corolla more than twice as long as the calyx, with a slen- 

 der much exserted tube. %. H. Native of Eastern Caucasus, 

 on the Alps of Tafandagh. N. longiflora, Fisch. ex Hortul. 

 Habit of -V. longrflbra, but more humble. Calyx coloured at 

 top. Corollas blue, 8-9 lines long, form of those of N. longi- 

 flora. 



Short-leared Cat-mint. PI. decumbent. 



52 N. CRI'SPA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 50.) erect,? pubescent; 

 leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, deeply crenated, cordate at the 

 base, clothed with hoary pubescence on both surfaces : racemes 

 nearly simple ; bracteas scarcely longer than the pedicels ; calyx 

 elongated, incurved, villous, with an oblique mouth ; corolla 

 twice as long as the calyx, with a shortly exserted slender tube. 

 %. H. Native of the Levant. Allied to N. Caiaria, but differs 

 in the smaller stature, in the leaves being hoary on both surfaces, 

 and in the flowers being twice as long ; and from A r . Mussini in 

 the racemes being scarcely secund, in the calvxes being villous, 

 not woolly, and in the cymes being almost sessile. Corollas 

 blue. Very nearly allied to A", brectfolia, but the racemes are 

 more dense. 



Curfed-leaved Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1800. PI. 2 feet.? 



53 N. SEPTZMCREKA'TA (Ebrenb. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 484.) 

 erect, clothed with rather clammy villi ; lower leaves petiolate, 

 superior ones sessile, all roundish, obtuse, crenated, cordate at 

 the base, green on both surfaces ; racemes elongated, few-flow- 

 ered ; bracteas scarcely longer than the pedicels ; calyx a little 

 incurved, with lanceolate teeth : corolla more than twice as long 

 as the calyx, with a very slender much exserted tube. 1. H. 

 Native of Egypt, Ehrenberg ; in the desert of Sinai, Bove. 



VOL. IV. 



Leaves like those of ground-ivy, but thinner. Corolla 7-8 lines 

 long, blue, slender. 



Septemcrenate Cat-mint. PI. 1 foot. 



54 N. TEUCRIIFOLIA (Willd. enura. p. 602.) ascending ; leaves 

 ovate, cordate, obtuse, petiolate, toothed, pubescent ; cymes pe- 

 dunculate, few-flowered ; corolla with a very long filiform tube. 

 11. H. Native of Armenia. Leaves on long petioles not ser- 

 rated, but furnished with 4-6 deep teeth on each side, half an inch 

 long. Racemes composed of dense few- flowered cymes. Corollas 

 blue or purple. 



Germander-leated Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. PI. 

 ascending, 1 ^ foot. 



55 N. LAMIIFOLIA (Willd. enum. p. 602.) ascending, pubes- 

 cent ; leaves ovate, cordate, obtuse, petiolate, serrated ; cymes 

 pedunculate, many-flowered ; tube of corolla filiform, curved. 

 3. H. Native of Armenia. Habit of Lamium amplexicaule. 

 Flowers verticillately capitate at the tops of the branches. 



Dead-nettle-Uated Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1806. PI. 

 | foot. 



SECT. VI. GLECHOMA (from y\rr)(uv, glechon, the Greek name 

 of a kind of thyme.) Benth. lab. p. 484. Glechoma, Lin. and 

 other authors. Chamaeclema, Mcench, meth. 387. Whorls axil- 

 lary, few-flowered. Floral leaves conforming to the cauline 

 leaves. Calyx tubular, a little incurved, with an oblique mouth 

 and lanceolate-awned teeth, the superior teeth drawn out. Co- 

 rolla exserted, having the tube dilated beyond the calyx. 

 Creeping herbs. 



56 N. GLECHOHA (Benth. lab. p. 485.) procumbent, creeping ; 

 leaves petiolate, roundish, crenated, cordate at the base, green 

 on both surfaces ; bracteas hardly equalling the pedicels ; ca- 

 lyxes villous; corollas S times as long as the calyx. 1(. H. 

 Native throughout Europe and the North of Asia, in hedges, 

 ditches, in woods and waste places ; plentiful in Britain. Gle- 

 choma hederacea, Lin. spec. p. 802. Hook. fl. lond. vol. 2. 

 with a figure. Woodv. med. bot. t. 28. Fl. dan. t. 789. Mart, 

 fl. rust. t. 61. Smith, engl. bot. t. 853. Calamintha hede- 

 racea, Scop. earn. no. 730. Chamoeclema hederacea, Moench. 

 meth. p. 393. Chamceclema vulgare, Vaill. bot. par. t. 6. f. 

 4-5-6. Glechoma micrantha, Bonningh. ex Rchb. fl. germ, 

 exc. p. 316. Stems more or less villous. Leaves about 

 an inch long : superior ones smaller, but similar. Corollas 

 blue, 6-7 lines long, varying to white. The leaves of ground 

 ivy were formerly thrown into the vat with ale to clarify 

 it and to give it a flavour. This was called gill-ale, ground ivy 

 being named gill or gell, and creep by ground, in some places. 

 From this use of the plant and the form of its leaves, it has also 

 the names ale-hoof and tun-hoof, but it has gradually grown into 

 disuse since the introduction of hops. The expressed juice, 

 mixed with a little wine, and applied morning and evening, de- 

 stroys the white specks upon horses' eyes. Ground ivy has a 

 peculiar strong smell and a bitterish taste, somewhat aromatic. 

 It was formerly in considerable credit for pectoral, detergent, 

 aperient, diuretic, corroborant, and other qualities, and was 

 recommended particularly in pulmonary and nephritic complaints. 

 In obstinate coughs it is still a favourite remedy with the com- 

 mon people. It acts also as an errhine, and is consequently use- 

 ful in headache. It is usually taken in the form of an infusion 

 or tea ; the expressed juice is also used with honey in coughs ; 

 a conserve or syrup is also made with it. A plant so common 

 and so much esteemed by the multitude has, of course, many 

 local names besides those mentioned. 



far. /3, hirtula, (Benth. lab. p. 485.) plant hairy in every 

 part. 1J.H. Native of Germany and Hungary, in shady moun- 

 tain places. Glechoma hirsuta, Waldst. et Kit. pi. rar. hung. 2. 

 p. 124. t. 119. Glechoma magna, Merat, fl. par. p. 225. 

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