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LABIATE. LXVIII. NEPETA. 



far. y, parviflora (Benth. lab. p. 485.) all parts of the plant 

 smaller and more glabrous than the species. 7. H. Glechoma 

 heterophylla, Opiz, ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 316. Glechoma 

 intermedia, Schrader. 



Ground Ivy, Common. Fl. April, June. Britain. PI. creeping. 



57 N. NIVA'LIS (Benth. lab. p. 737.) root creeping ; stems 

 humble ; leaves sessile, roundish, wrinkled, green on both sur- 

 faces ; bracteas scarcely equalling the pedicels ; corollas resupi- 

 nate, with a twisted tube ; superior stamens exserted. 7/ . H. 

 Native of the north-east of India, on high, gravelly mountains 

 about Yurpo, Jacquemont. Glechoma nivalis, Jacquem. mss. 

 Habit, inflorescence, and scent, almost the same as that of N. 

 Glechoma. Stems branched at the base ; floriferous ones erect- 

 ish, simple, pubescent. Superior cauline leaves and floral ones 

 approximate, J to 1 inch long, hardly pubescent, cordately stem- 

 clasping. Corollas pale blue. 



Snowy Ground-ivy. PI. J foot. 



58 N. THIBE'TICA (Benth. lab. p. 737.) stems diffuse, hum- 

 ble, much branched ; leaves roundish, on short petioles, trun- 

 cately cuneated at the base, rather coriaceous, pubescently 

 woolly ; bracteas longer than the pedicels ; corollas straight, 

 with a dilated throat ; genitals shorter than the corolla. I/ . H. 

 Native of the north-eastern parts of India, near Koo-Khio-ghang, 

 and Lari, Jacquemont. Glechoma Thibetica, Jacquem. mss. 

 Very nearly allied to N. nivalis, but differs in the corollas being 

 larger, and in the calyxes and bracteas being clothed with soft 

 villi. 



Thibet Ground-ivy. PI. diffuse. 



59 N. LONGIBRACTEA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 737.) stems diffuse, 

 humble, much branched ; leaves petiolate, ovate-roundish, trun- 

 cately cuneated at the base, clothed with soft villi ; whorls dense, 

 crowded at the tops of the branches ; bracteas linear, equalling 

 the corollas ; calyx tubular, having the teeth equal in length to 

 the tube ; corolla straight, having the throat a little dilated ; 

 genitals inclosed. If. . H. Native of the north-east of India, in 

 stony places, near Kang-rang-ghan, Jacquemont. This is an in- 

 termediate plant between Sect. Glechoma of Nepeta, and the 

 genus Marmoritis. Habit more loose than in N. nivalis and 

 N. Thibetica. Corollas azure blue, pubescent outside. 



Long-bractead Ground Ivy. PI. diffuse. 



SECT. VII. ORTHONE'PETA (from opOoc, orthos, straight, and 

 Nepeta ; in reference to the straight calyxes of the species.) 

 Benth. lab. p. 485. Cymes of flowers dense, on short peduncles. 

 Whorls distant, racemose. Racemes simple, but usually panicu- 

 lately branched. Calyx ovate-tubular, erectish, with nearly 

 equal, subulate, stiff, but not pungent, teeth. Corollas exserted. 

 Tall herbs, with nearly sessile leaves. 



(JO N. LATIFOLIA (D.C. fl. fr. 3. p. 528.) erect, tall, pubescent ; 

 leaves sessile, ovate, obtuse, crenated, rather cordate at the base, 

 green on both surfaces ; racemes elongated, many-flowered ; 

 bracteas lanceolate-subulate, shorter than the calyxes ; calyx 

 pubescent; corolla twice as long as the calyx. If.. H. Native 

 of Spain, the Eastern Pyrenees, and the Canary Islands. N. 

 grandiflora, Lapeyr, abr. p. 329. N. caerulea, Ait. hort. kew. 2. 

 p. 285. Allied to N. nitda. Plant pubescent, often clammy. 

 Leaves twice the size and more wrinkled than those of N. nuda. 

 Cymes dichotomous. Corollas blue, pubescent outside. 



Broad-leaved Cat-mint. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1777. PI. 2 

 to 4 feet. 



61 N. NU V DA (Lin. spec. p. 797.) erect tall, nearly glabrous ; 

 leaves sessile or scarcely petiolate, oblong, crenated, subcordate 

 at the base, green on both surfaces ; racemes panicled, many- 

 flowered ; bracteas scarcely longer than the pedicels ; calyx pu- 

 bescent ; corolla half again as long as the calyx, or twice as 



long. If. . H. Native of the South of Europe and Siberia, in 

 woods ; as of Spain, Provence, Piedmont, Naples, Mount Par- 

 nassus, South of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Podolia, Tauria, 

 Caucasus, Altaian mountains, &c. Plant glabrous or pubescent. 

 Leaves Ij to 2 inches long, usually glabrous, but sometimes 

 downy beneath. Corolla white or blueish, 4-6 lines long. 



Var. a, grandiflora (Benth. lab. p. 486.) corollas usually pur- 

 plish or blueish. I/. H. N. Pannonica, Jacq. fl. austr. 2. p. 

 18. t. 129. and other authors, and probably of Lin. spec. p. 797.? 

 N. paniculata, Crantz. stirp. p. 270. N. violacea, Vill. fl. 

 dauph. 2. p. 367. and many other authors, and probably of Lin. 

 spec. 797. ? Cataria nuda, Mcench, meth. p. 388. Cataria vio- 

 lacea, Mcench, ex Steud. nom. p. 553. Bocc. mus. 2. t. 636. 



Far. j3, parviflora (Benth. lab. p. 486.) corollas usually white. 

 If.. H. N. Pann6nica, Lin. spec. 797. ? N. nuda, Jacq. austr. 

 1. p. 17. t. 24. N. Ucraniea, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 41. and of 

 many other authors, but not of Lin. N. alba, Desf. ex Steud. 

 nom. p. 552. Cataria paniculata, Mcench, meth. ex Steud. nom. 

 p. 553. 



Naked Cat-mint. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1683. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



SECT. VIII. OXYNE'PETA (from ot>C) oxys, sharp, and Ne- 

 peta ; in reference to the pungent teeth of the calyx.) Benth. 

 lab. p. 486. Flowers distinct, or collected at the tops of the 

 branches, corymbosely panicled. Calyx tubular, erectish, with 

 nearly equal, subulate, rather pungent teeth. Teeth of corolla 

 equalling the calycine teeth, or scarcely exceeding them. Hum- 

 ble herbs. Leaves usually petiolaje. The plants contained in 

 this section are very distinct in habit from the species of the 

 other sections. 



62 N. PARVIFLORA (Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 41.) plant erectish, 

 panicled, villous; leaves petiolate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse, serrately crenated, rounded at the base or cordate, green on 

 both surfaces ; cymes loose, tricbotomously panicled ; bracteas 

 linear, equalling the calyxes ; calyx pubescent, having the teeth 

 exceeding the corolla. If.. H. Native of Tauria and Caucasus; 

 also of Iberia, on dry hills and fields, Bieb. ; near Cherson, Bes- 

 ser. Odessa, Lang and Szovits. Lower leaves 1 to 1| inch long, 

 pubescent or nearly glabrous above, and villous beneath. Flowers 

 3-5 at the tops of the branches of the panicle. Corollas minute, 

 blue, ? pubescent outside. 



Small-flowered Cat-mint. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 

 foot. 



63 N. UCRA'NICA (Lin. spec. p. 797. ex Benth. lab. p. 487. 

 but not of other authors.) erect, panicled, nearly glabrous ; cau- 

 line leaves nearly sessile, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, a little 

 toothed, roundly cuneated at the base, green on both -surfaces ; 

 cymes loose, trichotomously panicled ; bracteas linear ; calyx 

 elongated and hispid : teeth of calyx about equal in length to the 

 corolla. If. H. Native of Siberia, about Orenburgh, Prescot ; 

 Kirghisean Steppe, Ledebour. Teucrium Sibiricum, Lin. spec, 

 p. 788. N. Sibirica, Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 41. in obs. Habit of N. 

 parviflora, but the leaves and stems are glabrous, or rather ca- 

 nescent from very fine tomentum. Corollas blue. 



Ukraine Cat-mint. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1798. PI. 1 to 2 

 feet. 



64 N. HELIOTJIOPIFOLIA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 711.) erect, pani- 

 cled, canescent ; leaves on very short petioles, oblong, almost 

 quite entire, narrowed at the base, canescent on both surfaces ; 

 cymes loose, trichotomously panicled ; bracteas linear ; calyx 

 elongated, hispid : the teeth about equal in length to the corolla. 

 If.. H. Native of the Levant, Lam.; Syria, near Aleppo, 

 Russell. Satureia stricta, Russ. nat. hist. alep. Very like N. 

 Ucraniea; but differs in the nearly entire leaves, which are 

 narrowed at the base ; and in the whole plant being canescent 

 from pubescence. 



