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Far. p, parviflbra, (Bentb. lab. p. 523.) corolla about half 

 again as long as the calyx. . H. G. parviflora, Lam. diet. 2. 

 p. 600. G. intermedia^ Vill. fl. dauph. 2. p. 387. t. 9. Rchb. 

 icon. bot. eur. 1. p. 40. t. 46. G. latifolia, Hoffm. fl. germ. 

 4-8. ex D. C. fl. fr. 3. p. 544. 



fur. y, spinosa (Benth. lab. p. 53.) calycine teeth longer and 

 spinose. G. H. G. angustifolia, Hoffm. fl. germ. 4-8. ex D. C. 

 fl. fr. 3. p. 543. 



Ladanum Hemp Nettle. Fl. July, Sept. Britain. PI. 1 

 foot. 



3 G. TETRA'HIT (Lin. spec. p. 810.) stem usually hairy, from 

 stiff bristles or pili, and tumid at the nodi ; leaves ovate, and are, 

 as well as the calyxes, glabrous or hairy. . H. Native 

 throughout Europe and Middle Asia, by way-sides, in cop- 

 pice-woods ; in corn-fields and on their margins; plentiful 

 in some parts of Britain. Tetrahit nodosum, Mcench, meth. p. 

 395. Leaves 1-3 inches long, pilose. Whorls 6-30-flowered, 

 distinct, or the upper ones approximate. Corolla sometimes 

 shorter than the calycine teeth ; sometimes 4 times as long, pur- 

 plish, yellowish, or spotted with both colours. 



far. a, parcifldra, (Benth. lab. p. 524.) corolla 2-3 times as 

 long as the calyx. . H. G. Tetrahit, Curt. fl. lond. 5. t. 191. 

 Rchb. icon. bot. eur. 9. p. 28. t. 877. Smith, engl. bot. t. 207. 

 G. bifida, Bonning. ex Lej. fl. belg. p. 241. Rchb. fl. germ, 

 exc. p. 323. G. acuminata, Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 323. Riv. 

 mon. irr. t. 31. Petiv. herb. brit. t. 33. f. 8. Mor. hist. t. 12. 

 f. 13. Corolla purple or white, with a spot on the lower lip, 

 variegated with purple and yellow. 



far. p, pubescens (Benth. lab. p. 524.) stems scarcely hairy. 

 . H. G. pubescens, Besser. prim. fl. gal. 2. p. 27. Rchb. 

 icon. bot. eur. 1. p. 40. and 41. t. 47-48. G. Walteriana, Schlecbt. 

 fl. berol. 



far. y, grandtjlora (Benth. lab. p. 524.) corollas 3-4 times as 

 long as the calyxes. 0. H. G. versicolor, Lin. spec. p. 810. 

 Curt. fl. lond. 6. t. 38. Rchb. icon. bot. eur. 1. p. 47. t. 57. G. 

 cannabina, Poll. pal. no. 500. Fl. dan. 929. Willd. spec. 3. p. 

 393. G. speciosa, Mill. diet. no. 3. Corolla cream-coloured ; 

 lower lip spotted with purple. 



Tetrahit or Common Hemp Nettle. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. 

 PI. 1 to 3 feet. 



Cult. All the species are common weeds in corn-fields ; and 

 are therefore only cultivated in botanical gardens. 



LXXXI. STA'CHYS (from ara-xye, stachys, a spike, in 

 reference to the spiked inflorescence.) Benth. lab. p. 525. 

 Stachys and Betonica, Lin. and other authors. Zietenia, Gle- 

 ditsch, Pers. and other authors. Eriostomum, Tetrahitum and 

 Trixago, HofFm, et Link. 



Lix. SYST. Didynamia, Gymnospermia. Calyx tubularly cam- 

 panulate, 5 or 10-nerved, with an equal or oblique 5-toothed 

 mouth : teeth equal, or the superior ones are larger, or the 3 su- 

 perior ones are combined into an upper lip. Corolla with an 

 equal, inclosed or exserted tube, furnished with a transverse ring 

 of hairs inside or naked, often incurved above ; throat not di- 

 lated ; limb balabiate ; upper lip erect or spreading a little, 

 usually arched a little, entire or scarcely emarginate, rarely elon- 

 gated and flatfish , emarginately bifid ; lower lip usually longer, 

 spreading, and 3-lobed ; the middle segment large, entire, or 

 emarginate. Stamens 4, ascending, exserted ; lower 2 the long- 

 est ; filaments naked ; anthers approximate, 2-celled : cells dis- 

 tinct, parallel, diverging or divaricate. Style about equally bifid 

 at top ; lobes subulate, stigmatiferous at apex. Achenia dry, 

 obtuse, not truncate. Herbs or subshrubs. Whorls 2 or many- 

 flowered, usually disposed in terminal, nearly simple racemes. 



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SECT. I. ALOPECU'ROS (from aXwm/^, alopex, a fox, and ovpa, 

 oura, a tail ; resemblance in spikes of flowers.) Benth. lab. p. 

 531. Betonica species, Lin. and other authors. A perennial 

 villous green herb. Whorls fasciculately many-flowered, ap- 

 proximating into somewhat interrupted spikes. Outer bracteas 

 about equal in length to the calyxes. Corollas yellowish ; tube 

 inclosed. Cells of anthers parallel. 



1 S. ALOPECD'ROS (Benth. lab. p. 531.) plant ascending, vil- 

 lous ; leaves petiolate, broad-ovate, obtuse, crenated, broad-cor- 

 date at the base : lower floral leaves sessile, similar to the upper 

 ones, but broader : upper ones and bracteas broad-ovate, acute ; 

 corolla one half longer than the calyx, which is amply campanu- 

 late. If.. H. Native of South and Middle Europe, on the 

 mountains ; as of the Pyrenees, Cevennes, Switzerland, Austria, 

 Provence, Piedmont, Naples, Mount Parnassus. Betonica alo- 

 pecuros, Lin. spec. p. 811. Jacq. fl. austr. 1. p. 50. t. 78. 

 Rchb. icon. bot. eur. 8. 4. t. 719. Betonica lutea, Mill. diet, 

 no. 7. Sideritis alopecuros, Scop. earn. no. 711. t. 28. Spikes 

 an inch in diameter. Whorls 20-30-flowered. Corollas cream- 

 coloured, downy outside. 



Fox-tail-spiked Betony. Fl. July. Clt. 1759. PI. I to 1| 

 foot. 



SECT. U. BETONICA (betonic is the Celtic name of common 

 betony.) Benth. lab. p. 532. Betonica species of Lin. and 

 other authors. Pilose, pubescent, or villous perennial herbs. 

 Whorls fasciculately many-flowered, approximating into subin- 

 terrupted spikes. Outer bracteas equalling the calyxes. Corollas 

 purplish, rarely cream-coloured ; tube usually exserted ; cells of 

 anthers subparallel. 



2 S. DESSIFLORA (Benth. lab. p. 532.) erect, hairy ; leaves 

 petiolate, ovate-oblong, obtuse, crenated, cordate at the base : 

 lower floral leaves cordate-ovate, on short petioles : superior 

 ones bractea-formed, and are, as well as the bracteas, ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, mucronate, equalling the calyxes ; whorls approximating 

 into a dense oblong spike : the lower whorls remote ; corolla 

 twice as long as the calyx. 1^. H. Native of the South of 

 Europe in subalpine places ; as of Spain, Pyrenees, Switzerland, 

 Appennines, Naples, Hungary, Caucasus. Betonica Monnieri, 

 Osb. p. 146. Gouan, ill. p. 36. Bet6nica hirsuta, Lin. mam. 

 248. Murr. comm. goett. 1779. vol. 2. p. 13. t. 3. Rchb. icon, 

 bot. eur. 8-5. t. 714. Betonica Danica, Mill. diet. no. 2. Be- 

 tonica incana, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 293. Sims. bot. mag. 2125. 

 Rchb. icon. bot. eur. 8. p. 5. t. 713. Barrel, icon. t. 340. 

 Stems nearly simple. Leaves 2-3 inches long, and 1 to l 

 broad. Spikes thick, dense. Corollas villous outside, purplish, 

 tube exannulate inside. Calycine teeth spinose ; superior ones 

 rather the largest. 



Dense-Jlorvered Betony. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1710. PI. li 

 foot. 



3 S. BETONICA (Benth. lab. p. 532.) erect, rather pilose ; 

 lower leaves on long petioles, ovate-oblong, obtuse, crenated, 

 cordate at the base : superior leaves remote, and are, as well as 

 the lower floral leaves, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, acute, toothed : 

 uppermost ones linear, quite entire, equalling the calyxes ; whorls 

 many-flowered, all approximate into an oblong subinterrupted 

 spike, or the lower whorls are distinct ; bracteas ovate, mucro- 

 nate, equalling the calyxes ; corolla twice as long as the calyx. 

 It . H. Native throughout Europe and Russian Asia, in woods, 

 heaths, and pastures, among bushes ; plentiful in Britain, in like 

 situations. Betonica orficinalis, Lin. spec. p. 810. Hook. fl. 

 lond. vol. 2. with a figure. Smith, engl. bot. t. 1142. Fl. dan. 

 726. Rchb. icon. bot. eur. 8. p. 54. t. 710. Betonica hirta, 

 Leyss. Rchb. icon. bot. eur. 8. p. 4. t. 711. Betonica legitima, 

 Link, handb. p. 476. Betonica stricta, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 



