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LABIATE. LXXXI. STACHYS. 



1 erglb. p. 15.) ascending, pilosely pubescent; leaves nearly 

 sessile, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, scarcely crenated, narrowed, 

 and quite entire at tbe base ; floral leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute : upper ones shorter than the calyxes ; whorls densely 

 6-10-flowered, distant ; calyx tubularly campanulate, rather 

 pilose, with ovate very acute rather spinose nearly" equal 

 teeth ; corolla nearly glabrous, twice as long as the tube of the 

 calyx. I/ . H. Native of Dalmatia, on hills. S. recta, ft, 

 Bertol. amcem. ital. p. 378. Allied to S. recta, but differs in 

 the leaves being narrower, more entire. Corolla yellow. ? 

 Subcrenaled-leaved Hedge Nettle. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



76 S. RE'CTA (Lin. mant. p. 82.) erect or ascending, pilosely 

 hairy ; leaves on short petioles, oblong-ovate or lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse, crenated, rounded or narrowed at the base, wrinkled, 

 hairy ; floral leaves sessile, acute : upper ones shorter than the 

 calyxes; whorls about 10-flowered, distant ; calyx ovate-cam- 

 panulate, hairy, with ovate very acute rather spinose equal 

 teeth ; corolla glabrous, twice as long as the calyx. 1 . H. 

 Native of Europe, especially in the south, in dry places and by 

 way sides ; as of Spain, Germany, Italy, South of Russia, 

 Tauria, Caucasus, Candia, &c. Jacq. fl. austr. 4. p. 31. t. 

 359. Siderhis hirsuta, Gouan, fl. monsp. p. 85. Betonica 

 hirta, Gouan, hort. monsp. p. 276. Betonica decumbens, 

 Mcench, meth. p. 396. Tetrahit herbaridrum, Ger. fl. 

 gallopr. p. 272. S. Betonica, Crantz, stirp. austr. p. 264. S. 

 buf6nia, Thuill. fl. par. 1. p. 295. S. procumbens, Lam. fl. fr. 

 2. p. 38.5. S. Sideritis, Vill. fl. dauph. 2. p. 375. S. sylves- 

 tris, Forsk. fl. const, p. 28. S. annua, Smith, prod. fl. graec. 1. 

 p. 410. but not of Lin. Si glutinosa, Smith, prod. fl. graec. 1. 

 p. 409. but not of Lin. S. decumbens, Rchb. fl. germ. p. 318. 

 but scarcely of Willd. Riv. mon. irr. t. 70. Leaves 1 to 1-y 

 inch long, very variable in breadth and hairiness. Corolla pale 

 yellow or cream-coloured, with a purplish throat. 



Upright Hedge Nettle. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1683. PI. 1 

 to Ij foot. 



77 S. ARENA' RIA (Vahl, symb. 2. p. 64.) decumbent, canes- 

 cent from pubescence ; leaves nearly sessile, oblong-linear or 

 lanceolate, acute, subserrated, narrow a long way at the base, 

 and quite entire ; floral leaves smaller : upper ones shorter than 

 the calyxes : whorls loosely 6-10-flowered, remote ; calyx 

 tubularly campanulate, pilose, with lanceolate very acute rather 

 spinose teeth, the upper tooth rather the broadest ; corolla 

 pubescent outside, twice as long as the calyx. I/ . H. Na- 

 tive of the region of the Mediterranean ; as of Tunis, Sicily, 

 Naples, about Trebezond, Iberia, &c., in dry, rugged, exposed 

 places. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1959. Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 21. t. 

 126.? S. Iberica, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 51. Rchb. icon. bot. 

 exot. 1. p. 43. t. 58. S. prostrata, Lag. cat. hort. madr. S. 

 diffusa, Schw. S. scordifolia, Willd. enum. 2. p. 616. S. pur- 

 purea, Poir. diet, suppl. 2. p. 616. S. congsta, D'Urv. enum. 

 pi. arch, in mem. soc. Lin. par. p. 324. S. rubra, Donn, hort. 

 cantab. Branches more or less canescent from long soft hairs, 

 as well as the leaves. Leaves 1 to 1| inch long: upper floral 

 ones quite entire. Corolla purplish, pilose outside. 



Sand Hedge Nettle. Fl. July. Clt. 1804. PI. 1 foot. 



78 S. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 51.) glabrous ; 

 branches twiggy, diffuse ; leaves linear, quite entire, serrated, 

 or the lower ones are pinnatifid ; racemes elongated ; whorls 

 remote, 2-flowered ; calyx tubularly campanulate, glabrous, 

 with nearly equal very acute rather spinose teeth ; corolla pu- 

 bescent outside, with a shortly exserted tube. If-. H. Native 

 of the South of Tauria, in woods, among stones at Femirdschi, 

 and near Cherson. Sweet, fl. gard. 2. t. 180. S. tenuifblia, 

 Pall, ex Link, enum. 2. p. 109. Rchb. icon. bot. exot. 1. p. 

 20. t. 28. but not of Willd. S. recta, D'Urv. enum. pi. arch. ? 

 but not of Lin. Corollas purplish. 



Narrow-leaved Hedge Nettle. 

 PI. 1 to 3 feet. 



Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. 



SECT. VII. AMBLE'IA (meaning unknown to us.) Benth. 

 lab. p. 558. Shrubs or under-shrubs, usually tomentose, 

 rarely glabrous, but never pilose. Whorls 2-6-flovvered, rarely 

 so much as 10-flowered. Bracteas small, or few. Calyx tomen- 

 tose or woolly, with soft mutic teeth. 



79 S. HYSSOPOI'DES (Burch. cat. georg. no. 2653.) suffruti- 

 cose ? ; branches elongated, loosely sub-tomentose ; leaves 

 linear or oblong, quite entire, or denticulated at apex, narrowed 

 a long way at the base, glabrous on both surfaces, or scarcely 

 tomentose ; upper floral leaves shorter than the calyxes ; whorls 

 2-flowered ; calyx clothed with hoary tomentum, with broad 

 lanceolate mutic teeth ; corolla about twice as long as the calyx. 



^2 . G. Native of South Africa. Leaves an inch long, bluntish, 

 green: floral ones gradually broader and shorter. Calyx clothed 

 with very thin tomentum. Corolla silky outside. 

 Hyssop-like Hedge Nettle. Shrub. 



80 S. C/ERU*LEA (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 1775. ex Benth. lab. 

 p. 558.) suffruticose ? quite glabrous ; branches elongated, 

 loosely tomentose ; leaves linear or oblong, quite entire, or 

 somewhat denticulated at apex, narrowed a long way at the 

 base, glabrous, or scarcely tomentose ; upper floral leaves 

 shorter than the calyxes ; whorls 2-flowered ; calyx clothed 

 with hoary tomentum : teeth broad-lanceolate, mutic ; corolla 

 about twice as long as the calyx. 1? . G. Native of South 

 Africa. Leaves 2-4 inches long, greenish or tomentose. Flowers 

 few, remote. Corolla silky outside. 



ZJ/we-flowered Hedge Nettle. Shrub. 



81 S. SPATULA'TA (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 1738. ex Benth. 

 lab. p. 559.) suffruticose, clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves 

 linear-spatulate, quite entire ; superior floral leaves scarcely ex- 

 ceeding the calyxes ; whorls 2-flowered ; bracteas small ; calyx 

 tubularly campanulate, with broad-lanceolate teeth, which are 

 equal in length to the tube of the corolla. Tj . G. Native of 

 South Africa. Very nearly allied to S. linearis ; but differs in 

 the form of the leaves, subracemose flowers, small upper leaves, 

 and inclosed tube of corolla, &c. 



Spatulate-leaved Hedge Nettle. Shrub. 



82 S. LINEA'RIS (Burch. cat. geogr. no. 2717. ex Benth. lab. 

 p. 559.) suffruticose, clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves 

 linear, sessile, quite entire ; floral leaves exceeding the flowers ; 

 whorls about 2-flowered ; bracteas minute ; calyx tubularly 

 campanulate, with lanceolate acute mutic teeth, shorter than 

 the tube of the corolla. Ij . G. Native of South Africa. 

 Densely clothed with floccose tomentum. Leaves 1 inch long. 

 Corolla about twice as long as the calyx, silky outside. 



Zinear- leaved Hedge Nettle. Shrub. 



S3 S. ROSMAUINIFOLIA (Benth. lab. p. 559.) suffruticose, 

 clothed with hoary tomentum ; leaves nearly sessile, oblong- 

 linear, quite entire, rounded as the base, tomentose on both sur- 

 faces, and white beneath ; whorls about 6-flowered, distant ; 

 bracteas subulate, shorter than the calyxes ; calyx campanulate, 

 clothed with hoary tomentum : teeth lanceolate, acute, mutic ; 

 corolla scarcely exceeding the calycine teeth, tomentose outside. 

 V> . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. S. hyssopifolia, 

 Vahl, herb, but not of Michx. Sideritis pallida, Thunb. prod, 

 fl. cap. 95. Leaves similar to those of Lavender or Hyssop, 

 about an inch long, acutish. Upper whorls sometimes approxi- 

 mate. 



Rosemary -leaved Hedge Nettle. Shrub humble. 



84 S. RUGOSA (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 303.) suffruticose, cloth- 

 ed with hoary tomentum ; leaves sessile, oblong-linear or lan- 

 ceolate, narrowed a long way at the base, quite entire, wrinkled ; 

 whorls 6-10-flowered, distant; bracteas subulate: outer ones 



