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date, deeply crenated ; spike compact, villous. If. . ? H. Na- 

 tive country unknown. 



Beet-leaned Hedge Nettle. PI. 



110 S. BARBI'GERA (Viv. fl. cors. append. 2. p. 4.) hairy; 

 stem ascending ; leaves cordate-elliptic, crenulated ; floral leaves 

 ovate, acute, equalling the calyxes ; bracteas ovate-linear ; 

 whorls 6-10-flowered ; calyxes regular, spinulose ; corolla 

 woolly outside ; middle segment of the beard obovate, acute : 

 lateral segments linear, obtuse, and twice as long as the middle 

 lobe. 3. ? H. Native of Corsica. This differs from S. lasi- 

 dntha, in habit, shape, and length of the floral leaves, co- 

 rolla, &c. 



Beard-bearing Hedge Nettle. PI. 



111 S. MARRL'BiiFoLiA (Viv. fl. cors. app. 1. c.) hairy from 

 spreading pili ; stem brachiate ; leaves cordate, roundish-ovate, 

 crenated ; floral leaves ovate and elliptic, spinulose at apex ; 

 whorls 6-flowered ; corolla purple ; lateral lobes of lower lip 

 short, the middle lobe and upper lip emarginate. 7^.?H. 

 Native of Corsica. 



Horehound-leaced Hedge Nettle. PI. 



112 S. VALEXTI XA (Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 18.) leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, subcordate, hairy ; whorls 6-7-flowered : 

 upper ones sterile. }/ . ? H. Native of Spain, on hills in the 

 province of Valentia, near Enguera. 



Valentia Hedge Nettle. PL 



113 S. STEXOPHY'LLA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 734.) suffruticose, 

 rather hairy ; branches twiggy ; leaves linear, 3-nerved : lower 

 ones sub-lanceolate, unidentate on both sides ; whorls leafy ; 

 calyxes pungent. \i . H. Native of the South of Spain. 

 Sideritis linearifolia, Lam. ? 



Xarr on- leaved Hedge Nettle. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



114 S. GLAUCE'SCEXS (Mussin. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 736.) 

 stem erect, villous ; leaves cordate, acuminated, serrated, hairy 

 on both surfaces ; whorls leafless, spicate ; segments of calyx 

 divaricate, pungent. I/ . ? H. Native of Caucasus. 



Glaucescent Hedge Nettle. PI. 



115 S. BIFLORA (Hook, et Arn. in Beech, voy. pt. hot. p. 

 155.) Nothing is hardly known of this plant. 



Tno-Jlortered Hedge Nettle. PI. 



Cult. Very few of the species are worth cultivating for orna- 

 ment, most of them having a weedy appearance. They will all 

 grow in any common garden soil ; the herbaceous perennial spe- 

 cies are readily increased by dividing at the root in spring or 

 autumn. The seeds of annual kinds only require to be sown in 

 spring, in the open border. Some of the smaller species, as S. 

 Corsica, do well in pots among other alpine plants. The hardy 

 shrubby species, as S. lacandultefolia, are well fitted for deco- 

 rating rockwork ; these are readily increased by cuttings, under 

 a hand-glass, or by seeds. The greenhouse species require the 

 treatment of other greenhouse plants. 



LXXXII. SPHA'CELE (from o-^utoc, sphakos, sage ; simi- 

 larity.) Benth. in hot. reg. under no. 12S9. lab. p. 567. Phy- 

 toxys, Molina. Sideritis species, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 amer. 2. p. 307. 



LIN. SYST. Didynamia, Gymnospermia. Calyx campanulate, 

 usually widened in the fructiferous state, irregularly somewhat 

 10-nerved, and reticulately veined, with an equal mouth, which 

 is naked inside, deeply 5-toothed : teeth nearly equal, or scarcely 

 somewhat dejected into two lips. Corolla with an ample, inclosed, 

 or exserted tube, which is furnished with a pilose ring inside at 

 the base : limb short, scarcely bilabiate ; lobes broad-roundish, 

 erectly spreading : upper ones sub-bifid : lateral ones entire : 

 lower one larger, and emarginate. Stamens 4, ascending, nearly 

 equal, or didynamous : lower ones the longest ; filaments gla- 



brous, naked ; anthers sub-approximate, 2-celled : cells linear, 

 distinct, diverging. Style somewhat equally bifid at top : lobes 

 subulate, stigmatiferous at apex. Achenia dry, smooth. Sub- 

 shrubs or shrubs. Leaves bullately wrinkled, often canescent 

 beneath : floral ones bractea-formed, rarely nearly similar to 

 the cauline leaves. Whorls 2-6-flowered. Racemes simple or 

 branched, terminal. This genus is allied to Stachys, with the 

 leaves of Sdlcia. 



1 S. SALVisroLiA (Benth. lab. p. 567.) shrubby ; leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, rounded at the base, bullate above, and ca- 

 nescent beneath, as well as the branches ; whorls many-flowered, 

 secund, crowded into a terminal, rather branched, spike-formed 

 raceme ; corolla rather shorter than the calyx. ^ . G. Native 

 of South America. Sideritis salviaefolia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 gen. 2. p. 307. Leaves 2-4 inches long. Whorls 6-10-flow- 

 ered. Corolla whitish-blue, equalling the calyx. Calyx hispid, 

 with lanceolate, subulate teeth. Bracteas very minute. 



Sage-leaned Sphacele. Shrub. 



2 S. BULLA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 568.) shrubby ; branches and 

 under sides of leaves clothed with hoary tomentum, glabrous 

 above, and rugosely blistered, oblong, obtuse, cordate, crenu- 

 lated ; flowers about 5-6 in a whorl, crowded into a dense spike ; 

 bracteas ovate, bidentate at apex ; calycine teeth acuminately 

 subulate ; tube of corolla exceeding the calyx a little. 1? . S. 

 Native of New Granada, on the Andes between Pasto and Tein- 

 dala. Sideritis bullata, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 

 306. Shrub much branched, strong-scented. Leaves 2 inches 

 long. Corollas white. 



Hlistered-\eaved Sphacele. Shrub. 



3 S. PANICULA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 568.) suffruticose: branches 

 clothed with hairy tomentum ; leaves oblong, sagittately cor- 

 date, acute, crenately toothed, rugosely blistered above, and gla- 

 brous, but clothed with fine hoary pubescence beneath ; spikes 

 panicled ; whorls 6-flowered, approximate ; bracteas ovate, and 

 are, as well as the calycine teeth, acute. Tj . S. Native of 

 Quito, on the mountains near Tarqui. Sideritis paniculata, H. 

 B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p. 307. Shrub strong-scented. 

 Leaves 3 inches long, and 16 lines broad. Calyx hispid. Co- 

 rollas white, similar to those of S. bullata. 



Panicled Sphacele. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



4 S. CALYCI'NA (Benth. lab. p. 568.) suffruticose ? ; branches 

 clothed with soft villi ; leaves petiolate, ovate-oblong, rounded 

 at the base, a little wrinkled, villous ; racemes nearly simple, 

 secund ; whorls 2-flowered, remote ; calyx ample, very villous ; 

 corolla ample, exceeding the calyx a little, fj . F. Native of 

 California, Douglas. Leaves 2-3 inches long, irregularly tooth- 

 ed. Calycine teeth broad-ovate, acute. Corolla white. Upper 

 floral leaves sessile, bractea-formed, lanceolate, quite entire. 



Large- calyxed Sphacele. Shrub. ? 



5 S. TOMENTOSA (Benth. lab. p. 569.) suffruticose, prostrate ; 

 branches ascending, tomentosely villous ; leaves small, oblong, 

 roundly subdilated at the base, wrinkled, tomentose on both 

 surfaces ; racemes loose, secund ; whorls 2-flowered ; corolla 

 scarcely exceeding the calyx, fj . G. Native of Peru, at 

 Cheuchin, Dombey. Leaves i inch long, irregularly and deeply 

 crenated. Upper floral leaves sessile. Corolla inflated a little, 

 pale. 



Tomentose Sphacele. Shrub prostrate. 



6 S. CAMPANULA'TA (Benth. in bot. reg. under no. 1289. lab. 

 p. 569.) shrubby ; branches divaricate ; leaves small, oblong- 

 lanceolate, narrowed at the base, bullately wrinkled above, and 

 green, but clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; racemes 

 loose, secund ; whorls 2-flowered ; corollas ample, about twice 

 as long as the calyx, fy . G. Native of Chili, near Valparaiso 

 and Conception. Rosmarinus Chilensis, Molina, hist. nat. chil. 

 p. 13.? Dracocephalum chamaedryoides, Balb. misc. p. 29. 



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