4a 



A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



in the Stachys tribe 



sometimes included. 



(Consult also ccc.) 



D. Perfect stamens 2 ; 



anther cells linear, 



separate, solitary 



or confluent 5. Monarda Tribe. 



DD. Perfect stamens 4. 

 rarely 2 in the 



Nepeta tribe 



E. Calyx usually 1-5- 

 nerved : posterior 

 stamens longer 



than the anterior. 6. Nepeta Tribe. 

 EB. Calyx .'>- or 10- 

 nerved ; posterior 

 stamens shorter 

 than anterior : 

 posterior lip of 

 corolla erect, usu- 

 ally concave or 

 fornicate, anterior 



spreading 3-cut. . 7. Stachys Tribe. 

 F. Suhtrihe 1. .SViit- 

 eUariew. Calyx 

 bilabiate or at 

 length 2-parted. 

 the mouth 

 closed after an- 



the 



FF. Calvx not hila- 



' liiate 



G. Siihtribc 2. Me- 

 littca-. Cor- 

 el 1 a tube 

 long exsert- 

 ed : calyx 



broad, of 5 

 short teeth or 

 3-4 broad 



loljes 



GO. Corolla tube in- 

 eluded or 

 Slightly e x- 

 serted, rarely 

 long exser- 

 ted : calyx 

 tubular or 

 b e 1 1-shape d 

 5-10-toothed. 

 H. Subtrihe 3. 

 M a rruhiccE. 

 Stamens in- 

 cluded 



iin. Subtrilie 4. 

 Lamiew. Sta- 

 m e n s e x- 



serted 



CCC. Stamens straight, di- 

 verging or ascending ; 

 perfect ones 4 or 2 ; 

 calyx 5, 10. or 13- 

 nerved, rarely 1.^- 

 nerved : corolla lobes 



usually flat 8. Satureia Tbibe. 



D. Subtribe 1. Pogoste- 

 vionew. Anthers 1- 

 celled. subglobose : 

 stamens distinct, 



straight 



DD. Anthers 2-celled, at 

 least the younger 



dues 



B. Subtribe 2. Mentho- 

 idca:. Calyx us- 

 ually 5- or 10- 

 nerved : stamens 

 distant or divari- 

 cate 



EB. Subtribe 3. Melin- 

 se(P. Calyx usual- 

 ly 13-nerved : sta- 

 mens ascending, 

 at least at the 

 base 



1. Peasia Tribe. 



Not in cultivation 



2. Prostanthera Tribe. 



A. Calyx bilabiate, lips entire 



or anterior emarginate. . .1. Prostanthera. 

 aa. Calyx equal, 5-toothed 2. Westringia. 



3. Ajuga Tribe. 



A. Corolla tube slender, lobes 



5. subequal, spreading, ..3. Teichostema. 

 AA. Corolla tube short, quasi 1- 

 lipped, the posterior lobes 

 and small lateral ones de- 

 clinate at the contracted 

 base of the very large an- 

 terior lobe, or rarely erect. 4. TEUCRinM. 

 AAA. Corolla tube short or ex- 

 serted. the posterior lip 

 short, erect, 2-cut, an- 

 terior much longer and 

 its middle lobe largest. .. ."5. Ajuga. 



4. OciMUM Tribe. 



&. . 8 ulil ribe 1. Euocimew. ... 

 B. Anterior lobe hardly long- 

 er than the others, 

 often narrower, decli- 

 nate. flat or slightly 



concave 6. OciMnM. 



bb. Anterior lobe of corolla 

 longer than others, con- 

 cave or boat-shaped. . . . 

 c. I'^'ilaments connate at 



the base in a tube. . . 7. Colecs. 



cc. Filaments free 8. Plectbanthds. 



aa. Subtribe 2. Lavandulew. 



Sole genus 9. Lavandcla. 



5. Monarda Tribe. 



A. Calyx tubular 10. Monarda. 



aa. Calyx bilabiate 



b. Connective c o n t i nuous 

 with filament and not 

 indicated unless by a 

 slender reflexed tooth.. 11. Rosmarinus. 

 bb. Connective articulated to 

 the filament hut not pro- 

 duced or very shortly 



acuminate 12. Audibertia. 



BBB. Connective transverse on 

 the short and mostly 

 horizontal filament, its 

 descending or porrect 

 portion continued be- 

 yond the articulation 

 and either dilated or 

 l)earing an abortive rud- 

 iment of the second an- 

 ther cell 13. Salvia. 



e. Nepeta Tribe. 



a. Calyx bilabiate or with the 

 posterior tooth much wid- 

 er than the others 14. Dracocephalum. 



jiA. Calyx tubular, mouth 



straight or oblique 



B. Stamens erect or diverg- 

 ent : anther cells paral- 

 lel or at length diverg- 

 ent 15. Lophanthds. 



bb. Stamens ascending or 

 straightlsb : anther cells 



parallel IG. Cedronella. 



BBB. stamens ascending and 

 parallel or in a few 

 species rather lax and 

 distant : anther cells di- 

 vergent or divaricate.. .17. NepetA- 



7. Stachvs Tribe. 



Subtribe 1. Scutellarie.e. 



a. Tho calyx lips entire 18. Scutellaria. 



aa. The posterior calyx lip 3- 



toothed. anterior 2-fld...l9, Brunella. 



Subtribe 2. Melitte.e. 



Anther cells parallel : calyx 



subequally 5-toothed 20. Physosteqia. 



