CL. XIV.] DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. 249 



stamens; stigma divided into two acute, spreading segments. 

 Seeds four, short, three-cornered, abrupt, in the bottom of the 

 open calyx. Name, from gale, a weasel. 288. 



1. G. luteum. Yellow Weasel-snout. Root creeping: stems eighteen 

 inches high, simple, leafy, covered with deflected hairs: leaves stalked, 

 egg-shaped, serrate, hairy : whorls numerous, hairy flowers : corolla large, 

 yellow, the lower lip spotted with red. Perennial : flowers in May : 

 grows in woods and hedges : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 287. Eng. 

 Fl. vol. iii. p. 96. 873. 



10. BETO'NICA. BETONY. 



Calyx of one leaf, tubular, cylindrical, with five nearly equal, 

 thorn-tipped teeth, shorter than the tube. Corolla gaping; tube 

 cylindrical, curved ; upper lip roundish, undivided, nearly flat, 

 erect ; lower lip longer, divided into three deep segments, the 

 middle one broader, roundish, notched. Filaments awl-shaped, 

 inclined towards the upper lip; anthers round, two-lobed. Ger- 

 men rounded, four-lobed. Style thread-shaped, as long as the 

 stamens ; stigma cleft, acute. Seeds four, egg-shaped, in the bot- 

 tom of the calyx. Name, from ben, good, and ton, head. 289. 



1. B. nfficindlis. Wood Betony. Spike interrupted ; middle segment 



of the lower lip notched. Stem rough, with deflected bristles: leaves 



oblong, deeply serrate, the lower ones stalked : corolla purple. Peren- 

 nial : flowers in July and August: grows in woods and thickets. It was 

 formerly much used in medicine. The powdered leaves excite sneezing, 

 and the root is said to be emetic. Eng. Bot. vol. xvi. pi. 1142. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. iii. p. 97. 874. 



11. STA'CHYS. WOUNDWORT. 



Calyx of one leaf, tubular, angular, with five spreading, un- 

 equal, thorn-pointed teeth, scarcely so long as the tube. Corolla 

 gaping; tube very short ; throat oblong, swelling beneath at the 

 base; the upper lip erect, egg-shaped, vaulted; lower lip larger, 

 with three lobes -, the lateral ones reflected, the middle lobe largest 

 and notched. Filaments awl-shaped, ultimately bent towards the 

 sides of the mouth ; anthers roundish, two-valved. Germen with 

 four divisions. Styles thread-shaped, as long as the stamens; stig- 

 ma cleft, acute. Seeds four, angular, abrupt, in the bottom of the 

 calyx. Name, stachys, a spike. 290. 



1. S. sylvdtica. Hedge Woundwort. Whorls of six flowers; leaves 



heart-shaped, acute.^stalked. Stem two or three feet high, erect, leafy, 



hairy : leaves serrate, veined, hairy : flowers dull-red, the palate varie- 

 gated with white and dark purple. It has a strong fetid smell, which is 

 imagined to attack toads. Perennial : flowers in July and August : 

 grows among rubbish, and by hedges and walls. Eng. Bot. vol. vi. pi. 416. 

 Eng. FL vol. iii. p. 98. 875. 



2. S. ambigua. Ambiguous Woundwort. Whorls of six flowers; leaves 



oblong, stalked, heart-shaped at the base. Stem and leaves hairy : 



flowers red, the palate variegated. Perennial : flowers in August and 

 September : grows in waste places and cultivated ground : common. 



