138 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



4. Leaves mostly opposite, flowers in whorl. 



Innocence {Collinsia verna). Figwort family. 



Ht. ^-i^ ft.; flowers on long stalks, about 6, ap- 

 parently whorled in axils; calyx 5-pointed; corolla 

 2-lipped, blue-purple-white; leaves egg-shaped- 

 lance-shaped, some clasping at base, toothed. Moist 

 ground. Early summer. New York and West. 



Pennyroyal {Hedeoma pidegioides) . Mint family. 



Low plant with sq. stem, branching, hairy, odorous; 

 whorls (in axils) few-flowered; flowers small, purple; 

 calyx and corolla 2-Hpped; leaves egg-shaped to 

 oblong, with stalks, somewhat toothed. Summer. 



Motherwort {Leonurus Cardiaca). Mint family. 



Max. ht. 5 ft.; square, stout, erect stem; flowers 

 small, whorled in axils; corolla 2-lipped, light 

 purple; leaves with stalks, lower leaves with 

 irregular lobes, upper with 3 pointed lobes. Waste 

 places around dwellings. Summer. 



Water Mint {Mentha aquatica). Mint family. 



Ht. 1^-2^ ft. ; stem square, branching, hairy (down- 

 wards) ; flowers (purplish) in rounded whorls in upper 

 axils; corolla 2-lipped; leaves egg-shaped, pointed, 

 short stalked. Wet ground. Late summer, autumn. 



5. Leaves mostly opposite, flowers solitary or few, axillary. 



Purple Virgin's Bower {Clematis verticillaris) . Crow- 

 foot family. 

 A vine; flowers solitary in axils, rather large and 

 showy with 4 purple sepals; leaves of 3 leaflets. 

 Rocky and mountainous places. Spring. 



Blue Curls {Trichostema dichotomnm) . Mint family. 

 Low plant with square stem; flowers purple, soli- 

 tarv, on long stalks, first at end, then at side in 

 axils; corolla pink-purple; stamens 4, protruding 

 and curved; leaves lance-shaped, short stalked. 

 Sandy places. Summer and autumn. 



