GROUP V. ANGIOSPERALE ; DICOTYLEDONES. 563 



compound cymes or dichasia, termed verticillasters, developed in 

 the axil of each of the two opposite leaves. 



Tribe 1. Ocimoidece. Stamens 4, descending. 



Ocimum basilicum, the Sweet Basil, from India, and Lavandula, the 

 Lavender from Southern Europe, are cultivated as pot-herbs: several 

 species of Coleus are cultivated. 



Tribe 2. Mentlwidece. Stamens 4, equal, ascending, divergent: corolla 

 almost regular, 4- or 5-lobed. 



Many species of Mentha, Mint, are common. Pogostemon Patchouli yields 

 oil of Patchouli. Lycopus has only 2 fertile stamens, the two posterior 

 ones being abortive. 



Tribe 3. Satureinece. Stamens 4, with broad connective, ascending, 

 either almost equal (Thymus, Origanum), or didynamous and remote at 

 base, conniving under the upper lip. 



Origanum vulgare is the Wild Marjoram; the Sweet Marjoram which is 

 cultivated is an exotic species. Thymus Serpyllum is the wild Thyme ; the 

 garden Thyme is T. vulgaris, from Southern Europe. Satureia hortensis 

 (exotic) is the Summer Savory. Various species of Calamintha (stamens 

 not divergent) are common, such as C. arvensis, the Common Basil, and C. 

 Clinopodium, the Wild Basil. 



Tribe 4. Melissinets. Stamens 4, didynamous, with narrow connective, 

 remote at base, conniving under upper lip. 



Melissa offtcinalis, the Balm, and Hyssopus, the Hyssop, are cultivated as 

 pot-herbs. 



Tribe 5. Monardew. Stamens 2, ascending:- one theca of each anther is 

 either wanting or it is widely separated from the other (see Fig. 276 C). 



Salvia verbenacea, the Wild Sage or Clary, is common. Rosmarinus 

 officinalis, the common Rosemary, is exotic. 



Tribe 6. Nepetece. Stamens 4, didynamous, ascending parallel ; the 

 posterior two are the longer. 



Nepeta Cataria, the Catmint, occurs in hedges ; and Nepeta Glechoma, the 

 Ground Ivy, is very common. 



Tribe 7. Stachydece. Stamens 4, didynamous, ascending, parallel ; the 

 anterior two are the longer : upper lip of corolla usually arched (rin- 

 cjent). 



Lamium album, the Dead-Nettie, and pitrpureum, are very common (Fig- 

 376). Various species of Galeopsis (Hemp-Nettle), Stachys (Woundwort 

 or Betony), Marrubium (Horehound), Ballota, Melittis, and Leonurus 

 (Mother-wort) are found in England. 



Tribe 8. Scutellariece. Stamens 4, didynamous, ascending, parallel ; 

 calyx closed when the fruit is ripe. 



In the genus Scutellaria, the anthers of the anterior pair of stamens 

 have but one theca ; S. galericulata, the common Skullcap, and 5. minor, 

 the Lesser Skullcap, are common. In the genus Prunella each filament 

 has a small tooth below the anther : P. vulgaris is common. 



Tribe 9. Ajugoidece. Stamens 4, didynamous, ascending, parallel ; the 

 posterior two are the shorter: upper lip of corolla very short. 



