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11. VERBASCUM. Mullein. 



V. THAPSUS, L. Shepherd's Club, High- Taper, Cow's Lung- 

 wort. Stem erect, 2 4 ft. high. Le. densely woolly on both 

 sides, decurrent, lower ones stalked, 6 8 in. long, crenate. Fl. 

 in a long, dense spike. Cor. concave, about twice as long as the 

 cal., golden yellow. Filaments of the 2 longest st. smooth, the 

 other 3 covered with white wool. 



Not common. Banks and thickets. (E) B. 6 8. " On old walls, Calderwood," 

 Ure. " Banks of the Clyde below Renfrew," Hopk. Kailway bank near East- 

 field; Kilmun; Fairlie; Cumbrac and Arran. 



55 LABIATES. 



1. Lfcopus. Gipsy -Wort. 



L. EtraopvE'us, L. Stem erect, slightly hairy, 1 2 ft. high. 

 Le. shortly stalked, ovato -lanceolate, deeply toothed or pinnatifid, 

 especially at the base, wrinkled. Fl. very small, numerous, in 

 dense axillary clusters, whitish, with purple dots. 



Not common. Ditches and river banks. (B) P. 69. Forth and Clyde Canal ; 

 Gourock; Cumbrae; Bute and Arran. 



2. M^NTHA. Mint. 



1. M. SYLVESTRIS, L. Var. alopecuroides, Hull. Horse-Mint. 

 Le. * ' roundly cordate-oval, serrate, silky beneath. Spikes short, 

 dense, bracts subulate. Fruit, cal. contracted at the mouth. 

 Scent sweet." 



Brodick, Dr. Bdlfour. Lamlash, J. G. Baker, who considers it a garden 

 outcast. 



* 2. M. viRiDis, L. Spear -Mint. Le. sessile, oblong-lanceolate, 

 coarsely serrate, smooth above, with a few hairs and glandular 

 dots beneath, Spikes several, slender. Fl. smooth ; smell very 

 pungent. 



This being much cultivated is often found growing in the vicinity of dwellings, 

 especially watery places; near Hamilton; Largs; Bute and Arran. 



3. M. AQUATICA, L. Water Capitate- Mint. Stem branched, 

 12 18 in. high. Le. stalked, ovate, slightly heart-shaped, or 

 rounded below, serrate, pubescent or slightly hairy. Fl. in dense 

 oblong or round terminal clusters, occasionally with a few whorls 

 in the axils of the upper le. Cal. tubular, with triangular teeth, 

 and fine points, hairy as well as the pedicels. 



Frequent. Marshes and river banks. (B) P. 89. Paisley, and Forth and 

 Clyde Canal banks ; Kelvin; Gourock to Arran. 



4. M. SATIVA, L. Marsh Whorled-Mint. Stem spreading at 

 the base, then erect, or ascending. Le. stalked, elliptical-ovate, 

 serrate, more or less hairy. Fl. in dense axillary whorls, mostly 



