130 55. LABIATE. 



downy, often whitish beneath. Whorls dense, many-flowered, 

 forming oblong spikes. Cal. softly downy. Cor. white, spotted 

 with red. 



Very rare. "Hedges near Craignethan Castle," Hopk. (E) P. 79. 



2, N. GLECHOMA, Benth. Ground-Ivy, Gill, Ale-hoof. Stem 

 weak, creeping extensively, flowering ones shortly ascending. Le. 

 stalked, reniform, crenate. Fl. in axillary whorls, stalked, 3 in 

 each axil, united on one common pedicel, unilateral. Cal. teeth 

 ending in a small sharp spine. Cor. with a tube twice as long 

 as the cal., brilliant deep blue. Anth. forming a cross. 



Frequent. Hedge banks and waste places. (B) P. 3 5. Carmyle \voods; 

 Cambuslang ; banks of the Kelvin; Gourock to Arran. 



14. CALAMfNTHA. Common Wild-Basil* 



1. C. CLINOPODIUM, Benth. Stems mostly erect, softly hairy, 

 1 2 ft. high. Le. stalked, ovate, slightly toothed. Bracts 

 subulate, hairy. Fl. in compact, crowded, hairy whorls. Cal. 

 teeth subulate, hairy. Cor. with a long tube. Le. aromatic. 



Frequent. Hilly places, in open woods. (B) P. 7 9. Kenmuirwood; Campsie 

 glen; Paisley Canal bank, about 4 or 5 miles out. "In the woods, Hamilton," 

 Hopk. "' Side of Cart, near Busby," Dr. Ross. 



2. C. A'CINOS, Clairv. Basil-Thyme. Stems ascending, 68 

 in. long, much branched from the base. Le. ovate, acuminate, 

 shortly stalked, subserrate. Cal. gibbous at the base, 3 upper 

 teeth triangular and recurved. Whorls of about 5 6 fl. Cor. 

 bluish purple. Leaves fragrant. 



Very rare. Dry banks. (B) A. B. 7 8. Bonnington farm, near Lanark, Mr. 

 Dunlop. Newton, above Cambuslang. 



15. PRUNELLA. Self-heal. 



P. VULGARIS, L. Stems procumbent, with ascending flowering 

 branches, 3 9 in. high. Le. stalked, ovato-oblong, slightly 

 toothed. Bracts large, reniform, suddenly acuminate. Fl. in 

 whorls, forming an oblong spike. Cal. with a truncate upper lip, 

 dark purplish red. Cor. blue, rarely white, lower lip with a 

 toothed margin. 



Common. On roadsides and barren pastures. (B) P. 78. 



16. SCUTELLARIA. Skullcap. 



1. S. GALE RICTJL ATA, L. Common Skullcap. Stem procum- 

 bent, then ascending in flower, 8 12 in. high. Le. with very short 

 stalks, ovato-lanceolate, rounded or cordate at the base. Fl. 

 axillary, nearly sessile, one from each axil and turning to the 

 same side along the stem. Cor. large, dingy light blue. Whole 

 plant downy. 



Frequent. Banks of lakes and in stony places by the sea shore. (B) P. 7 8. 

 "Brother Loch, Mearns," Dr. Ross. Bowling; Dumbarton; Gourock to Arran. 



