30 DIDTNAMIA. GYMXOSPERMIA. 



vent and siibuluted semiovate segments, the 2 upper ones 

 somewhat larg-er, and directed from the tube of the corol- 

 la. Corolla about an inch long-, yellowish -white, often 

 marcescent, not arising" from tjie centre of the calix; 

 tube widely inflated or rather funnelform and attenu- 

 ated downwards, at the orifice more than double the 

 breadth of the calix; upper lip entire, arounded and dis- 

 tinctly arched; lower lip 3-lobed, all the lobes entire and 

 obtuse, the lateral ones oblong and somewhat shorter, 

 central lobe rounded, elegantly striated longitudmally 

 with about 8 purple lines. Stamina converg'ing beneath 

 the upper lip; filaments intricately lomentose on the inner 

 side, anthers corneous, 2-celled, yellowish-white with 

 acute blackish sloping points, the shorter pair perfect and 

 unconnected, the longer pair firmly cohering by the mar- 

 gins of their upper cells which are barren or destitute of 

 pollen, the lower cells only being perfe<;t, so that the an- 

 thers are attached without appearing ciuciate. Seeds 

 smooth, pale, depressed triquetrous-, rarely more than 2 

 becoming ripe. — Flowering time about June. Wab. On 

 the shady banks of the Ohio; in rock}- situations near Cin- 

 cinnati. V. V. 



403. STACHYS. Z. (Woundwort. Hedge Nettle.) 



Cahx 5-cIeft, awned. Upper lip of the corolla 



vaulted^ tlie lower reflected at tlie sides, with 



the iiitei'mediate segment larger and emargina- 



ted. Stumina at length rellected to the sides. 



More or less tomentose or hispid; flowers axillary or 

 venicillately spiked, verticills bracteate, approximate or 



. distant. 



^ Species. 1. ^. hyssopiJoUa. 2. aspera. Stem nearly 

 smooth, angles only somewhat retrorsely aculeate, leaves 

 oblong-lanceolaie, acuminate, serrate, shortly petiolate 

 and very smooth; verticills about 6-flowered, calix diva- 

 ricate, spinescent. 3. hispida. The whole plant hispidly 

 pilose; leaves shortly petiolate, ovate-oblong, acuminate, 

 angularly strrate; verticills about 8-flowered, calix subu- 

 lately divaricated. — Nearly allied to the preceding though 

 sufficiently distinct, but scarcely more than a variety of 

 the tollowing? 4. *sylvatica. Verticils 6-fl(jwered; leaves 

 cordute-ovate, petiolate. Hab. On the banks of the Ohio, 

 not uncommon, on the skirts of thickets, giving out the 

 same foetid smell as the European species, the flowers are, 

 however, paler. 5. intenneilia. 



