i ' blANDRIA.MONOGYNrA. 



c. Corolla msnopttalous: Flowers mostly labiate: Foitrnaked seeds. 



11. LYCOPUS. Nutt. Gen. 21. 



{^t.LyJios, a wolf, and Fous, a foot; '' quia veteres credebant hujus plantce folia pedes Lupi referre." Boerh- J 



Cal. 5 toothecL Cor. 4 lobed; upper segment broader, and emarginate. Seeds 4, retuse. 

 h- viRGiOTCUs. Ell Leaves broad-lanceolate, serrate, tapering at base; calyx acute, shorter than the seeds. 

 Vut go— W&ier Horehou'nd. 



P/. Middle of July, and after. J'r. mai. Middle of October. 



ilab. gvvamps, and moist woodlands: common. 12 to 13 mches high: flowers white; in whorls. 

 J Ohs. The variety which Pursh calls qvercifolius (if, indeed, it be not a distinct species,) is also ccrrmon 

 jn this vicHiity. It IS said to be a principal medicine with certain noted Empirics, known here by the name 

 a\ •• Lnir.jfdT Docfors,'' who prescribe the infasion as a soverei.2.-n reruedy for what they call a ''Diy 

 ■^, •' ^"'"' ''-'- - • o'-b:-- rill lice dignus !) an infirmity which, they allege, afflicts a large proportion of those cred- 

 'Uvm pei'Bcus Wjio resort thither^ — or send their urine. 



12. CUNILA. A^iitt. Gen. 22. 



[A name borrowed frCm the ancient Roman naturalists; etymology uncertain.] 

 Cal. cylindrical, 5 toothed. Cor. ringent; upper lip erect, flat, emarginate. Slam. 4, 2 sterile. 



C. MARIAWA. Ell. Leaves opposite, sessile, ovate, slightly serrate, dotted; corymbs axillary and terminal. 

 Ffi.'go— Dittany. , ,' 



Pi. Last of July till October. ' Fr- mat. Middle of September, and aft*-. 



Mab. Dry hills and woodlands: Barrens, abundant. About 1 foot high: flowers pale purple. 



bbs. A pleasant aromatic herb. The infusion is popular, and deservedly so, as an ap-reeable febrifuec^ 

 or diaphoretic draught. ° ■* 



13. HEDEOMA. Nutt. Gen. 23. 



[Perhaps from the Gr. Hedys, hedeos, sweet, or pleasant ; on account of its fragrance.] 

 Cal. bilabiate, gibbous at base ; dentures subulate. Cor. ringent. &'iam. 4, 2 sterile- 

 H. PtTi^EGioiDEs. Ell. Leaves oblong, serrate ; flowers axillary, verticillate. 

 Smon. Cunila pulegioides. lUuhl. Mx. Willd. &c- Rf/g-o— Pennyroyal. 

 Fl. Beginning of August. Fr. mat. Last of September. 



Mab. Dry. gravelly soils : Field.s, roadsides, &c. common. 4 to 10 inches high : fio%vers pale blue. 



Obs. A grateful and warmly aromatic herb. It is a diaphoretic and carminative •. and is also popular 

 as an emnicriagcgue. - i s - 



14. MONARDA. Nutt. Gen. 24. 



[So named in honor of Nicholas Monardts, a Spanish Botanist.] . . 



Cal. 5 toothed, cylindric. Cor. ringent; tube long; upper lip linear, enclosing the filaments. 

 M. xroTLis. Ph. Hoary-pubescent; exterior bractes cordate-ovate; corolla hairy; apex of the galea bearded. 

 ■^tr-- vl-ailoploln. Mx. M. oblongata.' Muhl. Fw/g-o— Horse mint. Wild Burgamot. 

 F/. I,aUerenrlor.;a'y. -Fr. me?. Middle oif September. 



iiub. Sar.dy ;r -ks, end ience-rows; along Brandywine: frequent. About 2 feet high: flowers pale purple. 



06s. A species embracing numerous varieties; as Michaux has justly remarked. 

 M FisTULOSA. Ph. Sparsely hirsute; heads prolif* rous; exterior bractes oblong, acute; petioles ciliate. 

 .tl. ?.'.K.ule ot July. p,,. ,.,,,^. Beginning of September. 



Hub. I<ence-rows, &c. along Brandywine: frequent. About 2 feet high: flowers greenish .white. 

 EiSi^Jt^'^Thf J\? ^^'■fi'"'"-' a^i^ indiscriminately known by the common names of Horsemint, and Wild 

 f;^r ,H.^^1\ vV„^i • , r' " "^•'" ^"\"«'0-i,' 'n some cases of gravel, with apparent benetit; and are quite 

 popuiai as a , emedy m tnat con-plamt-though I believe the relief afforded is rarely durable. ^ 



15. SALVIA. Nutt. Gen. 25. 

 [From the Lat. sahare, to save; from its supposed medical powers.] 

 Cal. tubular, bilabiate. Cor. ringent. Stam. 2 fertile; the filaments transversely pedicellate. 

 B. LiHATA. i://. Radical leaves lyrate; stem nearly leafless, retrorsely pubescent. 

 {■«/-o— Meadow S^ge. "'vYiia Siige. Cancer weed. 



ifl. Latter end of May, and alter. pr. r.iat. Beginning of July. ) 



Mab. bteriie meadow banks, and woodlands: frequent. 12 to is" inches liigh: flowers blue. 

 ^U. fiJr. Elliott says the fresh radical leaves bruised and applied to warts, will generally remove them. 



