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11. SATURJSIA, L. Savory. 



Calyx l)ell-sliapc(l, lO-iicrvt'd, equally 5-tootlic(l, naked in tlic throat. Corolla 

 2-lii)pecl ; the upper lip erect, flat, nearly entire, tlic lower 3-clcft. Stamens 4, 

 somewhat ascendinj;. — Aromatic plants, with narrow entire leaves, often clus- 

 tered, and .somewhat spiked purpli.sh flowers. (The ancient Latin name.) 



1. S. iioiJTENSis, L. (SuMMiiU Savory.) Pubescent annual ; clusters few- 

 flowered ; bracts small or none. — Prairies of Illinois, and rocky islands at the 

 Palis of the Ohio, Short: escaped from gardens. (Adv. from Eu.) 



12. CALAMINTHA, Manch. Calamintii. 



Calyx tubular, 13-nerved, mostly hairy in the throat, 2-lippeil, the upper lip 

 3-clett, the lower 2-cleft. Corolla with a straijibt tube and an inflated throat, 

 distinctly 2-iipjx'd ; the upper lij) erect, flatfish, entire or notched ; the lower 

 spreading, 3-partcd, the middle lobe usually largest. Stamens 4, mostly ascend- 

 ing ; the anthers usually approximate in pairs. — Perennials, with mostly pur- 

 plish or whitish flowers; produced all summer : inflorescence various. (Name 

 composed of (caXor, hcatiliful, and filvda, Mint.) 



§ 1. CALAMINTHA, Ma-nch. Cnh/x striate, scarcely r/iblmux at the Ixtse: cliistt-rs 

 ofjiowers loose and pedmicUd in the axils of the leaves, and Junniny a raceme at 

 the summit: bracts minute. 



1. C. Nepeta, Link. (Rasil-Tiiymk.) Soft hairy ; stem ast ending (1°- 

 3" higli) ; leaves pctioled, broadly ovate, obtuse, crcnate ; corolla (3" long) about 

 twice the length of the calyx. — Dry hills, Virginia, &,c. (Nat. from Eu.) 



§2. CALOMELfSSA, Benth. Cah/z nearlj/ «s § 1 : whorls feu^- several-flow- 

 ered, .'ir-ssilc ; flowas on slender naked pedicels : the bracts at their base linear or 

 oiilon'i, Ip'iflike. 



2. C. glabella, Benth. Smooth ; stems diffuse or spreading (10-2° long) ; 

 leaves slightly pctioled, oblong or oblong-linear, narrowed at the base (8" -2' 

 long), sparingly toothed, or nearly entire ; clusters 6-10-flowered ; corolla (pur- 

 plish, .5" -6" long) fully twice the length of the calyx, the teeth of the latter 

 awl-pointed. ( Cunila glabella, Michx. Mieromcria. Benth.) — Limestone banks, 

 near Frankfort, Kentucky (Short), and southward. 



Var. Nuttallii, Gray. Smaller; the flowerinj? stems more upright (.')'- 9' 

 high), wiih narrower mostly entire leaves and fewer-flowered clusters; while 

 sterile runners from the base bear ovate thickish leaves only 2" -.5" long. (C. 

 Nuttallii, Benth. Micronu-ria glabella, var. angustifolia. Ton:) — Wet limestone 

 rocks, Niagara Falls to Wisconsin, Central Ohio (Sultirant), and south westward 

 — Appearing very distinct, but united by southwestern specimens. 

 §3. CLINC)rODIUM, L. Cali/x more or less qiblioiis In-low : clusters sessile and 

 mnnii-tloicired, dense, crowded with awl-shaped bracts. 



3. C. Clinop6dium, Benth. (Basil.) Hairy, erect (1°- 2° high) ; leaves 

 ovate, ixjtioled, nearly entire; flowers (pale purple) in globular clusters; hairy 

 bracts as long as the calyx. (Clinopodium vulgare, />.) — Borders of thickets 

 nnd fields. Naturalized extensively : but apparently also indigenous about the 

 upper Great Lakes and elsewhero. (Eu.) 



