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middle lobe larger. Stamens 2, on short filaments, jointed with the elongated 

 transverse connective, one end of wliicli ascending under the upper lip hears a 

 linear 1-celled (half-) anther, the other usually descending hears an ini|>crfect or 

 deformed (half-) anther. — Flowers mostly large and showy, in spiked, raccined, 

 or paniclcd whorls, produced in summer. (Name from salco, to save, in allu- 

 sion to the repined healing qualities of Sage.) 



1. S. lyrita, L. (LviiE-LKAVKn S.u;i:.) Low perennial (10'- 20' high), 

 someuhit /iiiiri/ ; sfcm ncdili/ siiiijile <tnd nalccd ; root-lcuvis oljuvdte, li/ieshajied or sin- 

 uatc-pimiiititid, .sometimes almost entire; Uiose of the stem mostly a single ]>iiir, 

 smaller and narrower ; the floral oblong-linear, not longer than the calyx ; whorls 

 loose and distant, forming an interrupted raceme; upper lip of the hlue-purplo 

 pubescent corolla short, straight, not vaulted. — Woodlands and meadows, New 

 Jersey to Ohio, Illinois, and southward. 



2. S. urticifdlia, L. (Ni;ttm;-le.\ved S.voe.) Domii/ u-illi claminj/ hairs, 

 lecfll ; leans rliomhir-oratt', ])()inted, crenate, rounded or slightly heart-shaped at 

 the base, narrowed into a short ])etiole, the floral nearly similar; whorls remote, 

 many-flowered ; upper lip of the blue corolla erect, one third the length of the 

 lower; style bearded. — Woodlands, from Maryland southward. — Corolla 4" 

 long; the lateral lobes delkwed, the middle nutciicd. 



17. MONARDA, L. IIok.se-Min-t. 



Calyx tubular, elongated, 15-ncrved, nearly ecpially 5-tootlied, usually hairy 

 in the throat. Corolla elongated, with a slightly expanded throat, and a strongly 

 2-lij)ped limb ; the li])s linear or oblong, somewhat equal ; the upper erect, entire 

 or slightly notched; the lower spreading, 3-lobcd at the apex, the lateral lobes 

 ovate and obtuse, the middle one narrower and slightly notched. Stamens 2, 

 elongated, ascending, inserted in the throat of the corolla : anthers linear (the 

 divaricate cells confluent at the junction). — Odorous erect herbs, with entire or 

 toothed leaves, and pretty large flowers in a few whorled heads, closely surrounded 

 with bracts. (Dedicated to Nicolas Moimnks, author of many tracts upon 

 medicinal and other useful plants, especially those of the New World, in the 

 latter half of the 16th century.) 



» Slametis and sti/le exserted heipnd the narrow acute upper Up of the corolla : root per- 

 eiinial ; hares lance-ovate or oblong, with a roundid or slightly heart-shaped Ixise. 



1. M. didyma, L. (Osw-kgo Tk.\.) Somewhat hairy (2° high) ; leaves 

 petioled, pointed ; the floral ones and the large outer bracts tinged with red ; 

 culyx smiiolh, inciirced, nearly nuLiil in ihelltroat; corolla snioalh (2' long), bright 

 red. showy. — Moist woods by streams. New England to Wisconsin northward, 

 and southward in the AUeghauies : often cultivated (under the name of Balm or 

 B(e-Uahu). July, Aug. 



2. M. fistul6sa, L. (Wild Bki!o.\mot.) Smoothish or downy; leavea 

 petiolid; tlu' uppermost and outer bracts somewhat colore<l (whitish or purplish) ; 

 culyx slightly curved, veiy hairy in the throat ; corolla purplish, rose-color, or almost 

 white, smooth or hairy. — Woods ami rocky banks, Vermont to Wisconsin, and 

 southward, csi)ceially westward. July - Sejit. — Very variable in appearamio, 

 2° -5° high; the pale corolla smaller than iu tl»c last. 



