352 MINT FAMILY. 



24. MONARDA, HORSEMINT or BALM. (An early Spanish writer 

 on the medicinal plants of the New World, Nicolas Monardez.) 

 Flowers summer. (Lessons, V'vj^. ;)00.) 



* Stamens and style protrudiiuj beyond the narrow antte vpper lip of the 

 corolla; leaves' oblonn -ovate or lance-ovate, trith ronndisk or sUijhlly 

 heart-shaped base, veiny, jyleasant- scented. % 



M. dldyma, Linn. Oswkgo Tea, Bkk Hai-m, Fragrant Balai. 



Leaves petidleil, the floral ones tinged with red ; calyx naked in the 

 throat ; corolla bright red, the large heads handsome. N. Eng., W. and 

 S., and cnlt. 



M. fistulbsa, Linn. Wild Bkijoamot. Soft-downy or smootliisli ; 

 leaves petioled, the floral ones often whitish ; calyx very hairy in the 

 throat; corolla rose-color, purple, or white. Dry soil, \'t., W. and 8. 

 Variable. 



M. Bradburiana, Beck. Differs from the preceding in the sessile 

 leaves soft-hairy beneath, calyx contracted above, and shorter corolla. 

 Ind., S. and W. 



* * Stamens not longer than the purple-spotted notched upper lip of the 



short corolla, the tube of which is nearly inclosed in the calyx. 



M. punctata, Linn. Horsemint. Sterile ground, from N. J. to 

 Minn., and S.; strong-scented and pungent, slightly hoary ; leaves lance- 

 olate, the floral ones and bracts tinged yellow and purple ; calyx teeth 

 short and awnless ; corolla yellowish. % 



M. citrioddra, Cerv. Calyx strongly bearded in the throat and with 

 awn-like teeth, tlie floral leaves and bracts conspicuously awn-tipped. 

 Neb., S. and W. ® 



25. LOPHANTHUS, GIANT HYSSOP. (Greek: crest a.n([ flower.) 

 \Yild in rich si>il, chiefly N. and W., with ovate and toothed leaves; 

 flowers summer. 11 



* Leaves ichite beneath. 



Ii. anisatus, Benth. Slender, with anise-scented leaves, glaucous white- 

 downy bcueatli, and calyx much shorter than the lavender-blue corolla. 

 AVis., W. and S. 



* -* Leaves not white beneath. 



L. nepetoides, Benth. Smooth, coarse, not .sweet-scented ; stem 

 4.°-i.t^ hiuh ami sharply 4-angied ; calyx teeth ovate, bluntish, almo.st 

 equaling the dull ytllnwish corolla. Vt., W. and S. 



Ii. scrophulariaefdlius, Benth. Resembles the preceding, but the 

 obtusely angled stem and sharper-toothed leaves rather pubescent, the 

 lanceolate acute calyx teeth shorter than the purplish corolla. 



26. NEPETA, CATMINT. (Latin, from the Etrurian city Xepete.) 11 



N. Cafar/a, Linn. Catnip. Weed nat. from Eu., arotmd dwellings 

 and gaixicns, with strong fragrance ; soft-downy ; leaves oblong, heart- 

 shaped, deeply crenate ; whitish flowers crowded in terminal clusters or 

 spikes, in late summer. 



N. Glechbma, Benth. Ground Ivy, Gill. Weed nat. from Eu. in 

 waste or cult, shaded grounds ; creeping and spreading, with smoothish, 

 rounded, kidney-shaped, crenate leaves on slender petioles, and light blue 

 flowers in their axils, each pair of anther cells approaching and forming 

 a little cross ; flowers all spring and summer. 



