176 FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE RIVIERA 



LAMIUM L. DEAD-NETTLE. 



L. longiflorum Ten. Large flowered Dead-nettle. Stems erect, glabrous, 

 hollow. Leaves ovate-cordate, petioled, with obtuse teeth and usually doubly 

 toothed. Bracts very short. Calyx downy, with triangular-lanceolate teeth 

 acuminate. Corolla-tube straight, suddenly enlarged, twice length of calyx. 

 Upper lip emarginate. Flowers large, purplish-red. 



Stony, shady places in the mountains, very local. May-July. 



L. maculatum L. Spotted Dead-nettle. Stems less erect. Leaves ovate- 

 cordate, doubly toothed, petioled, often spotted with white. Upper leaves tri- 

 angular, acuminate. Calyx curved with a ring of hairs within. Corolla hairy 

 outside, purple-red, with darker spots on lower lips, the lateral lobes reduced to 

 a narrow tooth. Plant strongly scented. 



Hedges and shady places, fairly common. March-October. 



L. amplexicaule L. Henbit. Annual. Upper leaves sessile, amplexi- 

 caul, kidney-shaped, toothed. Corolla-tube straight, naked, slender, three 

 times as long as calyx. Flowers purple, often much larger than in England. 



Fields, crops, and old walls, very common. March-October. 



L. hybridum L.and L. purpureum L. (Common Red Dead-Nettie) occur ; 

 but Q. galeobdolon Grant z, the yellow Dead-Nettie or Archangel, only grows 

 in the sub-Alpine woods about Tenda, etc. The white Dead-Nettie (L. album 

 L.) is not found in the Mediterranean region. 



QALEOPSIS L. 



Q. Ladanum L. (Red Galeopsis) a small annual with spreading branches, 

 lanceolate-toothed leaves and purple-red flowers, and the sub-species Q. angusti 

 folia Ehrh. are common, especially in the Var ; while Q. Tetrahit L. 

 (Hemp-nettle) and one or two others are recorded from Alpes-Marit. 



STACHYS L. 



S. maritima L. Plant 6-12 in., white tomentose. Leaves oval-oblong, 

 softly downy on both sides, finely crenate, net-veined. Calyx-teeth triangular 

 acute, hairy. Flowers yellow, in whorls of 6-8, forming a dense short spike. 



Maritime rocks and sands, uncommon. May-July. 



S. recta L. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, downy. Calyx-teeth triangular 

 acuminate, hairy, with glabrous point. Flowers pale yellow, in close whorls of 

 4-6 forming an interrupted spike. 



Hill-sides, woods, and grassy places, common. April-July. On 25 March, 

 1913, it was in flower on a limestone cliff near the summit of Mont Coudon 

 (Var). 



S. heraclea All. (Plate XXIII). Leaves oblong-obtuse, petioled, truncate 

 or slightly cordate, rugose and woolly but green. Flowers brownish-red in whorls 

 of 6-10. Calyx glandular hairy, with unequal teeth lanceolate-acute and spines- 

 cent. Plant 1-2 ft. high with erect woolly green stems. 



Rocky places, especially limestone, and dry woods, chiefly in 'the lower 

 mountains, rare. June-July. 



S. annuaL., S. hirta L., S. arvensls L. (Field Stachys), S. sllvatica 

 L., S. italica Mill., and S- germanica L. (Woundwort) may sometimes be 

 found, but several of these are quite rare. Stachys Betonica Benth. = 

 Betonica officinalis L. (Betony) is fairly common in woods on the hills. 

 June-August. 



BALLOTA L. 



B. nigra L. Black Horehound. This coarse, hairy plant 2-3 ft. high 

 with a strong lunpleasant smell is frequent in rubbish heaps and other waste 

 places. The purplish flowers are in dense axillary clusters often turned to one 

 side. May-July. 



