244 A GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS 



750. Dragon-head. Dracoccphalmn virginianum. (Physos- 

 tegia virginiana.) Mostly unbranched, essentially smooth, and 

 1-4 ft. high. Leaves lance-oblong, 2-5 in. long, narrowed 

 towards the stalkless base, toothed. Flowers in dense ter- 

 minal spikes, the corolla rose-purple about i in. long. In 

 moist places. Quebec and Ontario to Florida, and westward. 

 Often cultivated and sometimes escaping. August. Fig. 750. 



751. Hyssop Hedge Nettle. Stachys hyssopifolia. A prac- 

 tically smooth perennial 1-2 ft. high, sometimes a little hairy 

 at the leaf-joints. Leaves parallel margined, 1-2 in. long, 

 toothless, or with a few low teeth, stalkless. Flowers in ter- 

 minal, interrupted, clusters. Corolla light purple, a little more 

 than ^ in. long. In open places, Mass. to Florida, and west- 

 ward. August. Fig. 751. 



752. Hedge Nettle. Stachys pahistris. A stiff-hairy, erect, 

 perennial 1-4 ft. high. Leaves broadest towards the base, 

 lance-oblong, stalkless, 2-5 in. long, coarsely toothed. Flow- 

 ers in terminal, interrupted clusters. Corolla purplish-red, 

 y2-}i in. long, the upper lip hairy. In moist places, New- 

 foundland to southern New York, and westward. June- 

 September. Fig. 752. 



753. Rough Hedge Nettle. Stachys aspera. (Stachys tenui- 

 folia var. aspera.) A rough-hairy, erect herb 2-4 ft. high. 

 Leaves broadest towards the somewhat heart-shaped base, 

 pointed towards the tip, distinctly stalked, 2-5 in. long. Flow- 



