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ropean plant, from a perennial woody base. Leaves oblong- 

 linear, or almost oval-linear, tapering both ends, stalkless, 

 toothless, 1-2 in. long. Flowers in small, not very dense 

 clusters, scattered among the upper leaves, or terminal. 

 Corolla bluish-purple, not over 3^ in. long. In fields and 

 along roadsides. Ontario to No. Carolina. August. Fig. 



759. 



760. Savory. Satureia hortensis. An erect, annual, European 

 weed, 9-18 in. high, and softly hairy. Leaves toothless and 

 stalkless, 3^-1 in. long, considerably exceeding the small 

 stalkless flower clusters, crowded at the upper pairs of leaves. 

 Corolla purple, scarcely }i in. long. In fields and waste places. 

 New Brunswick and Ontario to Kentucky and westward. 

 August. Fig. 760. 



761. Stem leaves with an obvious and distinct stalk, not 

 merely narrowed to a stalk-like base, except in two Skullcaps, 

 Nos. 778 and 779. (Mint Family continued.) 



Leaves distinctly toothed (except in the Hyssop Skullcap no. 



779) no. 765 



Leaves without marginal teeth, or very few and remote ones 

 Leaves lance-oblong ; plants sticky ; flowers blue 

 Flower clusters exceeding the leaves .... Blue Curls no. 762 



Flower clusters exceeded by the leaves 



False Pennyroyal no, 763 



Leaves broadly oval ; plants not sticky ; flowers pink, purple 

 or white White Marj oram no. 764 



762. Ijlue Curls. Trichostema dichotofnum. A sticky, much 

 branched annual 8-18 in. high. Leaves opposite, stalked, 

 lance-oblong, pointed both ends, 1-3 in. long, the margins 

 wavy, but not toothed. Flowers few in open branched clus- 

 ters, much exceeding the leaves. Corolla blue, rarely pinkish 

 or white, its stamens long protruding and curved. In dry 

 places. Maine to Florida, and westward. July-September. 

 Fig. 762. A related species, T. lincarc, has narrowly linear 

 leaves, and is found in dry sandy places from Conn, along 

 the coast to Georgia. 



