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narrowed both ends, 2-5 in. long, coarsely and sharply 

 toothed. Flowers in rather open clusters, mostly among the 

 upper leaves, in some plants a few terminal. Corolla pinkish- 

 purple, variegated with white, about ^4 ii^- lorig- Ii^ waste 

 places, Newfoundland to No. Carolina and westward, espe- 

 cially in the uplands. June- September. Fig. 769. 

 770. Henbit. Lamium ample xic mile. A rather weak, slightly 

 hairy European herb, 8-18 in. high. Leaves nearly round, 

 the lower long stalked, the uppermost practically stalkless, 

 ^-i^ in. long, the teeth rounded. Flowers in small few- 

 flowered clusters, nearly all among the upper leaves, and 

 nearly as long as them. In some plants a few also terminal. 

 Corolla reddish-purple, often spotted, about % in. long. In 

 waste places. New Brunswick and Ontario to Florida, and 

 westward. March-September. Fig. 770. A white-flowered rela- 

 tive, L. album, has all the leaves stalked. It is a Eurasian weed 

 found somewhat rarely from Newfoundland to No. Carolina, 

 and westward. 



771. Flower clusters overwhelmingly terminal, sometimes a 

 few among the upper leaves. (Mint family concluded.) 



Flower clusters distinctly tapering to a point 



Wood Sage no. 772 



Flower clusters blunt, not tapering 

 Leaves irregularly and remotely toothed .... Heal-all no, 773 

 Leaves regularly toothed (without teeth in the Hyssop Skull- 

 cap, no. 779) 



