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Flowers pinkish, or scarlet 



Corolla scarlet, 15^-2 in. long Oswego Tea no. 774 



Corolla pinkish, i-i^ in. long . . Wild Bergamont no. 775 

 Flowers not pinkish, or scarlet 



Flowers white or pale purplish Catnep no. ']'](i 



Flowers blue or violet 

 Corolla Yi in. long or less . . Mad-dog Skullcap no. Tj"] 

 Corolla 5^ in. long or more 

 Leaves stalkless 



Leaves toothed Marsh Skullcap no. 778 



Leaves without teeth Hyssop Skullcap no. 779 



Leaves stalked Downy Skullcap no. 780 



772. Wood Sage. Teucrium canadense. An erect, mostly grey- 

 ish perennial, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves lance-oblong, stalked, 

 pointed both ends, 2-5 in. long, regularly toothed. Flowers in 

 a terminal, pointed raceme. Corolla about ^ in. long, purplish 

 vi^hite. In moist open places, Ontario to Florida, and west- 

 ward, July. Fig. 772. A closely related coastal form, T. 

 littorale, has oblong, roughish leaves, afid is found along the 

 coast from Maine to Florida. 



773. Heal-all. Prunella vulgaris. A weak or decumbent 

 Eurasian perennial, 3-18 in. high. Leaves stalked, lance-oval, 

 narrowed both ends, 1-4 in. long, remotely and irregularly 

 toothed. Flowers in a dense, blunt, thick, terminal cluster. 

 Corolla purple or violet-purple, about 3^ in. long. In various 

 situations, nearly throughout North America. May-October. 



Fig. 773- 



774. Oswego Tea. Bee Balm. Monarda didyma. A showy 

 stout perennial 2-3 ft. high. Leaves stalked, regularly and 



