252 A GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS 



sharply toothed, lance-oval 3-6 in. long. Flowers in a blunt, 

 dense, terminal cluster. Corolla bright scarlet, 13^-2 in. long. 

 In moist places. Quebec and Ontario to Georgia, and west- 

 ward. August. Fig. 774. Often cultivated and sometimes 

 escaping. Locally rare as a wild plant, but common in western 

 N. Y. Much frequented by humming birds. 



775. Wild Bergamot. Monarda fistulosa. A hairy perennial, 

 2-3 ft. high. Leaves lance-oval, 2-4 in. long, broad at the 

 base, tapering to a point at the tip, regularly and sharply 

 toothed and stalked. Flowers similar to No. 774, but the 

 corolla shorter and pinkish. In dry places, especially thickets. 

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

 Fig. 775. A related species, M. mollis, with pale leaves and 

 yellowish flowers is found in the same region. 



776. Catnep. Ncpcta Cataria. A densely white-woolly, very 

 aromatic, Eurasian weed, 2-3 ft. high. Leaves stalked, tri- 

 angular-oval, broad and more or less heart-shaped at the 

 base, pointed at the tip, 1-3 in. long, sharply toothed. Flowers 

 in terminal clusters, or a few among the upper leaves. Corolla 

 about ^ in. long, white or pale purplish. In waste places 

 almost throughout North America. July-October. Fig. yy6. 



777. Mad-dog Skullcap. Scutellaria lateriflora. A practically 

 smooth, often weak perennial, 6-20 in. high. Leaves smooth, 

 stalked, oval-oblong, 1-3 in. long, the upper smaller, coarsely 

 toothed. Flowers in somewhat loose, slightly i-sided clusters, 

 mostly terminal, but sometimes also among the upper leaves. 

 Corolla blue, about ^ in. long. The remains of the flower of 



