MINT FAMILY. Labiatae. 



pistil greatly exceeds the stamens in length, the latter 

 scarcely extending beyond the corolla ; it is evident, 

 therefore, that the flower is cross-fertilized. The most 

 frequent visitors are the bumblebees, the honeybees, 

 and the smaller butterflies, chief among which are 

 Pieris rapce, white, and Colias philodice, yellow. 

 American A downy perennial with a stiff perpen- 



Germander dicular stem, and light green, unevenly 

 or Wood Sage toothed leaves, lance-shaped and fine- 



Teucrium hairy , particularly underneath. The rather 



Canadense 



Pale purple long flower-spike with the large nearly }- 



or magenta inch-long flowers arranged in circles, pur- 

 July- pie, deeper or paler, and sometimes ma- 

 September g en ta, or a pinkish white. The lower lobe 

 of the flower broad and prominent, forming a convenient 

 landing for visiting bees. 1-2 feet high. Moist thicket 

 borders, or marshes. Me., south, and west to Minn., S. 

 Dak., Neb., and Kan. The var. littorale with rigid stem 

 and lance-shaped leaves tapering at the base, thick and 

 roguish, has smaller flowers. Near the coast, Me., south 

 and southwest, north to Okla. in the Miss, valley. 



A stout-stemmed, yellow-flowered per- 



R* h W d ennial species, tall and branching, with 



Collinsonia large ovate sharply toothed leaves and a 



Canadensis nearly smooth stem. The pale yellow 



Pale yellow flowers with 2 long divergent stamens and 



s" timber a P rommen t pistil, strongly lemon-scented. 



Flower-cluster very loose. Named for 



Peter Collinson, an early amateur botanist. 2-4 feet 



high. In damp rich woodlands, from Me., south, west 



to Wis. and Kan. 



A coarse and aromatic perennial species 

 frutescens introduced into the gardens of this coun- 



White try from China and India, and escaped to 



July- roadsides near dwellings. The large, ovate, 



September coarsely toothed leaves deep purple-tinged 

 beneath, and with a bronze tone above, the green com- 

 pletely suffused with the other color. Strongly scented, 

 flowers tiny, in terminal clusters, and dull white or pale 

 magenta. 1-3 feet high. In waste places, southern N, 

 Y. to 111. 



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