Gattopsis. ] LA BI A Tfc. 2 1 7 



4. L. amplexicaule, Linn. Henbit-nettle. Leaves broadly 

 cordate, very obtuse, deeply inciso-crenate, stalked, the floral 

 ones sessile embracing the stem. Br. Fl. 1. p. 277. E. Fl. v. 

 ill. p. 92. E.Bot.t. 770. 



Waste places, sandy fields and gardens. Fl. March June. !{.. 

 Corolla of a deep rose colour, with a very slender tube. 



14. NEPETA. Linn. Cat-mint. 



Calyx tubular, many- (15-) ribbed, its mouth a little oblique, 

 5-toothed. Corolla with the tube exserted ; upper lip emar- 

 ginate ; lower trifid, the lateral lobes reflexed, the middle 

 one broad, concave, notched. Name, some say from JVcpt, a 

 town in Italy ; others from Nepa, a scorpion, whose bite the 

 plant was considered to cure. 



Didynamia. Gymnospermia. 



1. N. Cataria, Linn. Cat-mint. Flowers in spiked subpe- 

 dunculated whorls ; leaves stalked, cordate, dentato-serrated. 

 Br. Fl. 1. p. 278. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 70. E. Bot. t. 137. 



Gravelly banks and waste places. Gravelly bank by the river Dod- 

 der above Rathfarnham-bridge ; Doctor Allman. Banks of the Shan- 

 non opposite Limerick and other place?. FL July, Aug. 1. Stems 

 2 3 feet high, downy, as well as the leaves, and whitish. Flowers 

 white, tinged and spotted with rose colour. Anthers reddish. 



15. GALEOPSIS. Linn. Hemp-nettle. 



Calyx campanulate, equal, 5-toothed, teeth mucronate. Co- 

 rolla with the tube exserted, the throat inflated ; upper lip 

 arched ; lower one with three unequal lobes, having two 

 teeth on its upper side. Name, 7aXei?, a weasel, and o^s, 

 aspect or appearance ; from the resemblance in the lips of 

 the flower to the snout of an animal. 



Didynamia. Gymnospermia. 



1. G. Ladanum, Linn. Red Hemp-nettle. Stem not swol- 

 len below the joints; leaves lanceolate, subserrate, hairy; 

 upper lip of the corolla slightly crenate. Br. Fl. 1. p. 275. 

 E. FL v. iii. p. 93. E. Bot. t. 884. 



Dry gravelly banks and corn-fields. Side of Knockraaroon hill, 

 where it was first observed by Mr. Templeton. Corn-field on the hill 

 of Howth ; Doctor Aquilla Smith. Gravelly banks near CardifPs- 

 bridge, abundant, 1835. FL Aug. Oct. Q.Stem 10 or 12 inches 

 high, with opposite branches. Leaves rather small, petiolate, hairy. 

 Flowers purplish rose-colour. 



2. G. Tetrahit, Linn. Common Hemp-nettle. Stem hispid, 

 swollen below the joints ; leaves ovate, hispid, serrated ; corolla 

 with the upper lip erect, ovate, entire. Br. FL 1. p. 275. 

 E. FL v. iii. p. 94. E. Bot. t. 207. 



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