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nate, crenate-serrate, truncate or subcordate at the base, sessile or those of 

 the lower leaves short-petioled : calyx 6-8 mm. long, finely hirsute; lobes 

 shorter than the tube, slender-subulate, spine-tipped, diverging in age: corolla 

 13-16 mm. long, about twice as long as the calyx: nutlets about 2 mm. long, 

 smooth. M. Occasional, in wet soil. Limestones. 



3. S. tenuifolia Willd. Stems 3-9 dm. tall, glabrous or nearly so: leaf -blades 

 mainly oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 3-10 cm. long, serrate: calyx 6-7 mm. 

 long, sometimes sparingly pubescent; lobes lanceolate, as long as the tube or 

 nearly so: corolla 10-12 mm. long: nutlets about 2 mm. long. S. Occa- 

 sional, in moist thickets. Schists. 



4. S. aspera Michx. Stems 5-12 dm. tall, hirsute: leaf -blades oblong, oblong 

 lanceolate, or ovate-oblong, 3-10 cm. long, crenate-serrate: calyx 6-8 mm. 

 long, hirsute; lobes triangular-lanceolate, shorter than the tube: corolla mainly 

 12-15 mm. long : nutlets about 2 mm. long. Common, in thickets. 



15. SAL VIA [Tourn.] L. Annual or perennial, herbs, or woody plants. 

 Leaf-blades entire, toothed, or lobed. Flowers in interrupted or continuous 

 panicles. Calyx short, 2-lipped: upper lip 3-lobed: lower lip 2-lobed. Corolla 

 2-lipped: lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe much larger than the lateral ones. 

 Stamens 4, but only 2 anther-bearing, or only 2 : each filament surmounted by 

 a transverse connective, one end of which bears a long anther. Stigmas very 

 unequal. SAGE. 



1. S. lyrata L. Stems 1-6 dm. tall, scape-like, pilose or hirsute: leaves mainly 

 basal; blades spatulate, oblanceolate, oblong, or oval, 5-20 cm. long, lyrate- 

 pinnatifid: calyx 9-11 mm. long, hirsute; lower lobes lanceolate: corolla blue- 

 purple, 20-25 mm. long: nutlets granular. Common, in fields and thickets. 

 . Early sum. LYRE-LEAVED SAGE. 



16. MONARDA L. Shrubs, or perennial erect herbs. Leaf-blades 

 toothed. Flowers in remote or approximate dense cymes. Calyx elongate, 

 nearly regular: lobes 5, slender, shorter than the tube. Corolla 2-lipped, elon- 

 gate: upper lip narrow, erect or arched: lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe 

 much longer than the lateral ones. Stamens 2: filaments elongate: anthers 

 with divergent sacs. Sum. HORSE-MINT. 



Calyx glabrous in the throat or nearly so : corolla scarlet, mostly more than 3 cm. 



long. 1. M. didyma. 



Calyx bearded in the throat : corolla white, pink or purple, 



mostly less than 3 cm. long. 

 Corolla white, greenish or greenish-pink ; upper lip sparingly 



pubescent. 2. M. clinopodia. 



Corolla pink, purplish, or lilac ; upper lip copiously pubescent. 3. M. fistulosa. 



1. M. didyma L. Stems 3-12 dm. tall, sometimes sparingly pubescent: leaf- 

 blades lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 8-15 cm. long, serrate: heads 

 showy: calyx 711 mm. long; lobes subulate: corolla 35-50 mm. long; middle 

 lobe of the lower lip acute. S. Occasional, on roadsides. Nat. of the 

 South. BEE-BALM. OSWEGO-TEA. 



2. M. clinopodia L. Stems 3-8 dm. tall, glabrous or sparingly pubescent: 

 leaf -blades ovate to lanceolate, 3-12 cm. long, serrate: bracts pale: calyx 7-9 

 mm. long, somewhat bearded in the throat; lobes short-subulate: corolla 24-28 

 mm. long; lower lip with rounded lateral lobes: nutlets fully 1 mm. long. 

 Eather rare, in moist thickets. 



3. M. fistulosa L. Stems 5-12 dm. tall, villous or villous-hirsute : leaf -blades 

 ovate to lanceolate, 2-12 cm. long, remotely sharp-serrate: bracts usually 

 colored: calyx 8-12 mm. long, copiously bearded in the throat; lobes long- 

 subulate: corolla 30-34 mm. long; lower lip with acute lateral lobes: nutlets 



