CL. XIV.] UlDYNAMIA GYMNOSPEKIA. 249 



stamens; stigma divided into two acute, spreading segments. 

 Seeds four, short, three-cornered, abrupt, in the bottom of the 

 open calyx. Name, from gale, a weasel. 288. 



1. G. lutcum. Yellow Weasel-snout. Root creeping : stems 

 eighteen inches high, simple, leafy, covered with deflected hairs : 

 leaves stalked, egg-shaped, serrate, hairy : whorls numerous, hairy 

 flowers : corolla large, yellow, the lower lip spotted with red. Pe- 

 rennial : flowers in May : grows in woods and hedges : frequent. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 287* Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 96. 873. 



10. BETCXNICA. BETONY. 



Calyx of one leaf, tubular, cylindrical, with five nearly equal, 

 thorn-tipped teeth, shorter than the tube. Corolla gaping ; 

 tube cylindrical, curved ; upper lip roundish, undivided, nearly 

 flat, erect ; lower lip longer, divided into three deep segments, 

 the middle one broader, roundish, notched. Filaments awl- 

 shaped, inclined towards the upper lip ; anthers round, two- 

 lobed. Germen rounded, four-lobed. Style thread-shaped, as 

 long as the stamens ; stigma cleft, acute. Seeds four, egg- 

 shaped, in the bottom of the calyx. Name, from ben, good, 

 and ton, head. 289. 



1. B. officindlis. Wood Betony. Spike interrupted ; middle seg- 

 ment of the lower lip notched. Stem rough, with deflected 



bristles : leaves oblong, deeply serrate, the lower ones stalked : co- 

 rolla purple. Perennial : flowers in July and August : grows in 

 woods and thickets. It was formerly much used in medicine. The 

 powdered leaves excite sneezing, and the root is said to be emetic. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xvi. pi. 1142. Eng. Fl vol. iii. p. 97. 874. 



11. STA'CHYS. WOUNDWORT. 



Calyx of one leaf, tubular, angular, with five spreading, un- 

 equal, thorn -pointed teeth, scarcely so long as the tube. Co- 

 rolla gaping ; tube very short ; throat oblong, swelling beneath 

 at the base ; the upper lip erect, egg-shaped, vaulted ; lower 

 lip larger, with three lobes ; the lateral ones reflected, the middle 

 lobe largest and notched. Filaments awl-shaped, ultimately bent 

 towards the sides of the mouth ; anthers roundish, two-valved. 

 Germen with four divisions. Styles thread-shaped, as long as 

 the stamens ; stigma cleft, acute. Seeds four, angular, abrupt, 

 in the bottom of the calyx. Name, stachys, a spike. 290. 



1. S.sylvdtica. Hedge Woundivort. Whorls of six flowers ; leaves 



heart-shaped, acute, stalked. Stem two or three feet high, erect, 



leafy, hairy : leaves serrate, veined, hairy: flowers dull-red, the 

 palate variegated with white and dark purple. It has a strong 

 fetid smell, which is imagined to attack toads. Perennial : flowers 

 in July and August: grows among rubbish, and by hedges and 

 walls. Eng. Bot. vol. vi. pi. 416. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 98. 875. 



2. S. ambigua. Ambiguous Woundioort. Whorls of six flowers ; 



leaves oblong, stalked, heart- shaped at the base. Stem and leaves 



hairy: flowers red, the palate variegated. Perennial: flowers in 

 August and September : grows in waste places and cultivated 



