222 DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. [NepCfa. 



* Cal. equal or oblique, 5 — 10-tool/ted, not 2-lipped. 

 ■f Stamens longer than the tube of the corolla. 



6. Ballota. Cal. salver-shaped, equal, with 10 ribs and 5 

 broad mucronated teeth, naked within. Cor. with the upper Up 

 erect, concave ; lower one trifid, middle lobe the largest, emar- 

 ginate. Cells of the anthers spreading. — Named jSa'/'/MTrt, from 

 8a7.Xc,j, to reject; on account of its disagreeable smell. 



7. Leonurus. Cal. with 5 or 10 ribs, equal, with 5 subulate 

 teeth, the throat naked. Co?: with the upper lip very hairy 

 above, entire ; lower one patent, trifid. Anthers sprinkled with 

 shining dots. — Named from }.suv, a lion, and oufr/., a tail ; from 

 a fancied resemblance in the plant to a lion's tail. 



8. Galeobdolon. Cal. campanulate, 5-ribbed, nearly equal, 

 5-toothed. Upper lip of the cor. incurved, arched, entire; lower 



one smaller, in 3 nearly equal, acute lobes Named from ya?.;?;, 



a toeasel, and (SooXo:, a fetid scent: formerly considered synony- 

 mous with Galeopsis, from which genus it is now removed. 



9. Galeopsis. Cal. campanulate, equal, 5-toothed, teeth 

 raucronate. Cor. with the tube exserted, the throat inflated : 

 upper lij) arched ; lower one with 3 unequal lobes, having two 

 teeth on its upper side. — Named yaXr/j, a weasel, and o-^ig, aspect 

 or appearatice ; from a resemblance in the lips of the flower to 

 the snout of an animal. 



10. Lamium. Cal. campanulate, 10-ribbed, 5-toothed, nearly 

 equal. Cor. with the throat inflated : upper lip entire, arched ; 

 lower one patent, 2-lobed, with one or two teeth on each side 

 at the base. — Named from Xui/j.og, the throat ; on account of the 

 shape of the flower. 



11. Betonica. Cal. ovate, 10-ribbed, teeth equal, awned. 

 Cor. with the tube exserted, cylindrical : upper lij) ascending ; 

 lower one patent trifid, its middle lobe entire, or nearly so. — 

 Name altered from Bentonic, in Celtic : Ben, meaning head, and 

 t07i, good, or tonic. Its properties are cephalic. 



12. Stachys. Cal. subcampanulate, 10-ribbed; teeth 5, 

 nearly equal, acuminate. Cor. with the tube as long as the 

 calyx: upper lip mostly arched, entire; lower one 3-lobed, 

 with the two lateral lobes reflexed. — This genus scarcely diff'ers 

 from Betonica but in the shorter tube of its corolla. — Name, — 

 c-ayjjg, a spike, from the nature of the inflorescence. 



13. Nepeta. Cal. tubular, many-(15-)ribbed, its mouth a 

 little oblique, 5-toothed. Cor. with the tube exserted : upper 

 lip emarginate ; lower 3-fid, the lateral lobes reflexed, the mid- 

 dle one broad, concave, notched. — Named, some say from Nepi, 



