Barisia.J didynamia — angiospermia. 235 



leaves, and in the toothing of the" calyx, very variable. The plant, 

 when growing, is said to have a disagreable smell ; but when dried it 

 is fragrant, like the Anthoxonthum odoratum, and the scent is retained 

 for many years in the herbarium. 



20. Prunella. Linn. Self-heal. 



1. P. vulgaris, L. (Self-heal); leaves stalked oblongo-ovate, 

 upper lip of the calyx truncated, its teeth almost obsolete. E. 

 Bot. <. 961. 



Moist and barren pastures, frequent. Ft. July, Aug. 11 . — Flowers 

 very densely whorled, so as to form an imbricated oblong spike, with 

 a pair of leaves at its base, and a pair of broad, obcordate bracteas be- 

 neath each whorl. Cor. violet-blue, its lower lip finely toothed at the 

 margin. 



21. ScuTKLLARiA. Linn. Skull-cap. 



1. S. galericiildta, L. (conimo7i Skull-cap); leaves lanceolate 

 cordate at the base crenate, flowers axillary in pairs. E. Bot. 

 t. 523. 



Banks of rivers and lakes, especially in stony places. Fl. July, Aug. 

 1^, — 8 or 10 inches to a foot high. Flowers rather large, blue, downy. 



2. S. minor, L. (lesser Skull-cap); leaves oblongo-ovate on 

 very short stalks entire cordate at the base, flowers axillary in 

 pairs. E. Bot. t. 524. 



Moist heathy places and by the sides of lakes ; less frequent than the 

 preceding. Bog between Luss and Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire ; F. 

 Adamson, Esq. Fl. July, Aug. 11.— Four to six inches high. Lower 

 leaves sometimes with one or two teeth at the base, and hence sub-has- 

 tate ; upper ones much narrower and quite entire. Flowers pale red- 

 dish, almost white. Lower lip spotted. 



DIDYNAMIA— ANGIOSPERMIA. 



22. Bautsia. Linn. Bartsia. 



1. B. alpina, L. (alpine Bartsia) ; leaves opposite cordato- 

 ovate obtusely serrated, flowers in a terminal short leafy spike, 

 anthers hairy. E. Bot. t. 361. 



Rocky alpine pastures ; rare. Near Orton, Westmoreland. Middle- 

 ton Teesdale, on the Yorkshire and Durham sides of the river. On 

 Malghyrdhy and Ben Lawers, in Breadalbane ; Scotland, i^/. June, July. 

 %. — Stem about a span high, simple. Upper leaves or bracteas often 

 tinged with purple. Flowers large, deep purplish-blue, downy ; lips of 

 equal length. 



2. B. viscosa, L. (yellow viscid Bartsia) ; leaves lanceolate inci- 

 so-serrate, upper ones alternate, flowers solitary axillary distant, 

 lower lip large with two tubercles, anthers hairy. E.Bot.t. 1045. 



Pastures, in many places in the west of England and Wales, and south- 

 west of Scotland and south of Ireland. Jersey. Fl. Aug. ©. — Habit 

 of the last. Flowers yellow, handsome. 



3. B. Odontites, Huds.(rec? Bartsia); leaves lanceolate serrated, 

 upper ones (or bracteas) alternate, flowers in unilateral racemes, 

 anthers nearly glabrous, stem branched. E. Bot.t. 1415, 



