Menthaceae 245 



Corolla tube not longer than the calyx; flower 2- 

 lipped, pink. Stachys 



Corolla tube shorter than the calyx; nearly regular, 

 4-lobed. Mentha. 



Scutellaria Perennial by slender stolons, 

 galericulata leafy; stem erect, usually 

 L. Marsh branched, 1-2 feet high. Leaves 

 Skullcap. oblong-lanceolate to ovate-ob- 

 long, thin, short petioled or the upper sessile, 

 acute at the apex, dentate with low teeth 

 or the upper entire, subcordate or rounded 

 at the base, 1-2 J inches long, the uppermost 

 usually much smaller. Flowers an inch 

 long, bright blue with a slender tube and 

 slightly enlarged throat, solitary in the axils 

 of the leaves, on peduncles shorter than the 

 calyx. 



In swamps and wet places, frequent along 

 the railway from Field west to Beavermouth. 



Prunella Hairy or nearly smooth; stems 

 vulgaris L. slender, creeping or ascending, 

 Heal-all, or erect, usually simple but some- 

 times considerably branched, 2 

 inches to 2 feet high. Leaves ovate, oblong 



