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the middle is the largest, Fil. 2, fertile, elongated, ascending toward the 

 upper lip, having a tooth on the side. > S. Europe. 



R. offlciiia Us. Shrnb evergreen with opposite, linear-oblong, obtuse, shining leaves. 

 Flowers axillary and terminal, bright blue, fragrant of camphor. 4f. 



25. MONARDA, L. MOUNTAIN MINT. Calyx elongated, cylindric, 

 slriate, subequally 5-toothed. Cor. ringent, tubular, upper lip linear, lower 

 lip rcflexecl, 3-lobed, the middle lobe narrowest. Sta. 2, fertile, ascending 

 beneath the upper lip, and mostly exserted, anth. cells divaricate at base, 

 connate at apex, ll Verticils few, dense, many-flwd., bracted. Jl. Sept. 



* Calyx densely hairy in the throat. Corolla purple or whitish Nos. 1, 2 



* Calyx naked in the throat. Corolla scarlet or yellow Nos. 3, 4 



1 M. tisUilos.i L. Horsemint. Wild Bergamot. Lvs. ovate to lanceolate, pointed, 



serrate or subentire, petiolate ; flowers in large terminal heads ; corollas 1', exserted, 

 greenish white, pale lilac, or blue. Thickets, W. Vt., W. and S. 2 4f. Variable. 



2 Iff. Bradburlaiia N. Lvs. ovate to lanceolate, acute, rounded at base, snbsessile ; 



cal. curved, teeth spinescent (as in No. 1) ; bracts and corolla purple. Prairies, W. 3f. 



3 WI. puiictata L. Lvs. lance-oblong, tapering to the petiole ; bracts leafy, colored, 



longer than the pale yellow, brown spotted corollas. Barrens, N. J., S. and W. 2 3f. 



4 ME. didyma L. St. branching, acutely 4-anglcd ; Ivs. broad-ovate, pointed, short- 



petiolate ; heads terminal and subterminal, with large (15") showy crimson corollas, 

 and bracts stained with the same hue. Swamps : rare. Often cultivated. 2f. 



26. BLEPHILIA. Raf. Calyx 13-veined, upper lip 3-toothed, lowt?r 

 lip shorter, 2-toothed, the teeth setaceous. Cor. upper lip short, erect, ob- 

 long, obtuse, entire, lower lip of 3 unequal, spreading lobes, the lateral 

 ones orbicular. Stain. 2, fertile, ascending, exserted. If Verticils dense, 

 approximate in a spike. 



1 B. Iilrsuta Benth. Hirsute all over, wide-branched; Ivs. ov. lanceolate, pointed, 

 serrate, petiolate ; bracts oblong, acuminate, colored, shorter than the pale, purple- 

 spotted flowers; cor. 5". Damp woods, N. Eng., W. Pa., and W. 1 2f. June, July. 



!J B. eillata Raf. Thinly hirsute, simple ; Ivs. lance-obloug, distant, subseusile; ver- 

 ticils 3 5, the ovate bracts long as the calyx. Barrens, Pa., 8. and W. 2-4f. Jl.-Sept. 



27. LOPHANTHUS, Benth. HEDGE HYSSOV. Cal. 15-ribbed, oblique, 

 5-cleft, upper segments longer. Cor. upper lip bifidly emarginate, lower 

 lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe broader and crenate. Stam. diverging. If 

 Tall, erect. Verticils spicate. 



1 I>. nepetoides B. Stem smooth, stout, angles sharp ; Ivs. ovate, pointed, serrate ; 



calyx teeth ovate, obtusish, green, in spikes 2 3' long; corollas inconspicuous, 



greenish white. Fence-n >ws, &c., A*, and W. 3 6f. July, Aug. 

 3 L.. scrophularifoliiis B. Stem pubescent, angles obtuse ; leaves ovate, crenale- 



sorrate ; calyx teeth lanceolate, acute, colored ; corolla pale purple. Borders of fields, 



M. and W. 3 4f. July, Aug. Closely resembles No. 1. 

 3 Li. aiiisatus B. Smooth ; leaves ovate, &c., whitened beneath ; calyx teeth as in 



No. 2 ; corolla azure-blue, fragrant of anise. Wis. to Dak. (Dr. Matthews.) 



28. NEPETA, L. CATMINT. GROUND IVY. Cal. tubular, 5-toothed ; 

 Cor. tube slender below, dilated and naked in the throat, upper lip emar- 

 ginate, lower 3-lobed, the middle lobe largest and crenate, margin of the 

 orifice reflected. Sta. ascending, anther cells divergent. Figs. 318. 384. 



