MINT FAMILY. Labiatae. 



pistil greatly exceeds the stamens in length, the latter 



scarcely extending beyond the corolla ; it is evident, 



therefore, that the flower is cross-fertilized. The most 



frequent visitors are the bumblebees, the honej^bees, 



and the smaller butterflies, chief among which are 



Pieris rapce, w^hite, and Colias x>Mlodice, yellow. 



American -A- downy perennial with a stiff perpen- 



Germander dicular stem, and light green, unevenly 



or Wood Sage toothed leaves, lance-shaped and fine- 



eiu ) lum hairv , particularlv underneath. The rather 



Canadense ' ^ .^ . ■, , -, 



Pale purple long flower-spike with tlie large nearly |- 



or magenta inch-long flowers arranged in circles, pur- 

 Ju'y- pie, deeper or paler, and sometimes ma- 



September genta, or a pinkish white. The lower lobe 

 of the flower broad and prominent, forming a convenient 

 landing for visiting bees. 1-2 feet high. Moist thicket 

 borders, or marshes. Me., south, and west to Minn., S. 

 Dak., Neb., and Kan. 



A stout-stemmed, yellow-flowered per- 



**R**h W d *^^^^^^1 species, tall and branching, with 

 CoUinsonia large ovate shai'iily toothed leaves and a 

 Canadensis nearly smooth stem. The pale yellow 

 Pale yellow flowers with 2 long divergent stamens and 



" ^~ a prominent pistil, strongly lemon-scented. 



Flower-cluster very loose. Named for 



Peter CoUinson, an early amateur botanist. 2-4 feet 



high. In damp rich woodlands, from Me., south, west 



to Wis. and Kan. 



A coarse and aromatic perennial species 



., introduced into the gardens of this coun- 



ocymoides » 



White trj' from China and India, and escaped to 



July- roadsides near dwellings. The large, ovate, 



September coarsely toothed leaves deep purple-tinged 



beneath, and with a bronze tone above, the green com- 

 pletely suffused with the other color. Strongly scented. 

 Plowers tiny, in terminal clusters, and dull white or pale 

 magenta. 1-3 feet high. In waste places, southern N. 

 Y. to 111. 



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