31 6 PLANTS GROWING IN WASTE SOIL. 



COMflON MOTHERWORT. 



Leon ur us Cardiac a. 



Flowers: growing closely in whorls along the branches. Caly.x : with 

 five awl-shaped teeth. Corolla: two-lipped; the upper lip entire and 

 bearded ; the lower lip three-lobed, the middle one being larger and obcordate 

 Stamens : ioMX, in pairs. Pistil: one; style, two-lobed. Leaves: opposite; 

 the lower ones palmately divided, the upper ones, three-cleft ; rough. Stem : 

 tall; erect; leafy; purplish. 



We can hardly pass on without considering the motherwort, 

 which belongs to the group of plants that were so tenderly 

 cherished by our grandmothers. In their homes it played its 

 part as a never-failing cure for colds. What a pleasant hobnob 

 motherwort, agrimony, boneset, tansy and many other plants 

 of their set would have if they should ever meet together and 

 chat over the good old times when they were held in such high 

 esteem, 



AMERICAN DITTANY. STONE MINT. 



Cunila origanoldes. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Mint. Lavender^ or Leaves^ /ragrant. New York to Georgia August^ Se^tentier. 

 white. and westward. 



Flowers: small ; growing in cymose clusters. Calyx: five-toothed ; hairy 

 in the throat. Corolla: two-lipped; the lobes nearly equal. Stamens: two; 

 protruding. Pistil: one; style, two-lobed. Leaves: small; opposite; ovate, 

 heart-shaped at base ; sessile ; toothed. Stem : branching; highly coloured. 



The dittany would be recognised as a member of the mint 

 family from its strong aromatic fragrance. It is a prim little 

 plant and its wants in this world are few. It seems to be con- 

 tent with the dry, packed soil of the roadside and to have its 

 comeliness overshadowed by the masses of composites that are 

 greatly en evidence at the late season of the year when it 

 blooms. 



SELF-HEAL. HEAL-ALL. 



Prunella vulgdris. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Mint. Pinkish purple. Scentless. General. June-September. 



Flowers : small ; growing in clusters of threes in a compact, terminal spike 

 among leafy bracts. Calyx: two-lipped; the upper lip with three small teeth; 



