318 LABIATE. (MINT FAMILY.) 



4. C. dentata, n. sp, Densely tomentose ; stem diffusely branched ; leaves 

 small, obovate or wedge-shaped, rounded and 2 - 4-toothed at the apex, nearly 

 sessile ; flowers solitary or 3 together ; calyx smooth, the upper lip emarginate 

 or obscurely 3-toothed, much shorter than the lower ; upper stamens abbreviated, 

 sterile. Sand ridges near Aspalaga, 'Florida. Sept. and Oct. Stem 2 high. 

 Leaves very numerous, ^' long. 



5. C. canescens, Torr. & Gray. Hoary-tomentose ; stem diffusely 

 branched ; leaves linear, entire, obtuse, with -the margins revolute ; cymes very 

 numerous, 1 - 3^-flowered ; calyx smooth or hairy, the upper lip obtusely 

 3-toothed ; corolla hairy, white or purple, dotted in the throat ; anthers hairy. 



Dry sands along the west coast of Florida, flowering throughout the year. 

 Stem 1 - 2 high. Leaves % - 1' long. Corolla ' long. 



11. DICERANDRA, Benth. 



Calyx tubular, 13-nerved, 2-lipped ; the upper lip entire or minutely 3-toothed, 

 the lower scarcely longer, 2-cleft, the throat bearded. Corolla 2-lipped ; the 

 upper lip erect, the lower spreading, 3-cleft. Stamens 4, didynamous, spreading, 

 exserted : anther-cells distinct, diverging, awned at the apex. Nutlets smooth. 



Smooth annuals, with narrow leaves. Cymes loose, spreading, several-flow- 

 ered, forming a leafy terminal raceme. Flowers purple. 



1 . D. linearifolia, Benth. Stem mostly branching, erect ; leaves linear 

 or lanceolate, serrate or entire, obtuse, sessile ; cymes peduncled, 3-9-flowered ; 

 calyx purple, declined in fruit. (Ceranthera linearifolia, Ell.) Dry sandy pine 

 barrens, Florida, Georgia, and westward. Oct and Nov. Stem 1 high. 

 Leaves 1' long. Flowers very numerous, purple, dotted. Style hairy. 



2. D. densiflora, Benth. Stem loosely branched ; leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late, or the uppermost linear; cymes sessile, 5 - 1 0-flowered. East Florida, 

 Bentkam. Cymes more compact, calyx smaller, and the awns of the anthers 

 shorter, than in No. 1. 



12. MELISSA, L. BALM. 



Calyx tubular-bell-shaped, 13-nerved, 2-lipped ; the upper lip flattish, 3-toothed, 

 the lower 2-cleft, beardless in the throat. Corolla-tube recurved-ascending, 

 2-lipped ; upper lip erect, the lower 3-cleft, spreading. Stamens 4, curved 

 and connivent under the upper lip : anther-cells at length diverging. Nutlets 

 smooth. Herbs, with few-flowered 1-sided axillary cymes, and white or yellow 

 flowers. 



1. M. offieinalis, L. Stem erect, branching ; leaves ovate, crenate, trun- 

 cate or cordate at the base; cymes 3-6-flowered, with ovate bracts. North 

 Carolina, and northward. Introduced. 



13. SALVIA, L. SAGE. 



Calyx tubular or bell-shaped, 2-lipped ; the upper lip entire or 3-toothed, the 

 lower 2-cleft, beardless in the throat. Corolla 2-lipped ; the upper lip entire or 



