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15. BLEPHILIA, Baf. 



Calyx ovate-tubular, 13-nervcd, beardless in the throat, 2-lipped; the upper 

 lip with three awned teeth, the lower 2-cleft, awnless or short-awned. Anthers 

 1 -celled. Otherwise like Monarda. Stem erect. Whorls several, lateral and 

 terminal, the upper ones crowded. 



1. B. ciliata, Raf. Stem hirsute; leaves nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, 

 finely serrate, smoothish above, paler and tomentose beneath ; whorls globose, 

 crowded, or the lower ones distinct ; bracts ovate-lanceolate, long-ciliate ; calyx 

 and corolla hairy. (Monarda ciliata, L.) Dry soil, in the upper districts of 

 Georgia, and northward. July and Aug. Stem 2 -3 high. Leaves 2' -3' 

 long. Corolla ' long, blue. 



2. B. hirsuta, Benth. Stem hirsute; leaves long-petioled, oblong-ovate, 

 serrate, smooth or hirsute ; whorls globose, distinct, or the upper ones crowded, 

 the lower axillary ; bracts linear-subulate, long-ciliate ; corolla slightly pubes- 

 cent. (Monarda hirsuta, Pursh.) Damp woods on the mountains of North 

 Carolina, and northward. July and Aug. Stem 2 -3 high, branching. 

 Leaves thin, 3' - 4' long. Corolla pale blue. 



16. LOPHANTHUS, Benth. 



Calyx tubular, 15-nerved, slightly incurved, with the mouth oblique, and un- 

 equally 5-toothed. Corolla 2-lipped ; the upper lip deeply notched, the lower 

 spreading, 3-cleft, with the middle lobe crenate. Stamens 4, distant or spread- 

 ing, the upper pair longer : anther-cells parallel. Nutlets smooth. Erect 

 perennial herbs. Whorls numerous, crowded in a cylindrical spike. 



1. L. scrophularisefolius, Benth. Stem pubescent j leaves petioled, 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, hairy beneath ; spike interrupted 

 at the base ; calyx-teeth whitish, lanceolate, acute. Mountains of Georgia, and 

 northward. Aug. Stem 3 -4 high. Spikes 4' -15' long. Bracts ovate. 

 Corolla purplish. 



2. L. nepetoides, Benth. Smooth; leaves petioled, ovate or oblong, 

 acute, serrate ; spike interrupted at the base ; calyx-teeth green, ovate, barely 

 acute. Woods, North Carolina, and northward. Aug. Stem 4 - 6 high. 

 Bracts ovate. Corolla greenish-yellow. 



17. NEPETA, L. CATNIP. 



Lower lip of the corolla 2-cleft or entire. Stamens ascending : anthers ap- 

 proximate by pairs, the cells diverging. Otherwise like Lophanthus. Corolla 

 blue or white. 



1. N. Cataria, L. Erect, hoary-pubescent; leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, 

 acute, coarsely serrate ; whorls many-flowered, the upper ones crowded in a 

 thick dense raceme, the lower axillary ; bracts as long as the pedicel ; calyx- 

 teeth lanceolate-subulate, the upper ones longer; corolla small, white. Waste 

 grounds, introduced. Stem 2 - 3 high. 



