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' Calyx not c-lipped, lo-tiiothcd. riustpri! nuxilimy, liciidlikc. (.1/rtj'>M'//«»i) noKKiioUND. 



Calyx not a-liiiped and only 5-to<itJi€«l, 



FiiiiiiL-l-.ilia]>c(l and inmli larger than the corolla, (MoluccdUu) *M0LL'CCA-Bakm. 



Hell-Hhaped or top-H)iapcd, much shorter than the corolla. 

 ,, Anthers openini; crosswise : calyx-teetli Bpiny-poiuted, {f'alcf>iysis) HKMI'-NFnTI.K. 



Anthers oponiii<,' len;{thwise. 



Corolla not enhirged in the throat : stamens turned down after 



shedding tlieir pollen, {Stnrlii/,'<) Hkhuk-Nktti.E. 



Corolla eidarged in the throat : ci<lyx-teeth not spiny, {Ltniiiinii) ])kM)Hktti.K. 

 Corolla not enirirjjed in the throat : calyx top-sliai)ed with .sjiiny 



teeth. Akeues 3-angled. Leaves cleft and cut, (i[/Co/(«r((») MoTllKUV.'OliT. 



Mint. Mentha. 



Herbs with sharp-tasted leaves and small whitish or purplish flowers : upper lobe of the short 

 coiolla eitht-r entire or notched. 



1. Wn.I) Mint. Flowers in head-like clusters around the stem in the axils of the i)etioled leaves ; 



l>liint hairy, or in one variety smoothisli. Wet i)laoes. M. CaiKKitiisis. 



2. I'Kl'l'KKMlNT. Smooth ; clusters of liowers crowded in short spikes ; leaves petioled, oblong or 



ovate. Jif. piptfitii. 



3. Si'KAKMiNT. Nearly smooth ; spikes panicled ; leaves lance-ovate, almost sessile. M. viiidis. 



Horse Mint. Momirda. 



' Herbs with mostly simple .stems,, and rather large flowers in close hend-like clusters at the 

 summit of the stem, and around it in the axils of tlie upper leaves, surrounded by large bracts. 



* ]{oot perennial : ujtper liji of the narrow condla entire, the 2 htamens prtijeeting from it ; leaves 

 lance-ovate or sli,'litly heart-sliapcd. 



1. ]J.\I.M H. or ()s\VK(;() Tka. (ireon, rather hairy ; corolla long, bright red ; uppermost leaves and 



bmets tinged witii red. Moist banks, N., and in gardens. M. dhliima. 



2. Co.MMO.nH. Pale, smoothisli or soft downy ; flowers iiur|dish or whitish, smaller. M. tintulosa. 



* * ]{oot animal : upper lip of the corolla notched : stamens not projecting. 



3. DoTTKl) H. Leaves lance-.shaped ; bracts yellowish and purple ; corolla yellowish, purple- 



spotietl. Sandy soil, S. M, jiuncUita. 



Ssullcap. ScntcUitrla. 



"Well maikeil by the tubular ascending <-oi(dla (mostly blue or bluish-purple) with a strongly 

 arched upper lip ; the calyx with two short entire lijis, closed after the corolla falls, and having 

 an enlargement on the back, the whole becoming of the slmpe of a helmet. I-'l. summer. 



* Fldwer^ small, in axillary i-sided racemes. 



I. M.vn-noo S. Smootl , bmnched, slei del ; leaves lance-ovate or oblong, pointed, serrate, on 

 slender stalks. Wet i)lace3. H, lateiijldra. 



* * Flowers in terminal racemes. • ^ ■ " 



a. L.\R«KU S. Hairy and rather clammy, r to 2" biol» '< leaves lienrt-shaped or ovate, wrinkled- 

 veiny ; ni)per lip of the corolla blue, tiie lower |>ale and jiurple-spotted. S. and W. «S'. versicolor. 

 3. H.MUY S. Hairy, 1° to 3° high, slender ; leaves ovate, crenate, obtuse, veiny. S. pildsa. 



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