74 ENGLISH BOTANY. 



curved upwards, not saccate above the base on the under side, abruptly 

 enlarged at the apex; upper lip greatly vaulted, obtuse, sparingly 

 hairy ; lower lip with the lateral lobes subulate, the middle lobe obcor- 

 date. Nucules more than twice as long as broad, destitute of white 

 scales. (?) 



In waste places, by roadsides, and in open woods. Not native, 

 though found in many places, both in Scotland and England. I have 

 it from Iiedland Court, near Bristol ; Gloucestershire ; Allersley, 

 Warwickshire; Maybole, Ayrshire; Dalkeith Park, Edmburgh; 

 Torrie and Carnock, Fife; Clova, Forfarshire; and Partick, near 

 Glasgow. 



[England, Scotland.] Perennial. Summer, Autumn. 



Stem much branched at the base, extensively creeping, producing 

 numerous barren shoots in autumn, which grow into flowering stems 

 in the succeeding year. Leaves long-stalked, 1 to 2 inches long, 

 rugose, deep green, frequently with a white stripe on the midrib, espe- 

 cially towards the apex. Verticillasters 4 to 10-floAvered. FloAvers 

 ] inch long, briglit pvu'plish-rose or white. Bracteoles extremely 

 minute or none. Calyx widened upAvards, slightly curved, the upper 

 margin longer than the lower ; teeth spreading, generally considerably 

 shorter than the tube. Corolla bent into an S curve ; the tube 

 inclining upAvards, and the upper lip formi^ag the downAvard part of 

 the curve ; upper lip forming nearly a semicircle I inch long, longer 

 than the under lip, the middle lobe of Avhich is reflexed. Nucules 

 fuscous-olive, destitute of patches of Avhite scales in the specimens 

 Avhich I have examined. Plant sparmgly hairy, the stem Avith straight 

 deflexed hairs or subglabrous. 



Spotted Dead Nettle. 



French, Lamier iachc. German, Geflcckte Taulnessel, 



SPECIES VI.— LAMIUM ALBUM. Linn. 



Plate MLXXXVI. 



Beteh, Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. XVIH. Tab. MCCV. Fig. 1. 

 Billot, Fl. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. No. 2515. 



Perennial. Rootstock much branched, creeping. Barren shoots 

 short, erect. Stems erect, a small portion decumbent and rooting at the 

 base, the floAvering portion erect. Leaves stalked, OA'ate or triangular- 

 ovate, cordate, acuminate, acute, deeply serrate or crenate-serrate, 

 rarely irregularly inciso-serrate. Verticillasters (or at least the loAvest 

 ones) remote from each other. Bracts all quite similar to the leaA'es, 

 but the upper ones subsessile, smaller and narroAver, and more acumi- 

 nate. Calyx sparingly hairy or subglabrous ; teeth triangular-subulate, 



