428 THE TEEVEIlir EAMILT. 



the corolla slender, twice as loug as the calyx ; the lip almost as long, with a 

 terminal concave lobe and two small lateral teeth on each side. 



In woods and hedges, throughout Europe and Russian Asia, except the 

 extreme north. Abundant in England, Ireland, and the greater part of 

 Scotland. Fl. summer and awtnmn. 



2. 'W^ater Germander. Teucrium Scordium, Linn. 



(Eng. Bot. t. 828.) 



A low, branching perennial, procumbent and rooting at the base, or 

 emitting creepmg scions, and usually covered with short, soft hau's. Leaves 

 oblong, \ \.o \ inch long, coarsely toothed, usually narrowed at the base, 

 but larger and cordate in luxuriant specimens. Flowers of a pale purplish- 

 red, all axillary, turned to one side, in whorls of 6 or fewer, the pedicels 

 very slender. Calyx small, witli 5 nearly equal teeth. 



in wet, marshy places, generally dispersed over Europe and central and 

 Kussian Asia, except the extreme north. Rare in Britain, having been 

 only found in a few localities in Ireland, and in Cambridgeshire, Devonshire, 

 and perhaps one or two other English counties. Fl. summer. 



3. 'VSTall Germander. Teucrium Cliamsedrys, Linn. 



(Eng. Bot. t. 680.) 



Stock perennial, almost woody ; the stems rarely branched, ascending, 

 hairy, 6 to 8 inches high. Leaves ovate, deeply toothed, wedge-shaped at 

 the base, green, and more or less hairy on botli sides. Elowers reildish- 

 purple, in whorls of 2 to 6, forming a short, rather loose, terminal, one- 

 sided raceme. Calyx loosely tubular, with 5 almost equal, pointed teeth. 



On stony banks, and old walls, over the greater part of central and 

 southern Europe and western Asia, but not extending into Scandinavia. 

 In Britain, it has been found only in a few localities, mostly on old walls 

 or ruins, and may in many eases have originally escaped from gardens, 

 although now well established. Fl. summer. 



XVIII. BUGLE. AJUGA. 



Low herbs, with purphsh-blue or yellow flowers, in close whorls in the 

 upper axils, often forming terminal leafy spikes ; the corolla withering but 

 remaining attached after flowering. Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla with a distinct 

 tube ; the upper lip very short, erect, and entire or nearly so ; the lower 

 lip longer and sjjreading, as in Germander. Stamens in pairs, projecting 

 beyond the upper lip or tooth of the corolla. Nuts rough or vn-inkled. 



A rather extensive genus, spread over Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, 

 but untnovni in America, dilleriug from Germander in the tooth-Lke upper 

 lip of the corolla, and still more in habit. 



Leaves entire or coarsely toothed. Flowers blue or ash-coloured. 



Plant glabrous or slightly hairy, with creeping scions 1. Creeping B. 



Plant very hairy, without creeping scions 2. Erect B. 



Leaves deeply divided into linear lobes. Flowers yellow 3. Yellow B. 



1. Creeping Bugle. Ajuga reptans, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 489, and A. alpina, Eng. Bot. t. 477.) 

 The whole plant is glabrous, or with a few hau-s chiefly amongst the 



