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637. MELISSA. 



what cordate, all nearly similar. "Whorls lax. 

 Bracts few, ovate. p. 7, 8. Woods and 

 hedges. Sty. adr. G. It. 



;8. altissima, Fl. Gr. ; villosa, Benth. ; 

 cordifolia. Pees. 



Tribe VI. SCVTELLARINEM 

 638. SCUTELLAEIA. 



A. Floral L. small, differing from the others. 



1. alpina. L. nearly sessile, ovate, serra- 

 to-crenate. Floral L. membranous. Spike 

 oblong, 4-sided. p. 7, 8. w. Alps. Pyr. 

 Calabria. 



2. Columnse. Erect, branched, downy. 

 L. stalked, cordate, crenate. Moral L. ovate. 

 Rac. long, lax, somewhat branched, secimd. 

 Cal, of Fr. very large, exceeding floral L. Cor. 

 six times calyx, p. 5, 6. Woody. Paris. 

 s. Fr. It. 



3. altissima. Erect. Faces of Stem and 

 upper sui'face of L. hairless. L. stalked, cor- 

 dato-lanceolate. Floral L. ovate. Rac. long, 

 lax, somewhat branched. Fl. opposite, se- 

 cund. Cal. of Fr. very large, exceeding floral 

 L. Cor. fonr times calyx. {Corolla about 7 

 lines long, zchile in S. Colmnnse it is 11, 

 Benth.) p. 5, 6. Umbria. Samnimn. Abruzzi. 



4. Gussonii. "Erect. Hairs of Stem and 

 L.-stalk spreading. L. coarsely crenate : all 

 cordate at base. Rac. long, hairy. Bracts 

 ovato-oblong, attenuate at each end, exceeding 

 calyx. Cor. 8-10 Unes long. p. 6, 7. Shade. 

 Sicily."— Guss. 



5. peregrina. Procumbent. Branches 

 nearly smooth. L. stalked, ovate, crenate, 

 somewhat truncate at base. Floral L. stalked, 

 ovato-oblong, attenuate, acute, quite entire, pu- 

 bescent. Rac. long, lax. Fl. nearly sessile, op- 

 posite, secund. Cal. large, haiiy. Cor. downy 

 externally, 4 or 5 lines in length, p. 6, 7. 

 Sicily. 



B. Floral L. like others, or only gradually 

 smaller. 



6. galericulata. Branches spreading. L. 

 on very short stalks, somewhat cordato-lanceo- 

 late, slightly serrate. Fl. axUlary, secund, on 

 short stalks, p. 7, 8. Wet. 



7. hastifolia. Ascending, nearly simple. 

 L. on short stalks, ovato-lanceolate, truncate at 

 base, somewhat hastate. Margin entire. Fl. 



secund, somewhat racemose. Cor. long. Throat 

 dilated, p. Moist meadows. Orleans. Angers. 

 Ger. scatt. n. It. 



8. minor. Hairless. L. on short stalks, 

 cordato-lanceolate, somewhat hastate. Floral 

 L. lanceolate, rounded at base : all obtuse. Fl. 

 axillary, secund. Cor. nearly smooth. Throat 

 hardly dilated, p. 7, 8. Boggy meadows. 



639. PRUNELLA. 



1. hyssopifolia. L. sessile, oblongo-lan- 

 ceolate, quite entire, strigose. Lateral Teeth 

 of upper Lip of Cal. lanceolate. O-pen dry. 

 s. Fr. Pdm. 



2. grandiflora. L. stalked, ovate, toothed 

 or quite entire ; upper sometimes pinnatijid. 

 Lateral Teeth of upper Lip of Cal. lanceolate. 

 Cor. large, more than twice as long as calj^x. 

 (Stamens pointless, Koch.) p. 7, 8. Bry 

 cole, hills, s. and m. Eur. 



3. vulfjaris. L. stalked. Teeth of upper 

 Lip of Cal. truncate, with a point. Cor. not 

 twice calyx. (Longer Stamens with a straight 

 spine-like tooth, Koch.) p. 6-8. Grassy. 



a. L. oblong, entire or nearly entii'e. 



/3. pinnatifida. L. incise or pinnatifid. 



7. parviflora. Fl. hardly exceeding calyx. 



4. alba. L. stalked. Teeth of upper Lip 

 of Cal. ovate, acuminato-aristate. Stamens 

 vrith a curved, spine-hke tooth. Teeth of the 

 lower Lip without intemervous veins. L. 

 sometimes divided, p. 7, 8. Dry pastures. 

 Sw. Tyi-. lower Aust. — KocH. 



)3. laciniata, Linn. L. pinnatifid. 



640. CLEONIA. 



1. lusitanica. L. deeply dentate, or se- 

 mipinuatifid. Has the appearance of Prunella 

 alba. Between Carcassone and Sorricinium. 



Tribe VII. NEPETEM 

 641. NEPETA. 



A. Outer Bracts equalling calyx. Upper 

 Whorls collected into a terminal spike. 

 1. tuberosa. L. cordato-lanceolate, cre- 

 nate : lower stalked ; upper sessile. Bracts 

 ovate, reticulate, coloui'ed. Teeth of Cal. 

 equalling tube of coroUa. p. 5, 6. Dry fields. 

 Palermo, PaUavicino, Sponti, in Sic. 



