LABIATE.. 



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oblong, somewhat 3-cleft, attenuate. Tube of 

 Cor. with an oblique ring. Galea nearly flat. 

 p. 7, 8. UncuU. occ. 



2. Marrubiastrum. L. oblongo-ovate, 

 somewhat inciso-dentate, attenuate at each end. 

 Tube of Cor. naked. Galea somewhat vaulted. 

 a. 7, 8. TJncult. m. Eur. Metz. Lombardy. 



649. STACHYS. 



A. Outer Bracts extending at least to middle 

 of calyx. 



i. Plant densely woolly. Sp. 1-3. 

 ii. Plant hirsute with long, spreading 

 hairs. Sp. 4, 5. 



B. Bracts small. Flowers pink or pm-plish. 

 i. Perennial. Stem erect, not branched 



at base. Sp. 6, 7- 

 ii. Perennial. Stem branched at base. 



Sp. 8. 

 iii. Annual. Stem weak, branched. Sp. 

 9-11. 

 O. Bracts small. Flowers yellowish. 

 i. Annual. Sp. 12-14. 

 ii. Perennial. Sp. 15-19. 



D. Plant woody ! Flowers axillary, solitary. 

 Sp. 20. 



A. Outer Bracts at least reaching to middle 

 of Calyx. 



i. Plant densely woolly. 



1. lanata. Hairs densely matted, white. 

 Lower L. elliptic ; upper ovato-lanceolate. Up- 

 permost floral L. shorter than cyme. Bracts 

 lineari-lanceolate, equalling calyx. Teeth of 

 Cal. pointless. Cor. woolly. Tube included. 

 Whorls more than 30-flowered. p. 6, 7- 

 Malesherbes. 



2. italica. L. nearly sessile, oblong, rounded 

 or cordate at base, crenulate. Floral L. quite 

 entire, ovato-lanceolate, as long as cymes. 

 Bracts lineari-lanceolate, equalling the some- 

 what incurved calyx. Teeth of Cal. acute, 

 spinescent, densely wooUy within. Cor. wooUy. 

 Tube included. Whorls 15 -31 -flowered, p. 

 7, 8. Warm rough coasts. It. Istr. Fiume. 



3. gemaanica. Stem-L. stalked, cordate, 

 prolonged. Upper floral L. lanceolate, acute, 

 quite entire, exceeding Fl. Uppermost Whorls 

 approximate. Bracts lineari-lanceolate, equal- 

 ling somewhat incurved calyx. Teeth of Cal. 

 acute, spinescent, woolly within. Cor. woolly. 

 Tube included, p. 7, 8. Calc. uncult. m. 

 and s. Europe. 



ii. Plant hirsute with long, spreading hairs. 

 4. alpina. Lower L. stalked, cordate, 

 prolonged. Floral L. gradually narrower, more 

 attenuate and acute, serrate. All Whorls re- 

 mote. Bracts linear, nearly equalling calyx. 

 Teeth of Cal. acute, somewhat spinescent. Cor. 

 woolly, twice as long as calyx, p. 7, 8. Woody 

 hills, m. Eur. 



5 . heraclea. Lower L. stalked, oblong, some- 

 what cordate at base. Floral L. broadly ovate, 

 acuminate. Bracts ovate or oblong ; the outer 

 equalling calyx. Teethof Cal. finely acute, some- 

 what spinescent. p. 6, 7- Barren hills. It. 



B. Bracts minute. Plowers pink or purplish. 



i. Perennial. Stem erect, simple or only 

 branched in upper part. 



6. sylvatica. L, broad cordate, acumi- 

 nate, on long stalks. Whorls distant, 6-8- 

 fiowered. Teeth of Cal. subulate, very acute, 

 somewhat spinescent. Cor. nearly smooth, 

 twice calyx, p. 7, 8. Moist shady. 



7. palustris. L. rugose, nearly sessOe, 

 oblong, somewhat cordate. Whorls 6-12- 

 flowered, forming a raceme or interrupted 

 spike. Rachis and Cal. villous, p. 7, 8. 

 River lanks and moist meadows. 



fi. amligua. L. more evidently stalked and 

 more coarsely serrate. 



ii. Perennial. Stem branched from hose. 



8. arenaria. Decumbent, hoary. L. nearly 

 sessile, oblongo-linear or lanceolate, acute, with 

 long attenuation at base. Margin entire. Up- 

 per floral L. falling short of calyces. Whorls 

 6 -flowered. Teeth of Cal. finely acute, some- 

 what spinescent. p. 4, 5. Sandy shores. 

 K. Nap. Sic. 



iii. Annual. Stem branched at base. 



9. arvensis. Lower L. stalked, ovate, some- 

 what prolonged. Uppermost sessile, attenuate. 

 Whorls 4-6-flowered, distant. Cal. campanu- 

 late. Teeth acute, hardly spinescent. Cor. 

 hardly exceeding calyx, a. 6-9. Calc. and 

 clayey fields. 



10. marrubiifolia. Nearly erect. L. 

 broadly cordate, somewhat prolonged. Up- 

 permost sessile, falling short of campanulate 

 calyx. Whorls lax, 6-flowered. Cor. twice 

 calyx. Teeth of Cal. lanceolate, acute, some- 

 what spinescent. a. 5, 6. Fields. Cors. 

 PausUippo. 



11. Corsica. Procumbent. L. suhrotundo- 

 ovate, lobato-crenate ; the lower on long stalks. 



