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LXIII. LABIATE. 



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GALEorsis. Cal. cainpanulate. Anther-cells opposite, bursting trans., 

 versely by two valves. 



Galkobdolox. Cai. campanulate. Anthers glabrous; the cells 

 diverging, bursting longitudinally. Lobes of lower lip of the cor, 

 about equal. Achenes truncate. 



Lamium. Cal. campanulate. Anthers hirsute; the cells divergin^:^, 

 bursting longitudinally. Lateral lobes of lower lip of cor. obsolete 

 or toothlike, middle one bitld. Achenes truncate. 



Betonica. Cal. ovate. Anther-cells parallel, bursting longitudi- 

 nally. Middle lobe of lower lip of cor. nearly entire, longer than 

 the lateral spreading lobes. 



Stachys. Cal. campanulate. Anther-cells diverging, bursting lon- 

 gitudinally. Middle lobe of lower lip of cor. nearly entire, larger 

 <hau the lateral reflexed lobes. 



JJ The two posterior or upper stamens the longest. Cat. 15-ribhed. 



15. Nepeta. Upper lip of the cor. straight, emarginate or bifid. 



■[■■[' CaL 10-toothcd, Stamens included within the tube of the cor, 



16. MAiuiUEiuiJi. The two anterior or lower stamens the longest. 



14. 



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Cal, obviously 2-lipped. 



f Stamens diverging, 



17. Calamtntiia. Upper lip of the cor. straight, nearly flat; tube 



straight. 



17a. Melissa. Upper lip of the cor. concave; tube curved upwards. 



•ff Stamens ascending, parallel, 



18. Metjttis. Cal. campanulate, veined, spreading in fruit. 



19. Prunella. CaL ovate, closed in fruit; upper lip 3-toothed, lower 



bifid. 



20. Scutellaria. Cal. ovate, closed in fruit ; lips entire, upper one 



with a concave scale at the back. 



A. Stamens 2. (Gen. 1, 2.) 



1. Lycopus Linn. Gipsy- wort. 



CaL tubular, 5-cleft, Cor. tubular ; Umh nearly equal, 4- 

 cleft, upper segments broader and notched. Stam., 2, diverging, 

 simple, with sometimes 2 sterile ones. — jSTame : from Xi'fcor,"a 



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in English, Gipsy-wort^ because the plant yields a black dye 

 which is employed by gipsies to render their skins darker. 



1. L. Europoi'jis L. (common G.) ; leaves deeply and irregu- 

 larly pinnatifid-serrate, rudiments of the sterile stamens minute, 

 achenes about as long as the calyx-tube. E, B, t. 1105. 



Ditches and river-hanks; less frequent in Scotland. 1^.. 6—9, 

 Stems 2 ft. high. Leaves opposite, nearly sessile, ovate-lanceolate, 





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