DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. Nepeta. 161 



Stems erect, one. or two f., leafy, square, haiiy. Fl.-spikes, one 

 terminal, and several side ones : a pair of egg-shaped bract., at 

 the base of their partial stalks. Ls. opposite, saw-toothed, or 

 sharply notched, wrinkled, darkish green, FL pale yellow, 

 with purple, projecting stamens. 

 Bitter : has been used as an innocent substitute for hops. 



T. Scordium. Water G. Leaves oblong, stalkless, 

 downy, with tooth-like serratures. Flowers axillary, 

 stalked, in pairs. Stem trailing. E. B. 828. Scor- 

 dium. G. E. 661. 



Low, wet meadows.** On the banks of the Isis, near High- 

 Bridge. Ensham Common. Sb. 



Per. August. 



Root creeping. Stem square, branched. Ls. opposite, veiny, 

 somewhat downy. Fl. pale purple. 

 Plant very bitter. Scent strong, disagreeable. This plant 



formerly to remove obstructions, &c. Sir J. E. Smith observes 



of this plant : *' a sort of key to all locks, now grown rusty and out 



of use." Decoct, of this, a useful fomentation for gangrenous 



sores. 



T. GJiamcBdrys. Wall G. Leaves somewhat egg- 

 shaped, stalked, deeply notched or cut. Flowers 

 axillary, three together, stalked. Stem roundish, hairy. 

 E. B. 680. Chameedrys major latifolia. G. E. Q5Q. 



Old, ruined buildinys, stony banks. * * Witney, on the right hand 



side of the old road leading to Burford. Sb. 

 Per. June. 

 Root creeping. Stem bushy, nearly upright, six or eight inches, 



leafy. Branches and Is., opposite, lengthened out at the base. 



Cal. bell-shaped. Cor. reddish- purple. Lower lip with a large, 



round, concave, central lobe, and two small, sharp, side ones : 



the two others, erect, parallel, very sharp lobed sides, between 



which the stam., and style project upwards. 



Whole plant very bitter : formerly much cultivated for medical 

 use ; as a deobstruent, and expectorant : not the appearance, from 

 its stations, of being a native. 



NETETA. Cat-mint. 



N. catdria. Gommon G. or Nep. Whorls stalked, 

 crowded into spikes. Leaves finely downy, heart- 

 shaped, stalked, with tooth-like serratures. E. B. 137. 

 Mentha felina, seu Cattaria. G. E. 682. 



Banks, road sides, chalky, or gravelly .toil. Sm. 



Per. July. 



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