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17. Bai.lota (Black Horehound). — Hairy, herbaceous plants, 

 with small powers in dense, axillary whorls, with leafy bracts ; 

 calyx funnel-shaped, with 5 equal, broad, spreading, prickly teeth ; 

 corolla unequally 2 lipped ; upper lip erect, concave, lower 3-lobed, 

 the middle lobe largest, heart-shaped ; stamens 4, the 2 lower the 

 longest ; anthers exserted, smooth, bursting lengthwise. (Name in 

 Greek signifymg rejected, from the offensive smell.) 



lAMIUM galeobdolqn ( r't//.'7fr It^rasrl-SHOiif, Arfhangd, Yt'llmv Diurii-ncttlc^. 



I. B. nigra (Black Horehound). — The only British species, a 

 tall, bushy plant, hairy with reflexed hairs, much branched ; leaves 

 stalked, ovate-cordate, down)', wruikled, crenate ; flowers numerous, 

 light red, in numerous distant, 6 — 12-flowered whorls. — ^\'aste 

 ground ; frequent. The odour cif the whole plant is particularly 

 strong and offensive. — I'l July, August. Perennial. 



18. Tkijcrium (Germander). — Herbaceous plants with flowers 

 in whorls of 2 — 6, the upper ones ii) loose, terminal i -sided 



