MINT FAMILY 



Corolla.— Deeply two-lipped, narrow in the throat, lower lip three- 

 lobed at the apex; narrow middle lobe slightly notched. 



Stamens. — Two, ascending under the upper lip of the corolla; fila- 

 hient long, bearing' a linear anther at its apex. 



Ovary.— Deeply four-partei; style long; stigma two-lobed. Ovary 

 ripens into four akenes. 



Fragrant Balm. Mon&rda didyma 



Monarda didyma strikes a note of deeper red than most sum- 

 mer flowers. It is rather a coarse herb with large heads of gaping 

 corollas, and of these not many are open at any one time. The 

 plant grows in tufts and can be used effectively in masses. Its 

 native haunt is wildwood tangles along the banks of streams. 

 Its place is in the wild border or in masses against a dark back- 

 ground, and it grows naturally in sunny places as well as in shade. 



Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulbsa, is a plant similar to didyma, 

 but of lower stature and bearing pale-lilac flowers. Abundant 

 in the fields of the Middle West, and often transferred to gardens, 

 where the stems increase in height and the heads in size. 



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