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2. M. flstulo'sa, L. (Wild BebgIamot.) Coro^fe par jjZjs/j, 

 tho- outer "braots somewhat purplish. Dry and rocky banks 

 and woods. 



Var. mollis, Benth., with flesh-coloured or lilac corolla, 

 is common in the N.W. prairie region. 



11. NEP'ETA, L. Cat-Mint. 



1. N. Cata'ria, L. (CATNir.) Mowers in cymose clusters. 

 Stem erect, downy, branching. Loaves oblong, crenate, 

 whitish beneath. Corolla dotted with purple. — Eqadsides. 



2. N. Gleeho'ma, Benth. (Ground Ivy.) Creeping and 

 trailing. Leaves round-kidney-shaped, crenate, green both 

 sides. Corolla light blue. — Damp waste grounds. 



12. DRACOCEPH'AI.III«, L. DraGON-Heax). 



D. parviflo'rum, Nutt. Stem erect, 8-20 inches high, 

 leafy. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, cut-toothed, petioled. G(jr- 

 oUa small and slender. — jST.W. Ontario, in partly cleared 

 iands. 



13. LOPUAN'TIIIIS, Benth. Giant Hyssop. 



1. L. nepetoi'des, Benth. Smooth or nearly so, coarsely 

 crenate-toothed. Calyx-teeth ovate, rather obtuse. Corolla 

 greenish-yellow. — Borders of woods. 



2. L. SCFOphuIarisefO'liuS, Benth., has lanceolate calyx- 

 teeth and a purplish corolla. — Near Queenston Heights. 



3. L. anisa'tUS, Benth., has the leaves ovate, acute, and 

 glaucous-white underneath. — N.W. plains. 



CAJLAMIN'THA, Mcench. Calaminih; 



1. C. Clinopo'dlum, Benth. (Basil.) Stem hairy, erect, 

 1-2 feet high. Flower-clusters dense. Leaves ovate^ nearly 

 entire, petioled. — Thickets and waste places. 



2. C. Nuttal'lii, Benth. Smooth, 5-9 inches high. Leaves 

 narrowly oblong. Clusters few-flowered, the flowers on 

 slender naked pedicels. Bracts linear or oblong. — "Wet lime- 

 stone rocks, western and south- western Ontario. 



