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# * Diffusely sprmding : leaves severcd-nerved and veii\y : corolla yeUou). 



3. in. Jamesii) Torr. Smooth ; stems creeping at the base ; stem-leuves 

 round or kidney-shaped, nearly sessile, equalling the peduncles ; calyx ovate, 

 inflated in fruit, the upper tooth much the largest. — In cool springs, Mackinaw, 

 "Wisconsin, and westward. — Flower small. 



M. LtTE0s, with its varieties, and M. MOSCHiius, the Mosk-plant, from 

 Oregon, are common in cultivation. 



9. CONOBEA, Aublet. (CaprXeia, Michx.) 



Calyx 5-parted, equal. Upper lip of the corolla 3-lobcd, the lower 3-partcd. 

 Stamens 4, fertile : anthers approximate. Style 2-lobed at the apex, the lobes 

 wedge-form. Seeds numerous. — Low branching herbs, with opposite leaves, and 

 small solitary flowers on axillary 2-bractleted peduncles. (Name unexplained.) 



1 . C> multifida, Bcnth. Diffusely spreading, much branched, minutely 

 pubescent ; leaves petiolod, pinnatoly parted, the divisions linear-wedge-shaped ; 

 corolla (greenish-white) scarcely longer than the calyx. (J) — Sandy river- 

 banks, Ohio to Illinois, and southward. July - Sept. 



10. HEBPIBSTIS, G^srtn. Hebfbbtis. 



Calyx 5-parted ; the upper division broadest, the innermost frequently very 

 narrow. Upper lip of the corolla entire, notched, or 2-cleft ; the lower 3-lobed. 

 Stamens 4, all fertile. Style dilated or 2-lobed at the apex. Seeds numerous. 

 Low herbs with opposite leaves and solitary axillary flowers. (Name from 

 ipTnjcrrris, a creeping thing, the species being chiefly procumbent.) 



* Upper lip of the blue corolla merely notched : haves many-nenied. 



1. H. rotund ifolia, Pursh. Nearly smooth, creeping; leaves round- 

 obovaiey half clasping (^' - 1' long) ; peduncles twice or thrice the length of the calyx, 

 the upper sepal ovate, y. — Wet places, Illinois and southward, Aug. 



2. H. amplexicaClIiS, Pursh. Stems hairy, creeping at the base; 

 leaves ovate, clasping ; peduncles shorter than the calyx ; upper sepal heal'l^shaped. 

 11. — Wet places. New Jersey and southward. Aug. — Aromatic when bruised. 

 # * Corolla {bluish) almost equally 5-cleft, the upper lip being 2-parted: stamens 



almost equal : leaves nearly nerveless. 



3. H< Monniera, H. B. K. Smooth, somewhat creejjing; leaves obo- 

 vate or wedge-shaped ; peduncles rather long, 2-bracted at the apex. IJ. — 

 Biver-banks, Maryland and southward along the coast. 



11. ORATiOL.A, L. Hedge-Hyssop. 



Calyx 5-parted, the divisions narrow and nearly equal. Upper lip of the 

 corolla entire or 2-cleft, the lower 3-cleft.. Fertile stamens 2, included, poste- 

 rior ; the anterior mere sterile filaments, or wanting. Style dilated or 2-lipped 

 at the apex. Pod 4-valved, many-seeded. — Low herbs, mostly perennial, with 

 opposite sessile leaves, and axillary 1-flowered pedvmcles, visually with 2 bract- 

 Itts at the base of the calyx. (Name from gratia, grace or favor, on account of 

 its supposed excellent medicinal properties.) 



