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Hemp Nettle. Galeopsk Tetrahit. 



Found in waste places, from July to September. 



The stalk grows to be 1 or 2 feet high ; it is branching, and 

 4-angled, and swollen beneath the Joints; coarse in fibre, and thickly 

 covered by stout bristle-like hairs. In color dark green, or dull 

 purplish-red at the joints. 



The long-pointed oval leaf is many ribbed, with a coarsely notched 

 margin, thin but coarse texture, and roughened by hairs. Its color is 

 dull green, lighter underneath. The leaves, on their hairy reddish 

 stems, grow in pairs which spring at right angles to each other. 



The small tubular corolla spreads into 2 divisions, the upper being 

 erect and arched, the lower 3-cleft with a slightly heart-shaped middle 

 lobe ; its color is pink or lavender. The 4 stamens stand erect under 

 the upper lip. The hairy, green calyx is bell-shaped, with 5 bristling 

 points. The flowers are set (supported by tiny hairy bracts) in whorls, 

 in the angles of the upper leaves. 



A large variety, G. grandiflora, is often found in the same localities; 

 the difference lies in the larger size of the corolla, which is clear white 

 in color prettily marked with purple on its lower lip, and in the rounder 

 shape of the calyx. Both plants are unpleasant to the touch because of 

 their harsh bristle-like hairs. 



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