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M. Bradburiina. From Ohio W., differs from the preceding in the 

 sessile leaves soft-hairy beneath, calyx contracted above, and shorter corolla. 



§ 2. Stamens not longer than the purple-spotted notched upper lip of the short 

 corolla, the tube of which is nearly enclosed in the calyx. (T) (g 



M. punctata, Hokse-Mfnt. Dry sandy ground, from New York to 

 111. and S. : strong-scented and pungent, slightly hoary ; leaves lanceolate, 

 the floral ones and bracts tinged yellow and purple ; calyx-teeth short and awn- 

 less ; corolla yellowish. 



M. arist&ta. Plains from Missouri S. W., has its calyx strongly bearded 

 in the throat and wilii awn-like teeth, the floral leaves and bracts conspicuously 

 awn-tipped. 



24. BIiBFHtlilA. (Prom Greek for eyelash, the bracts strongly ciliate, 

 the outer ones ovate.) Fl. summer. 21 



B. cili^ta. Dry ground, from Penn. S. & W. : leaves almost sessile, ovate 

 or oblong, whitish-downy beneath ; outer bracts large, acute ; corolla hairy. 



B. nepetoldes. Low shady; grounds N. & W. : hairy all over ; leaves 

 lance-ovate sometimes heart-shaped at base, on distinct petioles ; bracts smaller 

 and very slender-pointed ; corolla sraoothish, purple-spotted. 



25. LOPHANTHUS, GIANT HYSSOP. (Name from Greek for crest 

 and flower, not very appropriate. Wild in rich soil, chiefly N. & W., with 

 ovate and toothed leaves I fl. summer, y, 



L. nepetoldes. Smooth, coarse, not sweet-scented; stem 4° -6° high 

 and sharply 4-angled; calyx-teeth ovate, bluntish, almost equalling the dull 

 yellowish corolla. , 



Ii. scrophulariifdlius. Resembles the preceding, but the obtusely an- 

 gled stem and sharper-toothed leaves rather pubescent, the lanceolate acute calyx- 

 teeth shorter than the purplish corolla. 



Ii. anis^tUS. Wild from Wisconsin far N. W. and rare in cultivation : 

 slender, with anise-scented leaves white beneath, and calyx much shorter than 

 the lavender-blue corolla. 



26. Ni^PETA, CAT-MINT. (Latin name, from the city Nepete.) % 

 TS. Cat^ria, Catnip. Weed nat. from Eu. around dwellings and gardens : 



soft-downy ; with Oblong heart-shaped leaves deeply crenate, and whitish flow- 

 ers crowded in terminal clusters or spikes, in late summer. 



N. Glechbma, Gkohnd Irv, Gji.l. Weed nat... from Eu. in waste or 

 cult shaded grounds : creeping and spreading, with smoothish rounded kidney- 

 shaped crenate leaves on slender petioles, and lig;ht blue flowers in their axils, 

 each pair of anther cells approaching and forming a little cross : fl. all spring 

 and summer. 



27. CEDRON^LIiA. (From Greek name of oil of cedar, alluding to the 

 sweet aromatic scent of the foliageof the first species.) The cultivated species 

 not hardy N. : fl. summer, y, 



C. triph^lla, Balm-of-Gilead of the English gardens, here rarely cult., 

 from Madeira ; very sweet-scented leaves of 3 broadly lanceolate leaflets ; flowers 

 purplish. 



C. Mexic^a, from New Mexico, has simple lance-ovate leaves with heart- 

 shaped base, erect stems, and handsome rose-colored flowers in close clusters. 



C. COrd&ta, wild in shady grounds from W. Penn. S., but rare : low, 

 hairy, with long leafy runners, heart-shaped leaves, and scattered flowers, the 

 pui-plish corolla 1 J' long, its throat inflated. 



28. PHTSOSTEGIA, FALSE DRAGON-HEAD. (Name from Greek 

 words for inflated or bladdery covering.) Fl. all summer. % 



P. Virginid.na. Wet banks of streams, from New York W. & S., in sev- 

 eral varieties : 1° -4° high; leaves mostly serrate; flowers either crowded or 

 rather distant in the spikes ; corolla pale rose-purple, 1' or more long. 



