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Dead Nettle. The two plants grow in the same 
localities and by the careless observer might 
easily be taken for the same thing. This Dead 
Nettle has a large pink flower. Both plants are 
common on the Mongolian grasslands north of 
Kalgan, as well as all over North China. 
Several other Labiates are to be met with, 
one variety of which, bearing a fine purple-blue 
flower, is very conspicuous. Wild Thyme is very 
abundant in North Shansi. 
In the mountains of Shansi, Shensi and North 
Chihli a species of Japanese Anemone (Anemone 
sp.) is very common. White, pink and even 
mauve blooms are met with, though the last are 
not common. There are several other species of 
Anemones, notably a fine blue variety, a pink one 
and a small white one resembling the British 
Wood Anemone. 
Buttercups and Celandines are also common. 
A fine variety of Marsh Marigold was noticed in 
some of the swampy valleys near Lama Miao 
in Mongolia, while in the permanent streams 
of North China I have frequently found the 
Bulbous Crowfoot and the Water Ranunculus. 
In Kansu a fine Wild Peony grows, sometimes 
in great profusion. This is not the shrub or tree 
variety, which as far as I know has not yet been 
discovered in a wild state, though Shensi is sup- 
posed to be its original home. 
On the plains and in the lower hills there are 
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