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Corolla 2,-lipped, lips unequal ; calyx ^-toothed ; stamens 

 longer than the tuie of the corolla 



8. Ballota (Black Horehound). — Calyx funnel-shaped, with 

 5 sharp equal teeth ; corolla with the upper lip erect, concave ; 

 lower 3-lobed, the middle lobe largest, heart-shaped ; two front 

 stamens the longest. (Name in Greek signifying rejected, from the 

 offensive smell of the plant.) 



9. Leonurus (Motherwort). — Calyx with 5 prickly teeth ; corolla 

 with the upper lip nearly flat, very hairy above ; anthers sprinkled 

 with hard, shining dots ; two front stamens the longest. (Name 

 in Greek signifying a Lion's tail, from some fancied resemblance in 

 the plant.) 



10. Galeopsis (Hemp Nettle). — Calyx bell-shaped, with 5 prickly 

 teeth ; corolla with an inflated throat ; upper lip arched, lower 

 3-lobed, with 2 teeth on its upper side ; two front stamens the 

 longest. (Name in Greek denoting that the flower bears some 

 resemblance to a weasel.) 



11. Lamium (Dead-nettle). — Calyx bell-s"haped or tubular, with 

 5 teeth ; corolla with an arched upper lip, and 3-lobed lower lip ; 

 two front stamens the longest. (Name from the Greek, laimos, 

 a throat, from the shape of the corolla tube.) 



12. Stachys (Woundwort). — Calyx with 5 or 10 ribs, and 5 equal 

 teeth ; tube of the corolla as long or longer than the calyx ; upper 

 lip arched, lower 3-lobed, the side lobes bent back before withering ; 

 two front stamens the longest. (Name in Greek signifying a hunch, 

 from the mode of flowering.) 



13. Nepeta (Cat-mint). — Calyx tubular, oblique, 5-toothed ; 

 tube of the corolla longer than the calyx ; upper lip flat, notched, 

 lower 3-lobed, two front stamens the shortest. (Name of doubtful 

 origin.) 



Corolla 2-lipped, lips unequal ; calyx 5 to 10-toothed ; 

 stamens shorter than the tube of the corolla 



14. Marrubium (White Horehound). — Calyx with 5 or 10 teeth, 

 the throat hairy ; tube of the corolla longer than the calyx ; upper 

 lip straight, very narrow, deeply 2-cleft, lower 3-lobed. (Name of 

 doubtful origin.) 



Corolla 2-lipped, the lips unequal • calyx 2-lipped 



15. Calamintha (Calamint, Wild Basil, Basil Thyme). — Calyx 

 13-nerved, tubular, swollen underneath ; upper lip 3-cleft ; lower 

 2-cleft, throat mostly hairy ; tube of the corolla straight ; upper 

 hp nearly plane, lower spreading, 3-cleft. (Name, the Greek name 

 of some allied plant.) 



