Order 89.— LABIATJE. 549 



end a cell of the dimidiate (halved) anther; achenia 4. — A large genus 

 of 400 species, usually with showy fls. The transverse connectile con- 

 stitutes the essential character. (Fig. 15, 351.) 



§ Herbs native. — Calyx slightly 2-lippecl, siib-S-toothed, eqnal Nos 1—3 



—Calyx deeply 2-linpod, 6-toothed, lower lip longer Nos. 4—6 



§ Herbs or shrubby, in gardens. Flowers blue. Calyx teeth bristle-pointed Noa. 7, 8 



I Shrubby, in garden and greenhouse. Flowers large, scarlet Nos. 9, 10 



.1 S. azurea Lam. Erect, puberulent above, branching; Ivs. linear-oblong and 

 linear, remotely toothed, or the upper entire, all attenuate at baise ; rae. slender, 

 many-flovf ered, verticils about 6-flowered ; cal. of 3 broad, acute, subequal teeth, 

 half as long as the pvJiescent corolla; sty. bearded. — S. Car. to Fla. and La. Plant 

 of varying aspect, according to soil, &o., usually slender and subsimple, 1 to 2 or 

 3f high, with Ivs. narrow, subentire, 2 to 3' long, 2 to i" wide. Fls. 1" long, of 

 a fine azure blue. Summer. 



2 S. urticifdiia L. Erect; Ivs. canline, rhombic-ovate, acute, crenate-serrate, 

 truncate-ouueate at base to a short or winged petiole ; verticils 4 to 10-flowered, 

 distant, in a terminal, interrupted raceme ; cor. smooth, tube but a little longer 

 than the calyx, the lower lip thrice longer. — if In hiUy woods, Ta. to Fla. and 

 Ala. St. simple, 12 to 18' high. Lvs. thin, 2 to 4' long, the upper larger. Cor. 

 blue, 5" to 6" long. May. 



0. LONGIFOLU. Tall (3 to 6f), with panicled racemes; lvs. all serrate, the 

 lower lance-oblong; fls. larger (8 — 9" long). — Ga. to Ark. (S. longif. Nutt.) 



3 S. coccfnea L. Erect, hoary-pubescent; lvs. ovate, cordate, acute, finely cren- 

 ate, petiolate, whitish-tomentous beneath; verticils 6 to 10-flowered, in a simple 

 raceme ; cal. teeth acute ; cor. red, smooth, twice longer, tube dilated upwards, 

 upper ■ lip erect, much the shorter. — % 6a., Fla. to La. St. 1 to 2f high, often 

 branched. Lvs. 6" to 1 to 2' long, the middle largest. Cor. bright red or scar- 

 let, 8" long. Upper lip of the calyx often purple. Summer. 



4 S. lyrata L. Erect; lvs. radical, rosulate, lyrate, erose-dentatej the cauline 

 about one pair above, braot-lilce, liuear-spatulate ; fls. in whorls of 6, racemed at 

 top of the square scape; cal. upper lip shorter, teeth subspinous; cor. thrice 

 longer than the calyx, its lower lip much the longer. — U Woods, "W. Can. to Fla., 

 rare in N. Eng. Scape 6 to 15' high. Lvs. oblong-oval in outline, 18" to 3' 

 long, petioles half (or more) as long. Els. showy, near 1' long, violet-purple. 

 The whole plant is usually purplish. Apr. — Jn. ' 



5 S. obovata EIL Bred; lvs. broadly obovate, entire, sinuate, narrowed to a long 

 tapering base, the floral ovate, shorter than the calyx ; verticils 6-flowered, re- 

 mote, in a simple raceme ; cal. upper lip truncate, with 3 minute teeth ; cor. thrice 

 longer, with the galeate upper lip thrice shorter than the lower. — 2f Middle Ga. 

 to La. St. 1 to 2f high. Lvs. larger above and clustered 4 to '7' by 2 to 5'. Fls. 

 blue. Jn., Jl. 



6 S. Claytoni EU. Erect; lvs. cordate-ovate, or lance-ovate, sinuate-pinnatifid, the 

 segm. toothed, rugoxis, more or less pubescent beneath ; verticils 6-flowered; floral 

 lvs. ovate-acuminate, smaller ; cal. teeth of the vpper lip connivent, of the lower 

 longer, acuminate. — 2f Sandy pastures, Beaufort, S. Car. (Bachman). Sts. If 

 high. Pis. small. Summer. 



7 S. Scldrea L. Claeey. Lvs. ample, rugous, broad-ovate, cordate, doubly 

 crena^e ; bracts colored, concave, longer than the calyx ; upper lip of the cor. 

 high-ardied, much longer than the lower. — @ A strong-scented exotic, 1 to 3f 

 high, with viscid lvs. as large as the hand. The fls. and bracts are variegated 

 with pale-purple and yellowish-white, in whorled splices. Cal. with spinous toeth. 

 Native in Italy. \ 



8 S. ofiScinilis L. Common Sage. Shrubby, lvs. oblong-lanceolate, crenu- 

 late, rugous ; whorls few-flowered ; cal. muoronate ; upper lip of the cor. as long 

 as the lower and somewhat vaulted. — ^A well-known garden plant, with a shrubby 

 stem, rugous leaves of a duU green color and an aromatic fragrance. Flowers in. 

 whorls forming a spike. CoroUa ringeut, blue, with a lengthened tube and viscid 

 calyx, somewhat brown. July. X S. Eur. — Very useful iu domestic economy 

 and medidue. 



