Obdbe 89.— labiate. 55I 



4 M. dfdyma L. St. branched, acutely i-angled ; to. hroadhj ovate, acuminate, 

 somewhat rough, on short petioles, veins and veinlets hairy beneath ; fls. {crim- 

 son) in terminal, often axillary heads; bracts colored; cal. throat naked. — Swamps, 

 Can. to the Mts. of Ga. Plant 2 to 3f. Lvs. 2 to 5' long, very broad at base, 

 often cordate, serrate. Heads often proliferous, ■rt'ith largo, ovate-lanceolate 

 bracts tinged with the same color as the fls. Cor. 15" long. Abortive fil. 2, 

 short, the perfect exserted. Jl. Handsome and fragrant f 



23. BLEPHIL'IA, Raf. (Gr. /JAe^apf'f, the eyelash ; probably refer- 

 ring to the ciliate bracts.) Calyx 13-ribbed, bilabiate, upper lip 

 3-toothed, lower lip shorter, 2-toothecl, the teeth setaceous ; corolla bila- 

 biate, upper lip short, erect, oblong, obtuse, entire, lower lip of 3 un- 

 equal, spreading lobes, the lateral ones orbicular ; stamens 2, fertile, 

 ascending, e?serted. — If Verticils dense, terminal and subterminal. 



1 B. IiirsilLta Benth. Whole plant hirsute ; lvs. ovaie-lcmceolaie, acuminate, serrate, 

 petiolate ; fls. in axillary vertieillasters and termiaal heads ; iracts colored, shorter 

 than the flowers, oblong, ' acuminate. — ^lu damp woods, rare N. Eng., common in 

 "W. States. St. 1 to 2f high, diffusely branching, roughly pubescent. Petiole 3 

 to 6" long, lvs. 3 to 4 times as long, somewhat rounded at base. Pis. small, 

 forming several dense whorls near the end of each branch. Cor. 5" long, pale 

 purple, with spots of a deeper hue. Jn., Jl. 



2 B. cili^ta Eaf. St. hirsute,, simple, acutely i-angled ; lvs. few oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute at the base, subsessile, serrate, minutely pubescent ; fls. in dense, approsimatej 

 involuorate, terminal and subterminal verticUs, bracts ovate, veiny, glabrous, ciliate, 

 as long as the calyx. — Fields, barrens, Penn. to Miss., very abundant in the W- 

 States. Plant 2 to 4f high, generally simple, rarely with 1 or 2 branches. Lvs. 

 18" to 30'' long, i» fourth as wide. Hds. larger than in No. 1, an inch in diam. 

 Jn. — Aug. (Monarda ciliata L. nee Mx.) 



24. LOPHAH'THUS, Benth. (Hyssopus L.) Hedge Hyssop. (Gj. 

 X6(j)og, a crest, dvOog ; flowers in dense, terminal spikes.) Calyx 

 16-ribbed, oblique, 5-cleft, upper segments longer ; corolla bilabiate, 

 upper lip bifidly emarginate, lower lip 3-lobed, the middle lobe broader 

 andcrenate; stamens diverging. — 2|! Tall, erect. Verticils spicate. 



1 li. nepetoides Benth. St. smooth, quadrangular, with the angles acute and 

 slightly winged ; lvs. ovate and ovate-lanceolate, acutely, serrate ; petioles, smooth- 

 ish, calyx teeth ovate, green, obtusish. — It Middle and Western States, common 

 about fences and dry hedges. Stem 3 — 6f high, the sides somewhat concave 

 and the angles prominent. Lvs. acuminate, about 4' by 2'. Flowers in crowded 

 axillary verticils, forming a terminal, green spike, which is nearly continuous 

 above. Corolla greenish-yellow. July, Aug. 



2 L. scrophularifolius Benth. St. pubescent, quadrangular, with the angles 

 obtuse ; lvs. cordate-ovate, crenate-serrate ; petioles cihate-pubesoent, cai. teeth 

 lanceolate, colored, acute. — ^With the general aspect of the former species, and 

 found in similar situations. The herbage is often changed to dark purple. Stem 

 2 — 4f high, purple. Leaves about 5' by 3', coarsely serrate, acuminate. Flowers 

 in crowded, axillary verticils, forming a long, dense, termmal spike. Corolla pale 

 purple, more conspicuous than hi the first. Jl., Aug. 



25. NEP'ETA, L. Catnkp. Ground Ivt. (Said to be from JVepet, 

 a town in Tuscany.) Calyx tubular, 6-toothed ; corolla tube slender 

 belovf, dilated and naked in the throat, upper lip' emarginate, lower 

 3-lobed, the middle lobe largest and crenate, margin of the orifice re- 

 flected ; stamens approximate, ascending ; anther cells divergent. (Fig. 

 117.) 



f Tall. Verticils in a terminal-rnoeme. Colyx nearly regular No. 1 



§ Glechoua. Low, diffuse, riowers axillary. Calyx curved, oblique No. 2 



1 N. catiria L. Catmint. Erect, hoary-tomentous; lvs. petiolate, cordate, 



