LABIATAB (MINT FAMILY) 711 



1- +- Calyx glabrous. 



8. M. citkXta Ehrh. Glabrous or glabrate; leaves slendet-petioleS, ovate, 

 soarsely appressed-serrate ; flowers in small roundish heads, terminal and in ths 

 upper axils. — Damp soil, Ct. and N. Y. to 0. and Mioli. (Nat. from Eu.) 



* * * Flowers in globular whorls or clusters, all in the axils of the leaves, the 

 uppermost axils rarely flower-bearing ; leaves more or less petioled, toothed. 



■*- Upper leaves conspicuously reduced, 2 or 3 times exceeding the glomerules. 



9. M. Cardiaca Gerarde. Tall and erect, with ascending branches toward 

 the top; stem more or less pubescent; leaves lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, sharply serrate, slightly pubescent. (^M. sativa of many Am. auth., 

 not L. ) — Wet meadows and shores, N. S. to Pa. (Nat. from Eu.) — Resembling 

 M. spicata, but with more interrupted leafy Inflorescence, 



1- t- Upper leaves scarcely reduced, much exceeding the glomerules. 



** Stem glabrous or rarely with a few scattered hairs. 



10. M. gentHis L. Stems freely branching from below, often reddish, 1 m. 

 or less high; leaves ovate to obovate, coarsely and sharply serrate, especially 

 above, slightly pubescent or glabrate, frequently white-mottled. {M. sativa L.) 

 — Rich damp soil, P. B. I. to la. and N. C. (Nat. from Eu.) 



■M- *+ Stems retrorse-pubescent at least on the angles with fine hairs. 



11. M. arvfinsis L. Stems freely branching, especially below, or subsimple, 

 1-8 dm. high, more or less retrorse-puhescent ; leaves oblong to ovate, rounded 

 at base, minutely pubescent or villous, closely serrate, the primary ones dis- 

 tinctly petioled ; calyx pubescent, the teeth from deltoid to subulate ; corolla 

 white, pink, or violet. — Abundant in damp rich soil, Nfd. to Neb. and Ky.; also 

 in Cal., etc. (Eurasia.) 



Var. canadensis (L.) Briquet. Leaves pubescent, lanceolate to oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, cuneate-narrowed at base. (M. canadensis L.) — N. B. to B. C, and 

 southw. Var. lanXta Piper. Stems and lower surfaces of leaves densely to- 

 mentose or lanate. — Me. to B. C. and Cal. 



Var. glabrata (Benth.) Femald. Less branched ; stems glabrous on the sides, 

 minutely pubescent on the angles ; leaves oblong to ovate, glabrous, short-peti- 

 oled. (ibr. canadensis, var. Benth.; M. arvensis, var. Penardi Briquet.) — 

 Gasp6 Co., Que., to B. C, s. to n. N. E., n. Pa., Mo., N. Hex., and CaJ. 



33. COLLINSdNIA L. Hoese Balm 



Calyx ovoid, enlarged and declined in fruit, 2-lipped ; upper lip truncate and 

 flattened, 3-toothed, the lower 2-cleft. Corolla elongated, expanded at the 

 throat, somewhat 2-lipped, the tube with a bearded ring within ; the 4 upper 

 lobes nearly equal, but the lower much larger and longer, pendent, toothed or 

 lacerate-f ringed. Stamens 2 (sometimes 4, the upper pair shorter), much ex- 

 serted, diverging ; anther-cells divergent. — Strong-scented perennials, with large 

 ovate leaves, and yellowish flowers on slender pedicels. (Named in honor of 

 Peter Collinson, early English botanist.) 



1. C. canadensis L. (Rich-weed. Stone-koot.) Nearly smooth, 5-10 dm. 

 high ; leaves serrate, pointed, petioled, 1-2 dm. long ; panicle loose ; corolla 

 1.5 cm. long, lemon-scented ; stamens 2 — Rich moist woods, w. Que. to Wise, 

 8. to Ela. and Mo. July-Sept. 



34. PERfLLA L. 



Calyx as in Oollinsonia. Corolla-tube included, the limb 5 <3left ; lower lobe 

 a little larger. Stamens 4, included, erect, distinct. — Coarse aromatic annual, 

 with small flowers. (A Greek and Latin proper name.) 



1. P. FRUTESCENS (L.) Brittou. Erect, branching, 0.3-1 m. high ; leaves 

 ovate, coarsely toothed ; flowers white. (P. ocymoides L.) — About dwellings 

 and roadsides, Ct, to Mo. and N, C (Nat. from e. Asia.) 



