2i8 FLOWERS OF FIELD, HILL, AND SWAMP 



86. Blue-curls. Bastard Pennyroyal 



Tricfiostema dichotomum. — Family, Mint. Color, blue. 

 Leaves, lance-shaped, oblong, with short petioles, entire. 



Corolla, 2-lipped. In the mint family the corolla is more or 

 less 2-lipped, and, with the calyx, is tubular. Blue-curls is a 

 small, unattractive plant, with a fragrance not quite agree- 

 able. The stamens project well out of the corolla, and their 

 long, hair -like filaments are curved under. The corolla is 

 5-divided, the 3 lower lobes partly united. 4 to 8 inches high. 



Massachusetts to Florida and Texas. 



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T. lineAre is also a widely extended species, found in New 

 England and southward in the Atlantic States, with linear 

 leaves and a slender downy stem. Flowers as in the above. 



88. Wild Marjoram 



Origanum vulgare. — Family, Mint. Color, purplish. Leaves, 

 petioled, roundish, entire, sprinkled underneath with resinous 

 dots. Time, July, August. 



Calyx, 5-toothed. Corolla, 2-lipped, 4-lobed, the upper lip 

 broad and slightly notched. Stamens, 4, standing well out 

 from the flower. The bracts and stem of this plant often » 

 have a purplish tinge. The small flowers are arranged in 

 terminal, close spikes, with the colored bracts interspersed. 

 The whole plant fragrant and with a pleasant taste. 



O. Marjord,ma, sweet marjoram, is often cultivated, and 

 sometimes escapes and becomes wild. 



8g. Motherwort 

 Leonurus Cardiaca (lion's tail). — Family, Mint. Color, 



