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set-; calyx striate, the divisions pointed; upper lipffUu eorvBaw long as tlie 

 lower. M>nuwliat vaulted. A well known garden plant, cultivated for it- raedi 

 properties. Stem 1 to 2feel high. Leaves 1 to '■'• inches long, of a 'lull grecncolor 

 aromatic. Corolla ringent, Hue or purplish. Nanvo iu the South of Euroj e. 



4. S. SCLAREA, L. Chirr'/. 



ng, hcav; Bhapcd, rugose, -. fa colored; cone;>ve. I< nj-.>r:" n 



the calyx. A strong-seented exotic, ns f. Stem 1 to 3 feet high, with 



5 to T inches Ions and 3 to 4 wide, -viscid. Flo/wets variegated with pale 

 ptfrple and yellowMi-v, hit •. iu whorh ue j>ur;>le or yellow 



5. S. SPLENDENS, Ivor. SpenJid Swje. 



Stem, erect, smooth; Heaves broad-ovate and ov.nte. petrolste, rounded or acute nt 

 base, dentate serrate, acuminate,. smooth ou both sides; binds deciduous j calyx 

 aud corn!!, i pubescent; tfpperKp entire. A beautilul species, cultivated iu gardens; 

 native of Mexico. Pit nt 2 to 4 feet high, Vrai eked. Fit w>>\< large, scarlet, 



Starlet, ufur flowering beconiing enlarged aud as sho'.vj as the corolla. 



11. CEDKONELLA, Signet 



Gr. ledrat, a diminutive of Cedar: from Ihe aromatic leaves©! the original c ' 

 C. if/ ^;,!\ . the BuTm-fGihud of L;;;j:ij-b gardens. 



Calyx somewhat obliquely 5-tooth.ed, many-nerved. Co- 

 rolla much expanded tit the throat, 2-lipped ; upper lip 

 flnttisb or concave, 2-robed, the tower deleft, spreading, the 

 middle lobe largest. Stamens 4, a,sccndTng, shorter than 

 the upper lip, the lower pair bhorter than, the other ! — SwecC- 

 scented perennial^, with pale purplish powers, 



C. cr p. data, Ben th. Creeping CedvexcVa. 



Low. creei ii:ir 1 \ slendtr runners, heiry; leavei broadly heart -bared, crenate, 

 e I, the Bpral shorter ihaii the calyx : whorls few-flowered, aj proximate at tlio 

 MMnnik of short ascending stems. 



Lot shady banks of stwvins. Western part of the State, rare. Jury. Flovfrt 

 pun !isb. Ctffttfa bau-y inside, '< l 2 \u.b long. (DracoeephaluiE corJatuiB, .Nun > 



12. NEPETA, Linn. Cat-mint. 



Supj osed l« be fri a; Xv ', a town in Tusc 



Calyx tubular, often imcuyved, obliquely 5-fceothcd. Co- 

 rolla naked and dilated in the throat, 2-Jipped ; tipper lip 

 erect, notched or 2-elcft, the fewer spreading, 8-clttt, tl e 

 middle lobe largest Stamens 4, ascending under the 

 upper lip, the lower pair shorter. — Perennial herbs 



Sue. 1. Qatabii, Bcntih. — ClmUrs d<.n.<t and many-Jlcwci ul. forming inUrruiUd 

 tj>iket or raamr . 



1. N. Cat aria, L. Catnip. 



Downy, erect. bmmh<d; hurt? heart shaped, oblong, deeply crer.aie. pclioled 

 whitish-downy nnderneoth; spiked raceme* somewhat panieled. 



Wast* and cultinaUi grounds, a very common, naturalised weed. July, Ang. 



