262 LAIMAT.i.. 



larger, broad and inversely heart-shaped, the lateral oblong. 

 Stamens 4 r aseeiidittg iwder the upper lip; anthers ap- 

 proximate in pairs. — UprigTU herh^ with CMt-luLed leaves, 

 and close wJiorh of pah pn rple flowers in their ajcils. 



L. CardiACA, L. Common Motherwort. 



Somewhat hairy, tall; leaves Ibng-petioled : the lower rounded, palmately 

 hibed; the //or--/ wedge shaped at the lu.se, 3 eleft, the lobe lanceolate ; uppe% Up 

 of <••• rolla beardfid'. 



Waste places, around houses^ naturalized. July— Sept. Per. 8t<m, 2 to 3 ffert 

 high, hr;uu-h '!. villous. />.<..< pubescent, pale beneath. Flowers in ni my 

 Whorls, white or with a reddish tinge. Curollu hairy without, variegated? within. 



24. CALEOPSIS, Linn. Hemp-Nettle. 



Or. gulia, a weasel,, and qp&ts, re.--, mblance: from .«» me resemblance ol the corolla 

 to the head »f the wcaseL 



Calyx tubular-bell-shapeJ, about 5-nerved, 5-toothed, 

 equal and spiny tipped. Corolla 2-Mppcd», dilated at the 

 throat; 'Upper Up ovate, arched, entire; lower lip o-cleft, 

 spreading, the middle lobe ob-eordate, the lateral lobes ovate*, 

 the palate with 2 teeth at the sinuses- Stamens 4, ascend- 

 inguqder the upper lip. — Annuals or h'e.nnieU, with spr ea din a 

 tranches and several to many Jhwered whorls in the axils of the 

 jloral leaves. 



(>. Tetraiiit, L. Common Hentp<-Nettle. 



Stem swollen below tib& joints; bristly-haWy ; leaves ovate-, coarsely serrate; «- 

 rol'a % to :J or -i times the length of the calyx. 



Waste places,. naturalised, rather convnm. July. Stem 1 r-> '2 feet In." 

 tr<>r.-cly hisped, branched. Flowers numerous, pale purple, with darker -. 

 dense whorls. 



25. STACIIYS, Linn, Hedge- Nettlit. 



Gr. stakas. a spifee ; in allusion to its mode of flow; ring. 



Calyx tubular-bell- shaped, 5 to 10-nerved, equally 8- 

 toothed, or the upper ones longer. Corolla 2-lipped ; up- 

 per lip erect or spreading, often arched, entire or nearly so ; 

 lower Up usually longer and spreading, 3-lobed, the middle 

 lobe largest. STAMENS 4, ascending under the upper lip; 

 anthers approximated in pairs. — Mostty perenniat herb*, 

 'with 2 to m<nn/-tloircred whorls,, approximated in terminal 

 racemes or spikes. 



1. S. aspera, Mrchx. Rough Hedge-Nettle. 



fttm erect, angles hairy backwards; leaves ovate-oblong or oblong-lanceolatey 



acute, serrate, rounded at the base, bristly on the midrib and veins, sh-.rt-petioh-d 

 talyx bristly; u'hurb about (Mlowered. 

 Wet banks and thickets. June— Auir. Per. Plant 2 feet high, sparingly branched! 



Flawirs unloose whorls of 4 to 8, forming a terminal leafy spike, pale purple. 



