464 ORDER XCI. LABIATE. 



1. M viu'idis, (L.) Stem procumbent, assurgent, branching, glabrous, 

 rooting at the joints. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, serrulate, on 

 Bhort petiole?. Flowers in whorls, numerous ; tube of the corolla rather 

 longer than the calyx. Stamens bhort. Seeds 4. — Purple. If. July 

 — Aug. In wet soils. Europe. 1 — 2 feet. Spearmint. 



2. M. piperita, (L.) Stem like the preceding, often purplish. Leaves 

 ovate-oblong, acute, serrate, rounded at the base. Whorls crowded in 

 6hort spikes ; teeth of the calyx hairy. Corolla smooth. — Pale purple. 

 England. Peppermint. 



The first is the species from which the Oil of Peppermint of the shops is obtained. 

 This oil exists in the whole plant, and is distilled with water, or it yields the oil to 

 alcohol by maceration. It is an aromatic stimulant, and is extensively used as a fam- 

 ily medicine. 



Genus III.— LYCO'PUS. L. 2—1. 

 (From lukos, a wolf, and pons, a foot) 



Calyx tubular, campanulate, 5-cleft ; throat naked. Corolla 

 tubular, 4-cleft ; segments nearly equal, the upper segment 

 rather broader and emarginate. Stamens 2, distant. Seeds 4. 



1. L. Virgin'icus, (L.) Stem erect, square, pubescent, branched. 

 Leaves broad-lanceolate, serrate, sessile, acuminate, tapering at the 

 base. Flowers in crowded axillary whorls, sessile. Calyx persistent, 

 unarmed, shorter than the seed. Anthers 2-lobed, purple. — White. 2£. 

 June — Aug. Wet soils. Common. 1 — 2 feet. Bugle-weed. 



2. L. angustifo'lius, (Ell.) Stem erect, glabrous, square. Leaves 

 narrow lanceolate, acuminate, the upper ones slightly, and the lower 

 ones deeply toothed. Floioers in dense whorls, sessile. Calyx armed 

 with spines, longer than the seed, with the segments acuminate. — 

 White. U. Aug.— Sept. Wet places. 1—2 ft. Water Horehound. 



3. L. sinua'tus, (Ell.) Stem erect, furrowed, glabrous, square. 

 Leaves sinuate and incised, and sometimes dentate; the segments acute. 

 Flowers in dense sessile whorls ; segments of the calyx acute, longer 

 than the seeds. — White. %. Aug. — Sept. In swamps. 4 — 6 feet. 



The Lycopus Yirginicus is a medicinal plant possessing mild narcotic properties. 

 In hemorrhage from the lungs it has been used with advantage, it being taken in 

 the form of infusion. 



Genus IV.— CUNI'LA. L. 13—1. 



Calyx ovoid, many -nerved, 5-toothed ; throat villous. Co- 

 rolla 2-lipped, upper lip flat, emarginate, lower 3-lobed. Sta- 

 mens 2, exserted, distant. 



1. C. Maria'na, (L.) Stem much branched, purple. Leaves sub- 

 sessile, ovate, subeordate, serrate. Floioers in corymbose cymes. — 

 Pale red. If. Dry hills and rocks. July — Aug. Coi/wioti Dittany. 



Genus V.— PYCXAXTIIEMUM. Mich. 13—1. 

 (From puknos, dense, and anthos, flower.) 



Calyx tubular, striate, main -nerved, o-toothed. Corolla with 

 the upper lip nearly entire, the lower one trifid, with the middle 

 segment longest. Stamens 4, distant. Cells of the anthers 





