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SIDERITIS L. Ironwort. 



Sideritis montana L. (of mountains). 



Rare. Naugatuck, one plant in waste ground (A. E. 

 Blewitt). July. Fugitive from southeastern Europe. 



AGASTACHE Clayt. Giant Hyssop. 



Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze (like Nepeta, the Catnip). 

 Lophanthus nepetoides Benth. 



Rare or local. Rocky woods and thickets: Meriden (D. 

 C. Eaton), Southington (Andrews), Derby (Harger), Nor- 

 walk (Bissell). Aug. — Sept. 



Agastache scrophulariaefolia (Willd.) Kuntze (having leaves 



like Scrophularia, the Figwort). 

 Lophanthus scrophulariaefolius Benth. 



Rare or occasional. Woods, thickets and waste ground, 

 either moist or dry. July — Aug. 



The var. mollis (Fernald) Heller (soft) occurs at Fair- 

 field (Eames). 



Agastache Foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze (like Foeniculum, the 

 Fennel; referring to its odor). 

 Lophanthus anisatus Benth. 

 Agastache anethiodora Britton. 



Rare. Waste ground: Portland (Mrs. F. W. Starmer). 

 Aug. Fugitive from the West. 



NEPETA L. Cat Mint. 



Nepeta Cataria L. (of a cat). 

 Catnip. 



Frequent. Fields and waste ground. July — Oct. 

 Naturalized from Europe. 



The herb is well known to have strong attraction for cats. 

 Much used in domestic medical practice. 



Nepeta hederacea (L.) Trevisan (like Hedera, the Ivy). 

 Nepeta Glechoma Benth. 

 Glecoma hederacea L. 



Gill-over-the-Ground. Ground Ivy. Gill. Robin Runaway. 

 Frequent. Moist shaded places in fields, waste ground 



