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Lamium.) LVII. LABIATA, B59 
Flowers white . é k B é F p y : Jj O4, Lt GUN 
Flowers red . . : Lo nth : f : : ; . 4. L. maculatum. 
) Flowers yellow . é : ; : ; , ; : . 5. L. Galeobdolon. 
1. L. amplexicaule, Linn. (fig. 810). Henbdit.—A low, decumbent, 
much branched annual, a few inches, or, when very luxuriant, near a 
foot long. Lower leaves small, orbicular, on long stalks; the floral 
ones closely sessile, broadly orbicular, and deeply crenate or cut. The 
flowers form 1, 2, or 3 compact whorls. Calyx softly hairy, with short 
teeth. Corolla about half an inch long, of a purplish red, with a slender 
tube ; the lateral teeth of the lower lip scarcely perceptible. 
In cultivated and waste places, throughout Europe and central and 
Russian Asia, except the extreme north. Extending all over Britain. 
Fl. the whole season. A variety, L. intermedium, Fries, with rather longer 
teeth to the calyx, and more distinct lateral teeth to the lower lip of 
the corolla, is occasionally found mixed with the common one, especially 
in the more northern localities. 
2. L. purpureum, Linn. (fig. 811). Red D.—A spreading annual, 
like L. amplexicaule, and the lower leaves are likewise small and 
orbicular, on long stalks; but the upper leaves, even the floral ones, 
are all shortly stalked, and ovate, heart-shaped, or triangular, often 
pointed, and, in the common variety, less deeply toothed. Calyx-teeth 
fine, and spreading. Corolla of a purplish red, shorter than in JZ. 
amplexicaule, with a broader, more open tube, and a more hairy upper 
lip; the lower lip with a short fine tooth on each side. 
In cultivated and waste places, throughout Europe and western Asia, 
except the extreme north, In Britain more common than ZL. amplexicaule, 
especially as a garden weed. J. the whole season. <A variety with the 
upper leaves deeply cut, which occurs in western Europe, and has been 
found in England and "Scotland, is the LZ. incisum, Willd. (hybridum, 
Will,). 
3. L. album, Linn. (fig. 812). White D.—A rather coarse, hairy 
perennial, with a shortly creeping stock, and decumbent or ascending, 
branching stems, seldom above a foot high. Leaves stalked, coarsely 
crenate. Flowers pure white, in close axillary whorls of 6 to 10 or 
more. Calyx-teeth long, fine, and spreading. Tube of the corolla 
curved upwards, and longer than the calyx, with an oblique contrac- 
tion near the base, corresponding with a ring of hairs inside; the 
upper lip long and arched ; the lateral lobes of the lower one slightly 
prominent, with a long, fine tooth. 
Under hedges, on banks, and waste places throughout Europe and 
Russian Asia, except the extreme north. Extends all over Britain, 
although becoming rare in the Scotch Highlands. Fl. the whole season. 
The leaves are occasionally marked by a white line or spot in the centre, 
but less frequently so than in the following species. 
4, L. maculatum, Linn. (fig. 813). Spotted D.—Closely resembles 
L. album in every respect except in the colour of the flower, which is 
purple-red instead of white, and in the ring of hairs in the tube of the 
corolla, which is transverse instead of oblique. The leaves are also 
more frequently marked in the centre with a broad white line or spot. 
It is still very doubtful whether it may not be a mere variety of JZ. 
album, with which I had formerly united it. 
With nearly the same geographical range as LZ. album, it is, however, 
