Lamium. | LVII. LABIATH. 359 
smaller and pointed, or more often reduced to a small tooth, Anthers hairy 
in all the British species except L. Galeobdolon. 
A genus of several species, chiefly south European or central Asiatic, 
generally distinguished either by the long, arched upper lip, or by the 
smallness of the lateral lobes of the lower lip of the corolla, 
Sega ee small flowers, in few, nearly terminal, leafy 
Floral jeniven sessile, orbicular, obtusely crenate ; . 1. Z. amplexicaule, 
Floral leaves shortly stalked, ovate, often pointed . 5 . 2. L. purpureum, 
Perennials, with rather large flowers in axillary whorls. 
Flowers white . . : ° . ° . . . 3. ZL. album. 
Flowersred . . Bane Sie Sco) <6 ee se) 4 L maculatane 
Flowers yellow . . . . . . ° . ; . 5. LD. Galeobdolon, 
1, G. amplexicaule, Linn. (fig. 808). Henbit Lamium, Henbit.— 
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 8 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. 7. 
the whole season. A variety 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 locali- 
ties, and has been distinguished as a species, under the name of ZL. inter- 
_ medium, Fries. 
2. &. purpureum, Linn, (fig. 809). Red Lamium.—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 spread- 
ing. Corolla of a purplish red, shorter than in L. ampleaicaule, with a 
broader, more open tube, anda 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 L. amplezicaule, 
especially as a garden weed. FJ. the whole season. A variety with the 
upper jleaves deeply cut, .which occurs in western Europe, and has been 
found in England and Scotland, has been described as a species, under the 
name of L. incisum, Willd. (hybridum, Vill.). 
3. %, album, Linn. (fig. 810). White Lamium, Dead-netile—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 ofthe corolla curved 
upwards, ard longer than the calyx, with an oblique contraction 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 Hurope and 
