Physostegia. 



LABIATE. 



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fourths of an inch long, pale purple or sometimes variegated ; the tube much dilated : upper 

 lip nearly entire ; lobes of the lower lip slightly emarginate. Stamens a little longer than the 

 tube of the corolla ; anther-cells distinct ; the margins spinulose-denticulate toward the base. 

 Achenia with a small abrupt point. 



19. LAMIUM. Linn.; Benth. Lab. p. 507 '. DEAD-NETTLE. 



[ Named from the Greek, laimos, the throat ; on account of the shape of the flower.] 



Calyx tubular-campanulate, about 5-nerved ; the mouth equal, or often oblique, with 5 nearly 

 equal subulately pointed teeth. Corolla 2-lipped : upper lip ovate or oblong, galeate or 

 arched, usually narrowed at the base ; the throat dilated : lateral lobes at the margin of the 

 throat truncate or rarely oblong, sometimes with a tooth-like process ; middle lobe broad 

 and emarginate, contracted at the base and somewhat stipitate. Stamens 4 ; the lower pair 

 longer : anthers approximated by pairs. — Herbs (often annual), with the stems assurgent. 

 Lower leaves on long petioles ; upper ones larger, and often cordate at the base, incisely 

 toothed or crenate. Flowers in whorls ; the lower ones remote. 



1. Lamium amplexicatjle, Linn. Common Dead-nettle. Hen-bit. 



Leaves orbicular, crenately incised , the lower ones petioled, upper ones clasping ; tube of 

 the corolla naked within , the throat dilated ; upper lip oblong, entire ; anthers hairy. — Linn, 

 sp. 2. p. 579 ; Engl. lot. t. 770 ; Pursh, fl. 2. p. 206 , Ell. sk. 2. p. 73 ; Bigel. fl. BosL 

 p. 235 ; Beck, hot. p. 278 ; Benth. Lab. p. 511 ; Darlingt. fl. Cest. p. 357. 



Annual. Stems much branching from the base, 6-10 inches high. Lower leaves about 

 half an inch long, and of rather greater breadth ; the petioles usually longer than the lamina : 

 floral leaves larger, closely sessile. Whorls many-flowered ; the upper ones approximated. 

 Calyx hairy. Corolla nearly half an inch long, bright purple, pubescent ; the upper lip 

 densely villous : throat and lower lip spotted. 



Fields and cultivated grounds ; very common. Introduced from Europe. April - November. 



20. LEONURUS. Linn.; Benth. Lab. p. 517. MOTHERWORT. 



[ From the Greek, Icon, a lion, and ovra, a tail ; from a fancied resemblance of the plant.] 



Calyx turbinate, 5-nerved, with five nearly equal teeth, which are subulate, with somewhat 

 spiny tips, and finally spreading. Corolla 2-lipped ; the upper lip oblong and entire, either 

 flattish or vaulted ; lower lip spreading, 3-lobed : lateral lobes oblong ; middle one obcordate. 

 Stamens ascending ; the lower pair longer. Anthers approximated by pairs. — Erect herbs, 

 with incisely lobed leaves, and the flowers in dense whorls. 



