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speckled and dashed with purple. Stamens 4, the 2 outer longest, 

 all of them spidery hairy at the base. Calyx conspicuously 

 bearded at the base. Seeds 4, united to the base of the calyx 

 cup, and seen only when the calyx cup is pinched on the sides to 

 separate the upper and lower lip, which meet when the plant is in 

 fruit. In sandy soil in southern part of the county. March to 

 May. 



PTiysostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. False Dragon-head. 



Lion's Heart. 



Hollow, square-stemmed, wand-like plants, 1 to 3 feet tall, 

 growing in mud along banks of streams and bearing pinkish or 

 purple veined flowers that blossom in 2's at right angles to the 

 slender, simple or branched, naked upper parts of the stem. 

 Leaves simple, in distant pairs on the stem. Blades narrow, 

 sparingly saw-toothed or entire, 2 to 6" long. Corolla tubular, 2- 

 lipped, about 1 inch long, flesh-colored to deep pink, striped and 

 dotted with purple within, purple veined without. Upper lip 

 broad, concave, not notched. Lower 3-lobed, the middle lobe 

 broader and notched. Stamens 4, spreading like a fan and 

 united to the upper lip. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, containing 3 

 or 4 3-angled seeds. May, June and July. 



Lamium amplexioaule L. Dead Nettle. Henbit. 



Square stemmed annuals, 4 to 10 inches high, much branched 

 near the root, bearing opposite, veiny leaves at long intervals on 

 the many slender, erect or prostrate stems. Leaf-blades veiny, 

 broader than long, sessile, lobed or toothed above the middle, and 

 forming a shallow cup with the stem running through the center. 

 In these cups, are packed about a dozen tiny, slender, purplish, 

 tubular, 2-lipped flowers. Calyx 5-toothed, hairy, shorter than 

 the corolla, but expanding so as to contain the four oblong seeds 

 as they mature. Corolla about y 2 " long, slender, tubular, dilated 

 into a pocket near the upper end, the lower lip cleft. Common 

 in neglected lawns and waste grounds. January to April. One 

 of our earliest bloomers. Introduced from Europe. 



