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cross. — (3. hirsuta; cal. -teeth elongate linear-lanceolate. G.hir- 
suta " W. and K.," Reich. — Hedges and thickets. /3. Sootland. 
P. IV.— VI. Ground-ivy. 
Tribe VII. Stachydeee. 
11. Mklittis Linn. 
h M. Melissophyllum (L.). The only species. — E. B. 577 
and 636. — L. oblong-ovate or slightly cordate. Upper lip of the 
cal. with 2 or 3 teeth. Fl. purple with a white margin or va- 
riegated in different ways, large. St. 1 — 2 feet high. M.grandi- 
flora (Sm.) is onlv a slight variety. — Woods in the south. P. 
V. VI. Bastard Balm. E. 
12. Lamium Linn. 
1. L. amplexicaule (L.) ; 1. roundish-cordate obtuse inciso- 
crenate, lower ones stalked, upper sessile and clasping, cal. -teeth 
longer than their tube (green) at length connivent, lateral lobes 
of the lower lip of the cor. toothless, nuts obovate oblong. — E. B. 
770. R. Icon. f. 373. — Nuts small, three times as long as broad, 
with a small triangular oblique terminal space. Tube of the 
cor. much longer than the calyx, slender, naked within ; occa- 
sionally the lateral lobes of the lower lip have 3 minute teeth. 
In damp weather the cor. does not always expand but still the 
anth. are fertile and fr. is produced. — Sandy and chalky fields. 
A. V.— VIII. Henbit Nettle. 
2. L. intermedium (Fries) ; 1. reniform-cordate obtuse inciso- 
crenate, lower ones stalked, upper sessile and clasping, cal. -teeth 
longer than their tube hispid always spreading, lateral lobes of the 
lower lip of the cor. with a short tooth, nuts oblong. — R. Icon. 
f. 964. — Nuts twice the size of those of the preceding, as broad as 
but longer than those of the following, with a large triangular 
terminal rather oblique space. Tube of the cor. naked within. 
Cal. -teeth usually purple, rigid. — Common in Scotland. Sligo, 
Ireland. A. VI.— IX. S. I. 
3. L. purpureum (L.) ; 1. cordate-obtuse crenate-serrate stalked 
the upper ones crowded, cal. -teeth as long as their tube always 
spreading, lateral lobes of the lower lip of the cor. with 2 teeth, 
nuts oblong. — E. B. 769. — Cor. pale purple, lip spotted with 
red. Nut about twice as long as broad. A form of this plant 
with more deeply cut leaves is often taken for L. incisum. — 
Waste and cultivated ground. A. V. — VIII. Red Dead-nettle. 
4. L. incisum (Willd.) ; 1. cordate obtuse inciso-serrate stalked, 
upper ones crowded, cal. -teeth as long or longer than their tube 
always spreading, lateral lobes of the lower lip of the cor. with 
one tooth, nuts oblong. — E. B. 1933. — Varies with the 1. cordate 
