DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. 
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HYSSOPUS. Gen. Pl. 963. 
Corollce labium in- 
ferius tripartitum, la- 
cinula intermedia cre- 
nata. Stamina recta, 
distantia. 
2. SCROPHULARIFOLIUS. 
H. spicis verticilla- 
tis, cylindricis ; styiis 
corolla longioribus; 
foliis cordatis, ovatis, 
acuminatis, obtuse 
dentatis. 
Lower lip of the 
corolla 3-parted, with 
the intermediate seg- 
ment crenate. Sta- 
mens straight, distant. 
Wild. 
Spikes verticil! ate, 
cylindrical; style long- 
er than the corolla ; 
leaves cordate, o- 
vate, acuminate, ob- 
tusely toothed. 
Sp. pl. 3. p. 48. Pursh 2. p. 406. 
Root perennial. Stem herbaceous 2 — 3 feet high, square, glabrous, 
excepting near the summit, where it is a little pubescent. Leaves oppo» 
site, ovate-lanceolate, slightly acuminate, sprinkled with a few hairs, ora 
pubescent petioles, from half an inch to an inch long. Flowers crowded 
in whorls, forming a long cylindrical spike. Bracteas ovate, acuminate^ 
with the calyx nearly glabrous. The corolla of an obscure red. Star- 
mens long and distant. Styles longer than the corolla. 
Grows in the mountains of Carolina and Georgia. F ound on the Sa- 
luda mountains by Dr. Macbride. 
Flowers July to September. 
NEPETA. Gen. Pl. 964 
Calyx aridus, stria- 
tus. Corollce labium 
inferius crenatum. 
Faux margine reflexo. 
Stamina approxima- 
ta. 
1. Cataria. 
N. floribus spicatis, 
verticillis subpedicel- 
Calyx dry, streak- 
ed. Lower lip of the 
corolla crenate. Mar- 
gin of the throat re- 
flected. Stamens near 
together. 
Flowers in spikes, 
whorls on short foot- 
