Btachys a r yens is. Corn Stachvs. 
STACHYS Lin. Gen. PI. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 
Corolla lab. fuper. fornicatum, lab. inferius lateribus reflexum: intermedia 
majore emarginata. Stamina deflorata verfus latera reflexa. 
Ran Syn. Gen. 14. SUffrutices et Herba: verTicillata:. 
STACHYS arvnfa verticillis fcxflom, foliis obtulis nudiufculls, corollis longitudine calycis caule 
debili. Lin. Syjl. Vegetab. p. 448. Sp. Pl. p. 814. * 
GLfiCOMA irbajk. Lm. FI. W u, jis. Bulfin FI. Angi. ed. i. p. 224. upright Ground-ivy. 
TRIXAGO foliis ovatis, cordatis, rotunde dentatis-, hirfutis. Haller. Hi/I. n. 221. 
SIDERITIS allines trixaginis folio. B. Pin. 233. 
SIDERITIS hederuke folio-. Park. 587-. 
SIDERITIS humilis lato obtiifo folio. Gerard, emac. 699. 
STACHYS arvenfis minima. 
Corn Stacliys. 
/. 587. 
Riv.Irr.Mon. icon. Raii Syn. p. 242. Hudfon FI. Angi ed. 2. p. 260. 
Light] oot bl. Scot. p. 314. petty Iron- wort or All-heal. Oeder FI. Dan. 
RADIX annua, fibrofa. 
CAULIS fpithamasus feu pedalis, inter fegetes, ubi nobif- 
cum ispius invenitur* ere£tus (procumbens feu 
debilis rarius obfervatur) ramofus, tetragonus, 
hirfutus. Rami alterni, oppoliti. 
FOLIA oppofita, petiolata, Ovato-cbrdata, obtufa, ve- 
nofa, hirfuta, obtufe lerrata, fumma feflilia. 
FLORES parvi, carnei, verticillati, fpicati. 
VERTICILLI circiter fexflori. 
CALYX : Perianthium quinque- dentatum, perfiflens, 
patens, hirfutum. fig. 1, 
COROLLA ringens, parva, calyce paulo longior, pal- 
lide purpurea, labio fuperiore breviore, obtufo, 
integro, inferiore trifido, laciniis lateralibus bre- 
vioribus, media majori, rotundata, jig. 2. 
STAMINA : Filamenta quatuor, quorum duo bre- - 
viora, inferne alba, fuperne purpurea ; An- : 
thera: nigricantes; Pollen flavum. Jig. 3. ; 
PISTILLUM: Germen quadripartitum, viride. Sty- ; 
Lus longitudine flaminum, Stigma bifidum, * 
acutum, jig. 4. ; 
SEMINA quatuor intra calycem, virefeentia, nigro- 
pundata. jig. 5. \ 
ROOT annual and fibrous. 
STALK a fpan or a foot in height, among the corn 
where it is generally found with us upright, 
(it is more rarely found weak or procumbent), 
branched, four cornered, hirfute. Branches 
alternately oppofite. 
LEAVES oppofite, ftanding on foot-ftalks, Ovate, with 
an heart-fhaped bafe, obtufe, veiny, hirfute, 
bluntly ferrated, the uppermoft ones feflile. 
; FLOWERS fmall, flefh-coloured, growing- in whirls 
and forming a fpike. 
WHIRLS containing fix flowers in each. 
CALA X : Perianthium with five teeth, permanent 
projefting horizontally, and hairy, jig. 1. 
COROLLA ringent, fmall, a little longer than the 
calyx, of a pale purple colour, the upper lip 
fliort, blunt, and entire ; the lower one divided 
into three iegments, of which the two fide 
ones are the fhorteft, the middle one large 
and roundilh. Jig. 2. 
STAMINA: four Filaments, two of which are 
fhorter than the reft, white below, and purple 
above; Antheraj blackifh; Pollen yellow. 
jig- 3- 
PISTILLUM : Germen divided into four parts, of a 
green colour. Style the length of the fla- 
mina. Stigma bifid and pointed, jig. 4. 
SEEDS four within the calyx, of a greenifh colour- 
dotted with black. Jig. 5. 
t0 haVe - hKn “ f lofs ™ h “f Plants they ihould clai 
rnis imaii innabitant of our Coin-fields. At various times, and by various authors it has been railed a 
a Lamum, a MarriMaflrum, a GUchoma, a S.achp, and a Trixago. S 
charates of any other genus, nor to afford fufficient diflinaion to form a genus by itfelf. A S P a fpecies however 
tffficguT gr ° wth ’ the fmalI,,efs of its flowers > aud f ““ ° f “ s W 
It is not uncommon in the Corn-fields about the Oak 
it flowers in June, July, and Augujl. 
of Honour and Coomb Woods, and elfewhere about London ; 
