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B E T O N I C A. Betony, 
The cup is monophyllous, tubulated, ' cylindfic, 
quinquedentated, ariftated, and remains till the fruit be 
ripe. The flower Is monopetalous and ringent, the 
tube is incurved and cylindric. The upper lip i3 
roundifli, entire, plain, ered; the lower lip is trifld, the 
middle fegment is broadefl:, roundifli and einarginated. 
There 'are four fubulated filaments the length of the 
faux, of which two arje fliorter than the others and in- 
clined towards the upper' lip, liaving roundifli anthers. 
The germen is quadripartite. The flyle is of the fi- 
gure and fize of the ftamina and the ftrgma is bifid. 
The cup contains four ovate feeds. 
Officinalis. IVocd Betony with an interrupted fpike^ 
and the middle fegment of the lower lip' of the flower 
emarginated. Per. July., Aug. r* 'a 
Hirta. Yellow Betony with flowers growingdh whorls 
round the ftalks, and prickly flower cups. In the weft- 
riding of Torkjh. about Wakefield., Barfield and Sheffiield. 
R. Sy, An. Aug^ ' . 
S T A C H Y S. Base-Horehouno. 
The Clip is monophyllous, tubulated, angulated, fe- 
miquinquifid, acuminated, and remains till the fruit be 
ripe. The denticles are acuminated, fubulated, and 
nearly equal. The flower is monopetalous and ringent, 
the tube is very fliort. The faux is oblong and gibbous 
to the bafe. ITe upper lip is eredt, fubovate, arched, 
and often emarginated. 1 he lower lip is larger, 
reflex af the fides and trifid-, the middle fegment is 
largeft, emarginated, and replicated. There are four 
ftamina, of which, two are fliorter than the reft, and fa - 
bulated, bending back to the fides of the faux, having 
Ample antherae. The germen is quadriparthe, the ftyie 
is flender and the length of the ftamina. I'he ftigma is 
bifid and acute. The cup which is fcarce changed con- 
tains ovate, angulated feeds. 
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