434 DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA: 
Weft. Common among fmall lime-ftones every where. ’ 
An. Jiily^ Aug. 
MELISSA. Calamint. 
The cup is monophyllous, campanulated, dry, rough, 
patent, angulated, ilriated, bilabiated, and remains till 
the fruit be ripe. The upper lip is tridentated, reflexo- 
patent, and plain. The lower lip is fhorter, more acute, 
and bipartite. The flower is monopetalous and ringent, 
the tube is cylindraceous, the faux opens, the upper lip 
is fhorter, ered:, arched, roundifh, emarginated. The 
lov/er lip is trifid. The middle fegment larger and ob- 
cordate. The four filaments are fubulated, of which 
two are the length of the corolla and two half that length. 
The antherae are fmall and connivent by pairs. The 
germen is quadrifid, the flyle is flender, and the length 
of the corolla, and inclines with the flamina under the 
upper lip. The fligma is flender, bifid and reflex. The 
cup is enlarged and contains four ovate feeds. 
Calamintha. Common Calamint v/ith footftalks arifing 
from the wings of the ftalks, which are dichotomous and 
the length of the leaves. Per. Aug. 
Nepeta. Field Calamint with footftalks arifing from 
the wings of the ftalks, which are dichotomous longer 
l^an the leaves, and a declining head. Per. Aug. 
MELITTIS. Bastard Balm. 
The cup is monophyllous, campanulated, round, 
flraight, bilabiated. The upper lip is higher, emargina- 
ted, acute; the lower lip is fhorter, bifid, acute with ex- 
tended fegments. The flower is monopetalous and rin- 
gent, the tube is much narrower than the cup, the faux 
is fcarce any thicker. The upper lip is erect, roundifh 
and plain; the lower lip is patent, trifid, and obtufe; 
the middle fegment is larger and crenated. The four 
filaments are fubulated under the upper lip, of which 
vile middle ones are fhorter than the others. The anthe- 
