ORDERS | Ss Se: 
Cow-wheat, the Rattles, Bartsia, are the best known examples 
of this. 
Many plants belonging to this Order are cultivated in 

Fic. 127.—CoRoLLA OF Fre. 128.—CoroLua OF 
MULLEIN. TOADFLAX. 
gardens—Calceolaria, Snapdragon, Gloxinia, Foxglove. 
Over the whole globe, but more especially in 
Distribut on. the temperate zone. 
LABIAT A. 
Deap NETTLE. 
Type. 
A perennial herb with square stem, leaves 
opposite and decussate. 
Inflorescence: axillary cymes, generally described as verti- 
cillasters or false whorls, because the flowers are so numerous 
and crowded together that they appear at first oe to come 
off from all sides of the stem. 
Flower : irregular, hypogynous. 
Calyx (sepals): 5, joined, inferior. 
— Corolla (petals): 5, jomed, hypogynous. The corolla is 
bilabiate, or two-lipped ; one anterior petal forms the lower 
lip. There are two lateral petals and two posterior which 
form the upper lip. 
Andrecium (stamens): 4, attached to the petals. If care- 
fully pulled down it will be seen that they are attached to 
the two lateral and the anterior petals, none to the posterior. 
Gynecium (carpels) : 2, joined, superior, two stigmas, Hach 
