WS = = FLOWERING PLANTS 
have bilabiate corollas, generally 4 stamens, and a capsule 
which dehisces along the midrib. They are, on the whole, © 

Fic. 115,—Cow-wHEar. Fic. 116.—EvrEpricHt, SHOWING 
Roots on GRASS. 
found in marshy places. Not a single plant- of this Order is 
good for food, and the majority are poisonous. 
LABIAT A. 
Of the 142 genera belonging to this Order, 18 only are 
British ; the majority belong to the Mediterranean. The 
genera differ comparatively little from each other ; all have 
the following special characteristics of the Labiate: the 
square stem, the opposite leaves, the cymose inflorescence 

