_leaves lanceolate or linear-oblong_, irregularly serrate or nearly
entire, _tapering to a slender petiole_; inflorescence virgate
spiciform, interrupted; _upper lip of calyx entire_, lower 2-cleft;
corolla blue, 4'' long, _little exserted; style glabrous or nearly
so_.--Plains, Iowa and Neb. to Tex. and Ariz.
4. S. urticifolia, L. _Villous-pubescent and somewhat viscid_, or
glabrate, 1--2 deg. high; _leaves_ coarsely serrate, _ovate, with truncate
or cuneate base decurrent into a winged petiole_; inflorescence
racemose-spicate, of numerous distant clusters; calyx-lips divergent,
_the upper 3-toothed_, lower 2-cleft; corolla blue and white,
5--6'' long, _twice the length of the calyx; style strongly
bearded_.--Woodlands, Md. to Ky., south to Ga. and La.
S. SCLAREA, L. (CLARY.) Villous-pubescent, viscid, stout, 2--3 deg. high;
leaves ample, long-petioled, ovate and cordate, crenate, rugose; the
floral forming bracts of the spike, tinged with white and rose-color;
corolla white and bluish, rather large, the long upper lip falcate and
compressed.--Escaped from gardens, Penn. (Nat. from Eu.)
S. VERBENACEA, L. Pubescent or villous, 1--2 deg. high; leaves ovate or
oblong, often cordate at base, mostly sinuate-incised or moderately
pinnatifid, the lobes crenate-toothed, rugose; the few cauline mostly
sessile, the floral inconspicuous; raceme interrupted; calyx reflexed
after flowering; corolla bluish, small, the upper lip nearly
straight.--Sparingly seen in the Middle States. (Nat. from Eu.)
19. MONARDA, L. HORSE-MINT.
Calyx tubular, elongated, 15-nerved, nearly equally 5-toothed, usually
hairy in the throat. Corolla elongated, with a slightly expanded throat,
and a strongly 2-lipped limb; lips linear or oblong, somewhat equal, the
upper erect, entire or slightly notched, the lower spreading, 3-lobed at
the apex, its lateral lobes ovate and obtuse, the middle one narrower
and slightly notched. Stamens 2, elongated, ascending, inserted in the
throat of the corolla; anthers linear (the divaricate cells confluent at
the junction).--Odorous erect herbs, with entire or toothed leaves, and
pretty large flowers in a few whorled heads, closely surrounded with
bracts. (Dedicated to _Nicolas Monardes_, author of many tracts upon
medicinal and other useful plants, especially those of the New World, in
the latter half of the 16th century.)
[*] _Stamens and style exserted beyond the linear straight acute upper
lip of the corolla; heads solitary and terminal or sometimes 2 or 3;
leaves acutely more or less serrate; perennials._
[+] _Leaves petioled; calyx-teeth scarcely longer than the width of the
tube._
1. M. didyma, L. (OSWEGO TEA. BEE-BALM.) Somewhat hairy (2 deg. high),
acutely 4-angled; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, _the floral ones
and the large outer bracts tinged with red; calyx smooth, incurved,
nearly naked in the throat; corolla smooth (2' long), bright red_,
showy.--Moist woods by streams, N. Eng. to Mich., south to Ga. in the
mountains. July--Aug.
2. M. clinopodia, L. Nearly glabrous to villous-pubescent; leaves
ovate-lanceolate and ovate; _bracts whitish; calyx moderately hirsute in
the throat; corolla slightly pubescent (1' long), dull white or
flesh-colored_.--Shady places, ravines, etc., Ont. to Ill., and along
the mountains to Ga.
3. M. fistulosa, L. (WILD BERGAMOT.) Smoothish or downy, 2--5 deg. high;
_leaves_ ovate-lanceolate, the uppermost and outer bracts somewhat
colored (whitish or purplish); _calyx_ slightly curved, _very hairy in
the throat; corolla_ (1' long or more) _purple or purplish dotted_,
smooth or hairy.--Dry soil, Vt. and E. Mass, to Fla., and far westward.
Very variable; the following are the more marked forms.--Var. RUBRA,
Gray. Corolla bright crimson or rose-red; habit of n. 1, but upper lip
of corolla villous-bearded on the back at tip; throat of calyx with the
outer bristly hairs widely spreading. In moist ground, Alleghany
Mts.--Var. MEDIA, Gray. Corolla deep purple. Alleghany Mts.--Var.
MOLLIS, Benth. Corolla flesh-color to lilac, glandular, its upper lip
hairy outside or more bearded at the tip; leaves paler, soft-pubescent
beneath; throat of calyx mostly filled with dense beard, with sometimes
an outer row of bristles. Extends to Minn. and westward.
[+][+] _Leaves nearly sessile; calyx-teeth elongated, lax; head
solitary._
4. M. Bradburiana, Beck. Leaves clothed with long soft hairs, especially
underneath; the floral and the outer bracts somewhat heart-shaped,
purplish; calyx smoothish, contracted above, very hairy in the throat,
with awl-shaped awned teeth; corolla smoothish, bearded at the tip of
the upper lip, scarcely twice the length of the calyx, pale-purplish,
the lower lip dotted with purple.--Thickets, Ind. to Tenn. and Kan.
[*][*] _Stamens not exceeding the falcate upper lip of the short
corolla; heads axillary or interrupted spicate; leaves lanceolate or
oblong, sparsely serrate, tapering into the petiole._
5. M. punctata, L. (HORSE-MINT.) _Perennial_, minutely downy (2--3 deg.
high); leaves petioled, lanceolate, narrowed at base; _bracts_
lanceolate, blunt, obtuse at base, sessile, yellowish and purple; teeth
of the downy calyx _short and awnless_, rigid, soon spreading; corolla
nearly smooth, _yellowish_, the upper lip _spotted with purple_, notched
at the apex, the tube scarcely exceeding the calyx.--Sandy ground, N. Y.
to Minn., south to Fla. and Tex.
6. M. citriodora, Cerv. _Annual_, 1--3 deg. high; bracts narrowly oblong,
_their slender awned tips spreading or recurving; calyx-teeth slender_,
at length usually spreading; corolla _white or pinkish, not
spotted_.--Neb. to Tex.
20. BLEPHILIA, Raf.
Calyx ovoid-tubular, 13-nerved, 2-lipped, naked in the throat; upper lip
with 3 awned teeth, the lower with 2 nearly awnless teeth. Corolla
inflated in the throat, strongly and nearly equally 2-lipped; upper lip
erect, entire, the lower spreading, 3-cleft, its lateral lobes ovate and
rounded, larger than the oblong and notched middle one. Stamens 2,
ascending, exserted (the upper pair minute or none); anthers, etc., as
in Monarda.--Perennial herbs, with nearly the foliage, etc., of Monarda;
the small pale bluish purple flowers crowded in axillary and terminal
globose whorls; in summer. (Name from [Greek: blephari/s], _the
eyelash_, in reference to the hairy-fringed bracts and calyx-teeth.)
1. B. ciliata, Raf. Somewhat downy (1--2 deg. high); _leaves almost sessile,
oblong-ovate, narrowed at base_, whitish-downy underneath; outer _bracts
ovate_, acute, colored, ciliate, as long as the calyx; corolla
hairy.--Dry open places, Mass. to Minn., south to Ga. and Kan.
2. B. hirsuta, Benth. Taller, hairy throughout; _leaves long-petioled,
ovate, pointed, rounded or heart-shaped at base_; the lower floral ones
similar, the uppermost and the _bracts linear-awl-shaped_, shorter than
the long-haired calyx; corolla smoothish, pale, with darker purple
spots.--Moist shady places, Vt. to Minn., south to Ga. and E. Tex.
21. LOPHANTHUS, Benth. GIANT HYSSOP.
Calyx tubular-bell-shaped, 15-nerved, oblique, 5-toothed, the upper
teeth rather longer than the others. Corolla 2-lipped; upper lip nearly
erect, 2-lobed, the lower somewhat spreading, 3-cleft, with the middle
lobe crenate. Stamens 4, exserted; the upper pair declined, the lower
and shorter pair ascending, so that the pairs cross; anther-cells nearly
parallel.--Perennial tall herbs, with petioled serrate leaves, and small
flowers crowded in interrupted terminal spikes; in summer. (Name from
[Greek: lo/phos], _a crest_, and [Greek: a)/nthos], _a flower_.)
1. L. nepetoides, Benth. Stem stout, 21/2--6 deg. high, sharply 4-angled,
_smooth_, or nearly so; leaves ovate, somewhat pointed, coarsely
crenate-toothed (2--4' long); spikes 2--6' long, crowded with the ovate
pointed bracts; _calyx-teeth ovate, rather obtuse, little shorter than
the pale greenish-yellow corolla_.--Borders of woods, Vt. to Minn.,
south to N. C. and Tex.
2. L. scrophulariaefolius, Benth. Stem (obtusely 4-angled) and lower
surface of the ovate or somewhat heart-shaped acute leaves more or less
_pubescent; calyx-teeth lanceolate, acute, shorter than the purplish
corolla_ (spikes 4--15' long); otherwise like the last.--Same range.
3. L. anisatus, Benth. Smooth, but the ovate acute _leaves
glaucous-white underneath_ with minute down; _calyx-teeth lanceolate,
acute_.--Plains, Wisc. to Minn., Neb., and westward.--Foliage with the
scent of anise.
22. CEDRONELLA, Moench.
Calyx rather obliquely 5-toothed, many-nerved. Corolla ample, expanded
at the throat, 2-lipped; the upper lip flattish or concave, 2-lobed, the
lower 3-cleft, spreading, the middle lobe largest. Stamens 4, ascending,
the lower pair shorter; anther-cells parallel.--Sweet-scented
perennials, with pale purplish flowers. (Name a diminutive of _cedrus_,
the cedar-tree, from the aromatic leaves of C. triphylla, the
_Balm-of-Gilead_ of English gardens.)
1. C. cordata, Benth. Low, with slender runners, hairy; leaves broadly
heart-shaped, crenate, petioled, the floral shorter than the calyx;
whorls few-flowered, at the summit of short ascending stems; corolla
hairy inside (11/2' long); stamens shorter than the upper lip.--Moist
shady banks, W. Penn. to Ky., south to the mountains of N. C. and Tenn.
23. NEPETA, L. CAT-MINT.
Calyx tubular, often incurved, obliquely 5-toothed. Corolla dilated in
the throat, 2-lipped; the upper lip erect, rather concave, notched or
2-cleft; the lower spreading, 3-cleft, the middle lobe largest,
either 2-lobed or entire. Stamens 4, ascending under the upper lip,
the lower pair shorter; anthers approximate in pairs, the cells
divergent.--Perennial herbs. (The Latin name, thought to be derived from
_Nepete_, an Etrurian city.)
Sec. 1. _Cymose clusters rather dense and many-flowered, forming
interrupted spikes or racemes; upper floral leaves small and
bract-like._
N. CATARIA, L. (CATNIP.) Downy, erect, branched; leaves heart-shaped,
oblong, deeply crenate, whitish-downy underneath; corolla whitish,
dotted with purple.--Near dwellings; a very common weed. July--Sept.
(Nat. from Eu.)
Sec. 2. GLECHOMA. _Leaves all alike; the axillary clusters loosely
few-flowered._
N. GLECHOMA, Benth. (GROUND IVY. GILL-OVER-THE-GROUND.) Creeping and
trailing; leaves petioled, round kidney-shaped, crenate, green both
sides; corolla thrice the length of the calyx, light blue.--Damp or
shady places, common. (Nat. from Eu.)
24. DRACOCEPHALUM, Tourn. DRAGON-HEAD.
Calyx tubular, 13--15-nerved, straight, 5-toothed; the upper tooth
usually much the largest. Corolla 2-lipped; the upper lip slightly
arched and notched; the lower spreading, 3-cleft, with its middle lobe
largest and 2-cleft or notched at the end. Stamens 4, ascending under
the upper lip, the lower pair shorter; anthers approximate by pairs, the
cells divergent.--Whorls many-flowered, mostly spiked or capitate, and
with awn-toothed or fringed leafy bracts. (Name from [Greek: dra/kon],
_a dragon_, and [Greek: kephale/], _head_, alluding to the form of the
corolla in the original species.)
1. D. parviflorum, Nutt. Annual or biennial; stem erect, leafy (8--20'
high); leaves ovate-lanceolate, sharply cut-toothed, petioled; whorls
crowded in a terminal head or spike; upper tooth of the calyx ovate,
nearly equalling the bluish small slender corolla.--Rocky or gravelly
soil, northern N. Y. to Iowa and Minn., and westward.
25. SCUTELLARIA, L. SKULLCAP.
Calyx bell-shaped in flower, 2-lipped; the lips entire, closed in fruit,
the upper with a helmet-like at length concave and enlarged appendage on
the back (the upper sepal); calyx splitting to the base at maturity, the
upper lip usually falling away. Corolla with an elongated curved
ascending tube, dilated at the throat, 2-lipped; the upper lip arched,
entire or barely notched, the lateral lobes mostly connected with the
upper rather than the lower lip; the lower lobe or lip spreading and
convex, notched at the apex. Stamens 4, ascending under the upper
lip; anthers approximate in pairs, ciliate or bearded, those of
the lower stamens 1-celled (halved), of the upper 2-celled and
heart-shaped.--Bitter perennial herbs, not aromatic, the short peduncles
or pedicels chiefly opposite, 1-flowered, often 1-sided, axillary or
spiked or racemed; in summer. (Name from _scutella_, a dish, in
allusion to the appendage to the fruiting calyx.)
Sec. 1. _Nutlets wingless, mostly marginless, on a low gynobase._
[*] _Flowers small (3'' long), in axillary and sometimes terminal
1-sided racemes._
1. S. lateriflora, L. (MAD-DOG SKULLCAP.) Smooth; stem upright, much
branched (1--2 deg. high); leaves lanceolate-ovate or ovate-oblong, pointed,
coarsely serrate, rounded at base, petioled (2--3'' long), the lower
floral ones similar; flowers blue, rarely white.--Wet shaded places,
common.
[*][*] _Flowers larger (6--12'' long) in terminal single or panicled
racemes, the floral leaves gradually reduced to bracts._
[+] _Stem-leaves all cordate, crenate-toothed, slender-petioled; lateral
lobes of the corolla almost equalling the short upper lip._
2. S. versicolor, Nutt. _Soft hairy_, the hairs of the inflorescence,
etc., partly viscid-glandular; stem mostly erect (1--3 deg. high); _leaves
ovate or round-ovate_, very veiny, _rugose_, the floral reduced to
broadly ovate entire bracts about equalling the glandular-hairy calyx;
racemes mostly simple; corolla bright blue with lower side and lip
whitish.--Banks of streams, Penn. to Wisc., Minn., and southward.--Var.
MINOR, Chapm. Low, slender, and thin-leaved; floral leaves
small.--Mountains of Va., etc.
3. S. saxatilis, Riddell. _Glabrous or slightly hairy_; stem weak,
ascending (6--18' long), often producing runners, branched; _leaves
ovate or ovate-oblong_ (1--2' long), _thin, obtuse_; upper bracts oblong
or ovate, small, entire; raceme simple, loose.--Moist shaded banks, Del.
to Ohio, south in the mountains to Va. and Tenn.
[+][+] _Stem-leaves crenate-dentate or serrate (or nearly entire in
n. 7), only the lowest if any cordate at base, more or less petioled;
lateral lobes of the blue corolla shorter than the galeate upper lip._
4. S. serrata, Andrews. _Green and nearly glabrous_; stem rather simple
(1--3 deg. high), with single loosely flowered racemes; _leaves serrate,
acuminate at both ends_, ovate or ovate-oblong; calyx, etc., somewhat
hairy; _corolla 1' long, narrow, its lips equal_ in length.--Woods,
Penn. to Ill. and N. C.
5. S. canescens, Nutt. Stem branched above (2--4 deg. high), with the
_panicled many-flowered racemes, flowers, and the lower surface of the
ovate or lance-ovate acute_ (at the base acute, obtuse, or cordate)
_crenate leaves whitish with fine soft down_, often becoming
rather glabrous; bracts oblong or lanceolate; _corolla 8--9''
long_.--River-banks, Ont. and Penn. to the mountains of N. C. and N.
Ala., west to Kan. and Ark.
6. S. pilosa, Michx. _Pubescent with spreading hairs_; stem nearly
simple (1--3 deg. high); _leaves rather distant, crenate, oblong-ovate,
obtuse_, varying to roundish-ovate, the lower abrupt or heart-shaped at
base and long-petioled, the upper on short margined petioles, veiny;
bracts oblong-spatulate; racemes short, often branched; _corolla 6''
long, rather narrow_, the lower lip a little shorter.--Dry or sterile
ground, southern N. Y. to Mich., south to Fla. and Tex.
Var. hirsuta, Gray, is a large form (sometimes 3 deg. high), more hirsute,
with larger very coarsely crenate leaves (2--3' long).--Richer soil, Ky.
Var. ovalifolia, Benth., is a form with shorter and finer pubescence,
and narrower less veiny leaves.--N. J. to Va.
7. S. integrifolia, L. _Downy all over with a minute hoariness_; stem
commonly simple (1--2 deg. high); _leaves oblong-lanceolate or linear,
mostly entire_, obtuse, very short-petioled; _corolla_ 1' long, _much
enlarged above, the ample lips equal_ in length.--Dry ground, N. Eng. to
Fla. and Tex.
[*][*][*] _Flowers solitary in the axils of the upper mostly sessile
leaves, which resemble the lower ones but are occasionally reduced._
8. S. Wrightii, Gray. _Firm and woody at base, not stoloniferous
nor tuberiferous_, low, many-stemmed in a tuft, minutely
cinereous-puberulent, very leafy; leaves ovate or spatulate-oblong,
entire, subsessile (1/2' long), the upper floral shorter than the flowers;
corolla pubescent (1/2' long), usually violet.--Kan. to Tex.
9. S. parvula, Michx. Herbaceous; _subterranean stolons
moniliform-tuberiferous_; minutely downy, dwarf (3--6' high), branched
and spreading; all but the lower leaves sessile and entire, the lowest
round-ovate, the others ovate or lance-ovate, slightly heart-shaped
(6--8'' long); corolla 2--4'' long.--Sandy banks, W. New Eng. to Minn.,
south to Fla. and Tex.--Var. MOLLIS, Gray, is more spreading, softly
pubescent throughout, with larger less firm leaves.--Sandy banks, S.
Ill. to Kan.
10. S. galericulata, L. _Herbaceous; subterranean stolons not
tuberiferous_; smooth or a little downy, erect (1--2 deg. high), simple;
leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrate, roundish and slightly
heart-shaped at base (1--2' long); corolla violet-blue, 8--9'' long,
with slender tube, the large lower lip nearly erect.--Wet shady places;
common especially northward. (Eu.)
Sec. 2. _Nutlets conspicuously winged, each raised on a slender base._
11. S. nervosa, Pursh. Smooth, simple or branched, slender, 10--20'
high; lower leaves roundish, the middle ovate, toothed, somewhat
heart-shaped (1' long), the floral ovate-lanceolate, entire; nerve-like
veins prominent beneath; corolla bluish, 4'' long, the lower lip
exceeding the concave upper one.--Moist thickets, N. Y. to Ind., south
to Va. and Mo.
26. BRUNELLA, Tourn. SELF-HEAL.
Calyx tubular-bell-shaped, somewhat 10-nerved and reticulated-veiny,
flattened on the upper side, naked in the throat, closed in fruit,
2-lipped; upper lip broad and flat, truncate, with 3 short teeth, the
lower 2-cleft. Corolla ascending, slightly contracted at the throat and
dilated at the lower side just beneath it, 2-lipped; upper lip erect,
arched, entire; the lower reflexed-spreading, 3-cleft, its lateral lobes
oblong, the middle one rounded, concave, denticulate. Stamens 4,
ascending under the upper lip; filaments 2-toothed at the apex, the
lower tooth bearing the anther; anthers approximate in pairs, their
cells diverging.--Low perennials, with nearly simple stems, and
3-flowered clusters of flowers sessile in the axils of round and
bract-like membranaceous floral leaves, imbricated in a close spike or
head. (Name said to be from the German _braune_, a disease of the
throat, for which this plant was a reputed remedy.)
1. B. vulgaris, L. (COMMON SELF-HEAL or HEAL-ALL.) Leaves ovate-oblong,
entire or toothed, petioled, hairy or smoothish; corolla (violet or
flesh-color, rarely white) not twice the length of the purplish
calyx.--Woods and fields, Newf. to Fla., westward across the continent.
June--Sept. (Eu.)
27. PHYSOSTEGIA, Benth. FALSE DRAGON-HEAD.
Calyx nearly equally 5-toothed, obscurely 10-nerved, short-tubular or
bell-shaped, more or less enlarged and slightly inflated in fruit.
Corolla funnel-form, with a much inflated throat, 2-lipped; upper lip
erect, nearly entire; the lower 3-parted, spreading, small, its middle
lobe larger, broad and rounded, notched. Stamens 4, ascending under the
upper lip; anthers approximate; the cells parallel.--Smooth perennials,
with upright wand-like stems, and sessile lanceolate or oblong mostly
serrate leaves. Flowers large and showy, rose or flesh-color variegated
with purple, opposite, crowded in simple or panicled terminal leafless
spikes. (Name from [Greek: phy~sa], _a bladder_, and [Greek: ste/ge], _a
covering_.)
1. P. Virginiana, Benth. Stem 1--4 deg. high, terminated by a simple virgate
or several panicled spikes; leaves thickish; _calyx tubular-campanulate,
its teeth half the length of the tube; corolla 1' long_.--Wet grounds,
from N. Vt. west and southward. Varies greatly.--Var. DENTICULATA,
Gray. Slender and commonly low, with crenulate-denticulate or obscurely
serrate leaves, and slender or loosely-flowered spikes.--Middle Atlantic
States.
2. P. intermedia, Gray. Slender, 1--3 deg. high, remotely leaved; leaves
linear-lanceolate, repand-denticulate; _spikes filiform_, rather
remotely flowered; _calyx short and broadly campanulate, its teeth
about as long as the tube; corolla 5--6'' long, much dilated
upward_.--Barrens, W. Ky. and Ark. to La. and Tex.
28. SYNANDRA, Nutt.
Calyx bell-shaped, inflated, membranaceous, irregularly veiny, almost
equally 4-toothed! Corolla with a long tube, much expanded above and at
the throat; the upper lip slightly arched, entire, the lower spreading
and 3-cleft, with ovate lobes, the middle one broadest and notched at
the end. Stamens 4, ascending; filaments hairy; anthers approximate in
pairs under the upper lip; the two upper each with one fertile and one
smaller sterile cell, the latter cells cohering together (whence the
name; from [Greek: sy/n], _together_, and [Greek: a)ne/r], for
_anther_).
1. S. grandiflora, Nutt. Hairy biennial, 1 deg. high; lower leaves
long-petioled, broadly ovate, heart-shaped, crenate, thin, the floral
sessile, gradually reduced to bracts, each with a single sessile flower;
corolla 11/2' long, yellowish-white.--Shady banks of streams, S. Ohio to
Ill. and Tenn. In spring.
29. MARRUBIUM, Tourn. HOREHOUND.
Calyx tubular, 5--10-nerved, nearly equally 5--10-toothed, the teeth
more or less spiny-pointed and spreading at maturity. Upper lip
of the corolla erect, notched, the lower spreading, 3-cleft, its
middle lobe broadest. Stamens 4, _included in the tube of the
corolla_.--Whitish-woolly bitter-aromatic perennials, branched at the
base, with rugose and crenate or cut leaves, and many-flowered axillary
whorls. (A name of Pliny, from the Hebrew _marrob_, a bitter juice.)
M. VULGARE, L. (COMMON HOREHOUND.) Stems ascending; leaves round-ovate,
petioled, crenate-toothed; whorls capitate; calyx with 10 recurved
teeth, the alternate ones shorter; corolla small, white.--Escaped from
gardens into waste places. (Nat. from Eu.)
30. BALLOTA, L. FETID HOREHOUND.
Calyx nearly funnel-form; the 10-ribbed tube expanded above into a
spreading regular border, with 5--10 teeth. Anthers exserted beyond the
tube of the corolla, approximate in pairs. Otherwise much as in
Marrubium. (The Greek name, of uncertain origin.)
B. NIGRA, L. (BLACK HOREHOUND.) More or less hairy, but green, erect;
the root perennial; leaves ovate, toothed; whorls many-flowered, dense;
calyx-teeth 5, longer than the tube of the purplish corolla.--Waste
places N. Eng., Penn., etc. (Nat. from Eu.)
31. PHLOMIS, Tourn. JERUSALEM SAGE.
Calyx tubular, 5--10-nerved, truncate or equally 5-toothed. Upper lip of
the corolla arched; the lower spreading, 3-cleft. Stamens 4, ascending
and approximate in pairs under the upper lip; the filaments of the upper
pair _longer than the others_ in P. tuberosa, with an awl-shaped
appendage at base; anther-cells divergent and confluent.--Leaves rugose.
Whorls dense and many-flowered, axillary, remote, bracted. (An old Greek
name of a woolly plant.)
P. TUBEROSA, L. Tall perennial (3--5 deg. high), nearly smooth; leaves
ovate-heart-shaped, crenate, petioled, the floral oblong-lanceolate;
bracts awl-shaped, hairy; upper lip of the purple corolla densely
bearded with white hairs on the inside.--S. shore of Lake Ontario, N. Y.
June, July. (Nat. from Eu.)
32. LEONURUS, L. MOTHERWORT.