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MON ARD A media.
B righ t Purple Monarda.
Natural Order. Labiata;. Brown prodr. 499.
Sect. I. Stamina 2 fertilia ; v. dum 4 fertilia. Anther»
omnium dimidiatse.
M O N A RD A . Calyx cylindricus striatus 5-dentatus. Corolla
cylindrica longior bilabiata : superius recta angusta integra,
filamenta simplicia involvente ; inferius reflexa latior
3-loba lobo medio longiore. Flores axillares verticillati, aut
capitati terminales.
M. media, caule obtusangulo pubescente, foliis cordato-ovatis
acuminatis grosse serratis rugosis supra nitidis subtus pubescentibus,
capitulis magnis subproliferis, bracteis coloratis ;
exterioribus ovatis acuminatis serratis; interioribus lanceolato
linearibus integerrimis, labio inferiore lobo medio bifidy
Monarda media. Willden. enum. 1. p- 32. Link enum. 1. p. J-
Hort. sub. lond. p. 6
Stems erect, bluntly quadrangular, from 18 inches
to 2 feet in height, branched, slightly pubescent, of a
dark purple colour. Leaves opposite, cordate, ovate,
taper-pointed, sharply serrate, rugose; upper side of
a glossy green, underneath pubescent, particularly
on the nerves, points a little reflexed. Petioles short,
deeply channelled on the upper side, and convex on
the lower, very hairy. Flowers in a close compact
head, of a bright purple, the upper ones expanding
first. Involucre of several purple-coloured bractes ;
the outer ones ovate, acuminate, sharply serrate, pubescent;
inner ones much narrower, lanceolate, or
linear, entire, and terminated in a long taper point.
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