STACHYS Linn. Gen. PI. D idyna^iia G ymnospermia.
Corolla: lab. fuper. fornicatum, lab. infenus lateribus reflexum, intermedia
majore emarginata, Stamina deflorata verfus latera reflexa.
Raii Syn. Gen. 24. Suffructices et herbæ v e r t ic i'llatæ,
STACHYS Jylvatica vertrcillis fexfloris, foliis cordatis petiolatis. Linn. Syfi. Veg.fi. 447. Sfi. PI,
811. FI. Suec. n. 526. • • r ' r '
CARDIACA foliis cordatis ferratis, verticillis nudis, fpicatis. Haller Hiß. n. 216.
STACHYS Jylvatica. Scopoli FI. Carniol. n. 706.
LAMIUM maximum fylvaticum foetidum. Bank. Pin. 231.
GALEOPSIS vera. G er. emac. 709.
GALEOPSIS légitima Diofcoridis. Park. 608. Raii Syn. cd: p. 343. Hedge-Nettle.
GALEOPSIS five urtica iners magna foetidiflima. J . B. III. 853. .
Hudfon FL Angl, ed* 2. p. 259. Lightfoot Fl. Scot. p. 312.
RADIX perennis, repens.
CAULIS ere£lus, pedalis ad tripedalem, quadrangu-
laris, hirfutus, ramofus.
RAMI oppofiti, fubere&i, „cauli fimiles.
FOLIA petiolata, cordata, acuta, ferrata,_ venofa,
utrinque hirfuta.
PETIOLI hirfuti, longitudine foliorum.
FLORES faturate at vivide purpurei, verticillati, laxe
fpicati, verticillis fexfloris, brevibus pedicel-
Iis infidentibus : ad fingulum geniculum fetae
duodecim, utrinque fex, floribus fubjeßas.
CALYX : Perianthium monophyllum, campanu-
latum, hirfutum, vifcidum, punclis promi-
nulis fcabrum, purpurafcens, quinqued^n-
tatum, dentibus acutis, patentibus, fupremo
paulo longiore, fig. 1.
COROLLA monopetala, ringens, purpurea, tubus
breviffimus, albus, fauce tenuior, apice
flrangulatus, et interne villofus ; Faux nitida,
fubcylindracea, pa^ululum incurvata, fuperne
villis minimis adfperfa ; Labium fuperius
ovatum, obtufum, integerrimum, inferne
concavu.m, fuperne convexum, vifcidulum,
Labium'mïtnus majus, trifidum ; albo pulchre
variegatum, lacinulä intermedia fubemargi-
nata, replicata1, ßg. 2, 3, 4.
STAMINA: Filamenta quatuor, quorum dup
paulo longiora, purpurea, nitida, medio,
paululum incrafiata et pilofa; A ntheræ
primum obfcure violaceæ, demum nigrican-
tes ; Pollen z\bum,fig. 5.
PISTILLUM: Germen quadripartitum ; Stylus
filiformis ; fitu et longitudine ftaminum ;
Stigma bifidum, acutum, ßg. 6, 7, 8.
NECTARIUM : Glandula majufcula, totam bafin
germinis cingens, fig. 0.
nullum ; Calyx continens
öEMINA quatuor, ovata, angulata, fig . 10.
[ROOT perennial, and creeping.
STA LK upright, from one to three feet high, fquare,
hirfute, and branched.
I BRANCHES oppofite, nearly like the ftalk. LEAVES Banding on fbotftalks, heart-fhaped, pointed,
ferrajed, veiny, hirfute on both fides.
LEAF-STALKS hirfute, the length of the leaves.
FLOWERS o f a deep but bright colour, growing
in whorls and forming a loofe fpike, about
fix flowers in each whorl, fitting on fhort
flower-ftalks, at each joint twelve fetae or
fine pointed leaves, fix on each fide, placed
under the flowers.
C A L YX : a Per iAnthium of one leaf, bell-fhaped,
* hirfute, vifcid, rough with little prominent
X points, o f a purplifh colour, having five
© pointed fpreading teeth, o f which the upperf>
moft is fomewhat the longeft, fig. 1.
© COROLLA monopetalous, ringent, purple, the tube
very fhort, white, flenderer than the faux,
f firangled at top, where it is villous on the
5 in fi d e; Faux firming, fomewhat cylindrical,
© bending a little down, on the upper part
© covered with numerous fhort hairs; the
© upper Lip ovate, obtufe, entire, below con-
© cave, above convex, and fomewhat vifcid;
V the lower Lip large, trifid, beautifully vari-
I ■ egated with white, the middle fegment
I flightly notched, and having its fides folded
© back, fig. 2, 3, 4.
© STAMINA: four Filaments, two of which are a
© little longer than the others, purple, Alining,
§ thickened a little in the middle and hairy;
A n th er s at firft o f a dull violet colour,
X finally blackifh; Pollen white, fig. 5.
© PISTILLUM: Germen divided into four parts;
© , Sty le thread-fhaped, fituated with and of
© the fame length as the ftamina: Stigma
© bifid, and pointed fig. 6, 7, 8.
V N E C T A R Y : a largifh Gland furrounding the whole
* bafe o f the germen, fig. q. .
x SEED-VESSEL none, the Calyx containing
© SEEDS .T r rr ■ ' t . L11C1C 14 d Lon four ovate and angular, fig. 10.
tne iorm of its leaves it differs very materially.
haveSfu>ffiripnfaLm0ll eVery about London and elfewhere, and flowers in June and July; its bloffoms
the niant on he i™! ?,n d 'heV miSht Perh*ps be more an objea of admiration, did not
kind^ ’ bemS m the lead bruifed, fmell difagreeably; if not bruifed, its fçent is rather o f the agreeable
The Snail excepted, few animals appear to relilh it.