. Field and woodland plants. s barren and scale-like, under the upper lipof the corolla. One species—the Water Figwort (Scrophularia aquatica)—grows in marshes andon the banks ofditches andstreams. It hasa stout, angularstem, the anglesof which aredrawn out intonarrow wings ;smooth, oppo-site, blunt leaves,cordate at thebase, with cre-nate or toothedmargins; andlong, narrowpanicles offlowers withblunt five lobesof the calyx arefringed with aconspicuous,transpa rent,membranousborder. The other isthe KnottedFigwort {S. nodosa), which is much like the last, but emits a dis-agreeable od
. Field and woodland plants. s barren and scale-like, under the upper lipof the corolla. One species—the Water Figwort (Scrophularia aquatica)—grows in marshes andon the banks ofditches andstreams. It hasa stout, angularstem, the anglesof which aredrawn out intonarrow wings ;smooth, oppo-site, blunt leaves,cordate at thebase, with cre-nate or toothedmargins; andlong, narrowpanicles offlowers withblunt five lobesof the calyx arefringed with aconspicuous,transpa rent,membranousborder. The other isthe KnottedFigwort {S. nodosa), which is much like the last, but emits a dis-agreeable odoiu-, and may be further distinguished by the littlegreen, fleshy knots of its rhizome. Its stem is sharply four-angled, but not winged ; its leaves are acute, and doubly toothed ;and the panicle has small, narrow, sharp bracts. Passing now to the order Lahialce, we come first to the Gipsy-wort {Lycopus europcEUs), an erect, branched, slightly hairy plant,from one to three feet high, bearing dense whorls of small, The Gipst-wout. BOGS, MARSHES, WET PLACES—SUMMER 247 sessile flowers from June to September. The calyx has five equalteeth with stiff points ; and the corolla, which is only slightlylonger than the calyx, has four nearly equal lobes. This plant isabundant in most parts of Britain, and is generally seen on thebanks of ditches. In the same order wehave the Mints (genusMentha)—s tr ongly-scented plants withcreeping rootstocks andrunners; and small flowersin dense, axillary whorls,or in terminal spikes orclusters. In all the calyxhas five equal teeth ; andthe corolla is bell-shaped,with a short tube, andfour lobes of which theupper is broader. Thereare four erect, equal sta-mens; and the fruitconsists of foiu- small,smooth nuts. Threespecies, more or lessabundant, occur inmarshy or other wetplaces. They are :— 1. The Round-leavedMint {Mentha rotiimli-folia). — A moderatelycommon, erect, hairyplant, from one to thiee feet high, with a powerful but hardl
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