An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . corolla about J in. long. Culti-vated grounds and waste places. April-Oct. 2. L. maculatum, L. Spotted Dead Nettle. Stems weak, partly de-cumbent or erect, branching. Leaves rounded, somewhat pointed at apex,heart-shaped at base; on leaf-stalks, marked usually with a white spot onthe upper face. Flowers few, in the axil, purple. Escaped from 3. L. album, L. White Dead Nettle. Stem rither stout and more
An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . corolla about J in. long. Culti-vated grounds and waste places. April-Oct. 2. L. maculatum, L. Spotted Dead Nettle. Stems weak, partly de-cumbent or erect, branching. Leaves rounded, somewhat pointed at apex,heart-shaped at base; on leaf-stalks, marked usually with a white spot onthe upper face. Flowers few, in the axil, purple. Escaped from 3. L. album, L. White Dead Nettle. Stem rither stout and moreor less decumbent, branched, 1 to H ft. long. Leaves egg-shaped on shortleaf-stalks, deeply cut into large teeth at the margins. Flowers few,axillary, white. Waste places. Naturalized. April-Oct. • 4. L. purpureum, L. (Fig. 8, pi. 134.) Red Dead Nettle. Similarto No. 1, but all the leaves have leaf-stalks and the plant is more or lesadowny. •Waste grounds and cultivated soil. From Europe. April-May. 19. GALEOPSIS, L. Herbs, with opposite leaves and small flowers in the upper axils orforming dense terminal heads or spikes. Calyx bell-shaped, 5-toothed, MINT FAMILY 535. 10 ^.J^ II - If Plate 1341. PhysostcRia virginiana. 2. Leonurus sibiricus (leaf). 3. L L Marrubiastrum. 5. Galeopsis Tetrahit. 6. G. Ladanum. 7 Laraiumamplcxicaule. 8. L. purpurcum. 9. Ballota nigra. 10. Betonica officinalis. 536 LABIATAE the teeth nearly equal, spiny, 5- to 10-nerved; corolla with a narrow tube,2-lipped, dilated at throat, upper lip arched, entire, lower spreading,3-cloft. Stamens 4, ascending under the upper lip, the anterior pair thelongest. Style 2-cleft at the summit. 1. G. Ladanum, L- (Fig. 6, pi. 134.) Red Hemp Nettle, Stemdowny, 6 to 18 in. long, erect. Leaves oblong lance-shaped, tapering atcacli end, downy; corolla red or rose color, frequently spotted with yel-low, much longer than the calyx. Waste places. Rare. July-Oct. 2. G. Tetrahit, L. (Fig. 5, pi. 134.) Common Hemp
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