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be planted on an cdil b-^alcr, wlicrc they m^y have 

 only the morning iun, for thc-y do not tluive well 

 when they are too much expo!cd to the Uin. 

 VERBENA. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 200. tab. 94. Lin. 

 Gen. Plant, ^o. Vervain. 



The Characters are. 



TheJIozver has an angub.r, fuhnhus^ pninaKcnt ernpak' 

 mmt of one leaf indented tu five parts at the brim \ it 

 bas one petals rcitb a eylindrical tube the length of thcem- 

 paJeraent, -.i'kich is recurved^ and cut into five points at 

 the brim, ivhiehfpread open, and are nearly equal; it has 



:ery port brijily Jiamina ivithin the tube^ hoo of 



foil 





I 



-jjhich arejhorter than the other, ivith as many incurved 

 fummits as flamina, or half that number, %ifth a four- 

 cornered germen, fupporting a Jlender flyle the length of 

 the tube, croivned ivith an obtufe fligma. The germen 

 ^afterivard become tzvo or four oblong feeds clofcly fhut up 



in the empakment. 



This f^enus of plants is ranged in the firfl: fetTtion of 

 Linnseus's fecond clafs, which includes thofe plants 

 whofe fiov/ers have tv/o (lamina and one rtyle. 



The Species are. 

 Verbena {Officinalis) tetrandra, fpicis filiformibus 

 paniculatis, foliis multifido laciniatis, caule folita- 

 rio. Lin. Sp. 20. Vervain ivith four flamina,flenderfpikes 

 cf flozvers difpofed in panicles, leaves having many- 

 pointed jags, and a fingle flalh Verbena communis, 

 c^^ruleo flore. C. B. F. 269. Common Vervain with a 



blue flower. 

 i. Verbena (i%/?(^/^) tetfandra, fpicis longis acumina- 



tis, foliis hafl-atis. Hort. Upfal. 8. Vervain with four 



ftamina to the flowers, long acute-pointed fpikes, andfpear- 



fhaped leaves. Verbena Americana, fpica multiplici, 



foliis urtica? anguftiffimis, floribus c^eruleis. Prod. 



' Par. Bat. American Vervain with many fpikes of blue 



flowers, and narrow Nettle leaves. 



3. Verbena {Supina) tetrandra, fpicis filiformibus foli- 

 tariis, foliis bipinnatifidis. Lin.Sp. :^i. Vervain with 



• four ftamina to the flowers. Jingle flender fpikes of flowers, 

 and double wing-pointed leaves. Verbena tenuifolia. 

 C. B. P. 269. Narrow-leaved Vervain, ' ]" ' ''" ' ■ 



4, Verbena {fJrtic^folia) tetrandra, fpicis^ filifofrtiibus 

 paniculatis, foliis indivifis ferratis petiolatis. Hbrt. 



'■' Upfal. 9. Vervain with four ftamina to the flovders, 



flender fpikes growing in panicles^ and undivided flawed 



' leaves having fm-ftalks. » Verbena urticas folio Catia- 



5 



denfis. H. R. Par. Canada Vervain with a Nettle leaf 

 Verbena {Spuria) tetrandra, fpicis filiformibus, fo- 

 liis multifido laciniatis, caulibus numerofis. Hort. 



Upfal. 8. Vervain with four ftamina to the flowers, flen- 

 der fpikes, leaves with many jagged points, and numerous 

 ftalks. Verbena urticas folio Canadenfis foliis incifis 

 flore majore. H. R. Par. Nettle-leaved Vervain of Ca- 

 7iada, with cut leaves and a larger flower. 



6. Verbena {Bonarienjis) tetrandra, fpicis fafciculatis, 

 foliis lanceolatis amplexicaulibus. Hort. Upfal. 8. 



' Vervain with four ftamina to the flower, fpikes difpofed 



^ in bunches^ afid fpear-fhaped leaves embracing the ftalks, 



■ Verbena Bonarienfis altiffima, lavendute Canarienfi, 



fpica multiplici. Hort. Elth. 406. Talleft P'ervain of 



Buenos Ayres, with many fpikes like the Canary Lavender, 



7. Verbena {Carohia) tetrandra, fpicis filiformibus pa- 

 niculatis, foliis inferne cordato-oblongis caulinis lan- 



-V-ceolatis ferratis petiolatis. Vervain with four ftamina 



/ 



10. Verbena {Americana) diandra, fpicis crTnofi^ fwb- 

 nudis, foliis ovatis obtufi::, obroletc crenatis jK-iioKi- 

 tis. Vervain with two Jiamina to the flowers, flcfhy fpikes 

 which arc ahnojl naked, and ova! obtufe leaves growing 

 upon foot 'ft. alks, having worn cut indentures. Slicrardia 

 Americana, verbena: folio fubrotundocraffo, PiOribus 

 CPJi'uleis fpicr: longifTima & crafiiTima. Millar. A}^:-ri- 

 can Sherardia with a thick, rcundifj. Vervain leaf, bite. 

 ftowers, and a very long thick f pike, 



11. Verbena {Ornbica) diandra, fpicis longifTimis fulio- 

 fis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 18. Vervain with tzvo ftamina to 

 the flowers, and the longeft leafy fpikes. Sherardia ur- 

 tica^ folio fubtus incano, floribus violaceis. Khr. tab. 

 5. f, I. Sherai'diawith aNeUle leaf, which is hoary on 



the under fide, and a Violei-colcured flc-wer. 



i. Verbena {Jamaicenfis) diandra, fpicis brevioribus, 

 foliis ovatis ferratis, fubtus incanis. Vervain with tzoa 



ftamina to the flowerJ, fhorter fpikes, and oval fcwed 

 leaves which are hoary on their under ft de. 



5. Verbena {StcvchadifoUa) diandra, fpicis ovatis, fo- 

 liis lanceolatis ferrato-plicatis, caule fruticofo. Prod, 

 Leyd. 327. Vervain with two ftamina to the flowers, 

 oval fpikes, fpear-fhaped leaves which are ft 



fhrubby ft 



Sherardia nodiflora, ftoecha- 



dis ferrati-folii folio. Vaill. Serm. ^8. Sherardia with 



Stct'chas. 



flower, a?id a leaf like that of the f 



Ofc 



ovatis ferratis, caule fruticofo ramofo. Vervain with 

 two ftamina to the ftowers, round fpikes, oval ft 



and a ftorubby branching ftalk. Sherardia nodiflora, 

 fruticofa, foliis fubrotundis fe^atis. Houft. MSS. 

 Shrubby Sherardia^ %vith a knotted flower and roundiftj 



flawed leaves, 



5. Verbena {Anguftifolia) diandra, fpicis carnofis fub- 

 nudis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis obfolete ferratis. Ver- 

 vain with two flamina to the flowers, naked fl.eft:y fpikes. 



fpear-fl 



/^ 



edges. Sherardia fpicata, folio angufto ferrato, flore 

 c^ruleo. Houft. MSS. Sherardia with fpiked blue flow- 

 ers, and a narrow flawed leaf. ■ , 

 , Verbena {Mexicana) diandra, fpicis laxis, calyci- 

 bus frudus reflexo-pendulis fubglobofis hiipidis. Lin. 



ftamina to the flowers^ 



fpikes^ the empalement of the fruit ahnoft 



eft. 



M 



-■"tfachelii folio, fruftu aparines. Hort. Edth. 407. 

 "'^^ Mei<ican Vervain with a Throatwort leaf, and fruit like 



clivers. 

 17. Verbena {Curafjavica) diandra, fpicis laxis, caly- 

 cibus ariftatis, foliis ovatis argute ferratis. Lin. Sp. 



ftamina to the fli 



f'^ 



fcv 



kick 



Plant. 19. 



loofe fpikes, I 



are fharply flawed.- Kempfera frutefcens, cham^dry- 



os folio, floribus fpicatis cseruleis. Houft. MSS. 



Shrubby Kempfera with a Germander leaf, and blue fpiked 



flowers. 



I. Verbena {Rugjofa) diandra, fpicis ovatis, foliis fub- 

 rotundis ferratis & rugofis, caule fruticofo ramofo. 

 Vervain with two ftamina to the flowers, oval fpikes, 

 difh, flawed, rough leaves^ and a flrrubby branching 



Sherardia arborefcens nodiflora foliis ferratis & 

 fis flore DurDureo. Houfl:. MSS. Tree-like Sherar- 



ftalk 



flovoer^ and rough fl(^ 



^''■^ to the flowers^ flender fpikes growing in panicles, theun- ' The firft fort here mentioned, is very common on tlie 



' '- der leaves oblong and heart-fljaped, and thofe on the ftalks 



» ■ 



■ f pear 'Jh aped and flawed, having foot -flalks 

 %. Verbena {Nodiflora) tetrandra, fpicis capltato-coni - 

 '''''cis, foliis ferratis, caule repente. Flor. Zeyl. 399. 

 ^'''Vervain with four flamina to the flowers, fpikes growing 



path 



■ though there is fcarce any part of England, in which 

 this plant is not found in plenty, yet it is never found 

 growing above a quarter of a mile from a houle ^ 



Joy, be- 



in conical heads, flawed leaves, and a creeping ftalk. She- caufe wherever this plant is found grmving, it is a^ 



■ ^ rardia repens, folio fubrotundo craflTo, nodiflora. Vail. 



■ -' Serm. Creeping Sherardia with roundifh thick leaves, and 



flowers collected in knots. ; - -" 



iQ. Verbena {Indica) diandra, fpicis longiflimis carnofis 

 fubnudis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 19. Vervain with tzvo flami- 



7ia to the flowers^ and very long flefhy fpikes which are al- 

 moft naked. Verbena folio fubrotundo ferrato, flore 

 cseruleo. Sloan. Hift. 171. Vervain %vith roundifl:) flawed 



ka'veSy and a blue flower, ' ---. — * . 



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fure token of a houfe being near; this is a certain 

 fadl, but not eafy to be accounted for. Jt is rarely 

 cultivated in gardens, but is the fort directed by the 

 College of Phyficians for medicinal ufe, and is 

 brought to the markets by thofe who gather it in the 



fields. 



There is another fpecies which approaches near to 



this, but is taller, the leaves are broader, and the 



flowers larger. It came from Portugal, and is by 



Tour- 



