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Prunella Grandiflora. Great* 

 Flowered Self-Heal. 



Oafs and Order. 



DlDYNAMIA GYMNOSPE'RMIA. 



Generic Characler. 

 Filamcnta bifurca : altero apicc antherifera. Stigma bifidum. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



PRUNELLA grandiflora foliis omnibus ovato oblongis fub- 

 ferratis, calicis labio fupcriore profunda trilobo. 

 Linn. Syfl. Nat. ed. 13. Gmei. p. 920. Jacq* 

 Ft. Aujlr. v. 4. t. 377. 



PRUNELLA prima. CluJ. Hifl. xlii. 



PRUNELLA caerulea magno floie. Bauh. Pin. 261. 



The plant here figured, which we have feveral years cul- 

 tivated in our garden at Brompton, without difcovering in it 

 the leaft difpofition to vary, is undoubtedly the fame as is 

 figured by Prof. Jacquin, in his FI. Aujlr. under the name 

 of grandiflora ; he regards it as a diftinct fpecies, and as fuch 

 it is introduced in ' Prof. Gmelin's ed. of the Syft. Nat. of 

 Linna.us: Mr. Aiton, in his Hort. Kczv. following LtK- 

 n.eus, males it a variety of the vulgaris,, a common Englifr 

 plant, which we have never feen to vary much in the fize ot 

 its flowers. 



Prof. J acquin informs us, that it grows wild, mixed wit" 

 the laciniata (a kindred fpecies with yellowifh flowers) on the 

 Alps; it is found alfo in fimilar fituations in various other 

 parts of Europe. 



In July and Auguft, it puts forth its large fhewy bloffom^ 

 of a fine purple colour. 



Such as are partial to hardy herbaceous plants, of reach 

 growth, which are ornamental, take up but little room, and 

 are not apt to entrench on their neighbours, will be induced to 

 add this to their collection. 



It is propagated by parting its raqts in autumn. 



