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Hyssopus orientalis, 0. Oriental 

 Hyssop. 



Oau and Order. 



DlDYNAMM GYMNOSPERMIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cor. labium inferius tripartitum: lacinula intermedia 

 subcrenata. Stam. recta, distantia. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Hyssopus orientalis; verticillis subsexfloris racemosis secun- 

 dis, tubo corolla? calyce longiore, foliis linearibus. 



Hyssopus orientalis; floribus verticillatis racemosis secundis, 

 calycis dentibus patulis inasqualibus, lacinia corollas 

 intermedia biloba integerrima, foliis lineari-lanceolatis. 

 Willd. Enum. p. 599. Flor. Taur. Caucas. 3. p. 389. 



Hyssopus orientalis; floribus axillaribus longe pedunculatis 

 secundis binis ternisve, lacinia corollae intermedia 

 reniformi Integra, foliis inferioribus lanceolatis den- 

 tatis ; superioribus linearibus, omnibus punctatis car- 

 nosis, Schultes obs. p. 105. 



Hyssopus angustifolius ; verticillis sexfloris recemosis secun- 

 dis, lacinia corollae intermedia triloba integerrima, 

 foliis linearibus. Flora Taurico- Caucas. 2. p. 38. 



((3.) caule foliisque glabris. 



Hyssopus orientalis is very nearly allied to officinalis, 

 being chiefly distinguished by its linear leaves, and longer 

 tube of the corolla. In our plant, the deep red calvx con- 

 trasted with the blue corolla was very remarkable; but this 

 character does not appear to be constant. 



By favour of our friend Mr. Robert Brown we have had 

 an opportunity of examining an original specimen from 

 Mr. Adams, preserved in the Banksian Herbarium, which 



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