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V 
« 
r 
of the 
old 
r 
J part: of the fte 
-e numerous, long, narrow 
d brown: the 
3 
entire, without footil 
KS 
of 
th 
e 
Ih 
prod 
d 
in 
ai 
g 
y 
of a long cylindrical tube, divided at the mouth into two lips, 
I 
eaves 
whitifh 
3 
d are of a brieht bl 
iippermofl: of which is largefc, and cut into two fegm 
mihal fpikes upon the 
colour : the corclia^conriils 
the 
I0 o 
5 
expands downwards, ^ 
two long, and tvvo iho 
d feparates into three : the iilamen 
tne lower 
4-n 
CO 
clofed with 
th 
ar 
d fupport fmall fimpl 
P 
e four, 
of the 
w 
e find four naked 
hich is {lender. 
the place of a germ 
) 
from the center of which proceeds the ftyl 
d furnifhed 
h a bilobated ftigma 
It 
Q 
IS a 
1- 
native of the fouth of Europe, and flowers from July till beotember. 
This plant was formerly confidered as a fpecies of Nardus, and appears 
to be the Pfeudo-nardus of Matthiolus ^nd Pliny. - "^ 
Lavender grows fpontaneoufly in many of the fouthern 
Europ 
previo 
parts of 
appears from Turner to have been cultivated in Endand 
y 
568,^ and on account of the frag 
ce 
of 
f 
flowers,^ it is now fo commonly cultivated, that v/e can fcarcely enter a 
garden in which this plant is not to be found. The fragrant fmell of 
the flowers is well kno\^ 
5 
d to moft peop 
fte 
they are bitteriili, warm, and fomewhat pungent; the leaves are weaker 
and lefs grateful 
Water extnids by infufion nearly 
e virtu 
both of the leaves and flowers. In diftillation with watei 
'^ 
yield a very fmall portion of eflTential 
the flowers a much 
amountm 
er 
flxty 
their perfedly mature fl:ate ^ to about one ounce from 
The oil is of a b 
X 
ht yellow colour, of a very pungent tafl; 
and poflefles, if carefully difliilled, the fragrance of the Lavefid 
perfediori.'^ 
Rectified 
ds 
the 
virtue of Lavend 
more 
» Vide Ai ton's Hort. Ke 
ew. 
In order to obtain the largeft quantity of eflential oil from tbefe and moft other 
flowers of this kind, they fhould be allov/ed to grow to their full maturity, and be dried 
for feme time. 
H 
\ 
ence it is frequently employed as -x perfume. This oil has been ufed for 
itimulating paralytic limbs, and for other external purpofes. We are aho told that it 
efredually deftroys cutaneous infe61;s, and that if foft fpongy paper be dipped in this oil, 
and applied to the parts, it immediately kills the pedicull inguinale s.—-Th\s oil, diftilled 
irom the broad-leaved lavender, and mixed with three-fourths of reiiified fpirit, or oil of 
turpentine, v/as the Oleum fpicae, formerly highly celebrated as an application to indolent 
tumours, old fprains, difeafed joints, &c. 
No. 
12. 
a.q 
completely 
X 
