223 VERBENES. 
Lieera. Linneeus. 
les erect, solitary. Fruit a dicoccous capsule. Flowers capitate. 
Stamens 4. Calyx membranous. 
L. Pseudo-thea Schauer. Lantana Pseudo-thea Aug. de St. Hilaire. 
erect viscid shrub. Leaves erect, stiff, lanceolate, serrate, entire at the 
base ; heads of flowers hemispherical ; bracts acute, as long as the 
tube of the corolla. 
‘abitat, Brazil. 
Quality. Aromatic, fragrant. 
#s. In coughs, rheumatism, medicated baths ; when cD 
_ dried, forms an agreeable tea. "24 
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Vitex. Linneus. es 
Ovules pendulous. Fruit a drupe, with a 4- i 
celled stone. Corolla 2. Nip 
V. Agnus castus Linneus.—(Caaste TREE.) 
Fig. 300. 
owny ; leaves white at the back, digitate ; 
eaflets lanceolate, acuminate, entire or 
hearly so; calyx campanulate ; corolla three 
times as long as the calyx ; inflated in the 
throat. 
Basin of the Mediterranean. 
y. Fruit acrid, eo 
Seeds used in Smyrna as an external application 
against colic; taken internally, act as powerful 
| aplirodisiacs, 
Negundo Linneus. : 
India a decoction of the aromatic leaves of this plant 
helps to form the warm bath for women after deli- 
very ; bruised they are applied to the temples for 
eadache ; pillows stuffed with them are put under 
the head to remove catarrh and the headache ) | V4 
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Fig. 300.—Vitex Agnus eastus} a, flower divided perpendicularly and ; : ioe 
