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or three pairs of smaller leaves on the lower pari of ihc joiuls: th 

 upper part, I'or llu- Ici.iilh of iwo feet, lu.s whorls of llowers, at two 

 or three inches distance iVoni each other, without any leaves nndcr 

 them- the calyx is hairy and blunt: the helmet of the corolla arched, 

 erect and blue, terminating in a blue point; the two side segnients 

 of the under lip are of a violet colour; the middle segment, whieh is 

 indented at the point, is white, and curiously spotted with violet on 

 the inside; the two side lobes turn yellow before the llower drops. 

 It is a native of India, flowering liom Miiy lu July. 



The eiohth has the stems erect, about a foot and halt high: the 

 leaves shaped like those of the common Red Sage, gradually dimi- 

 nishino- ia size to the top: the stems have whorls of small tlowers, and 

 are leinninated by clusters of small leaves, and forming two varieties; 

 one with purple and another with red lops. For the sake of ihis 

 coma thev are preserved in gardens for ornament. They flower ni 

 June and July, and their seeds ripen in the autumn. It is a native 



of the south of Europe. 



The ninth has an abiding root, composed of strong woody fibres: 

 the leaves four inches long, and three broad at the base, ot a pale 

 yellowish green colour, upon footstalks three or four inches long: 

 Ihe stems 'strong, near tour ibel high, having smaller leaves^below, 

 and the upper pan closely sel wiih whorls of large yellow flowers. 

 The whole plant is very clammy, and has a strong scent, soinewhat 

 like common Garden Clary. The flowers are used m Holland 

 to give a flavour to the Rhenish wines. It is a native ol Germany, 

 &e flowering from June to November, 



The tenth has the stem shrubby, eight or ten feel high, sending 

 out slender four-cornered branches of a purplish colour: the leaves 

 thin, pale green, and hairy on their under side, on long slender 

 footstalks: the flowers in close thick spikes at the end ol the 

 branches, having a line blue colour. It is a native ol Mexico, 

 flowering from May to July. 



The eleventh has the stem shrubby, live or six feet high, oividing 

 into many branches covered with a flocky down: the leaves three 

 inches and a half long, and an inch and half broad at the base, 



