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ORD. XIX. Verticillate. 329 
brated remedy, and still has place in both the Pharmacopozias, 
yet it appears to be a very insignificant article of the Materia 
Medica, and is therefore very justly fallen into disuse; and in this 
opinion we have the authority of Dr. Cullen, who says, “ this plant 
has a bitter, joined with some volatile parts; but neither of these 
qualities is considerable enough to retain it in the present prac- 
tice.”* Bergius however states virius to be antiputredinosa, tonica, 
diaphoretica, diuretica, resolvens;* and some others recommend 
it to be employed externally im sit cataplasms and fomen- 
tations. 
& Mat. Sie: vol. 2. p. 82. » Mat. Med. p. 505. 
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ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS. ~ . COMMON ROSEMARY. 
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SYNONYMA. Rosmarinus. Pharm, Lond. & Edinb. Rosma- 
rinum coronarium. Gerard. Emac. p. 1292. Rosmarinus hor- 
tensis angustiore folio. Bauh, Pin. p. 217, Rosmarinus corona- 
tius fructicosus. J. Baul. Hist. v. ii. D. 25, Raii Hist. p. 515. 
Libanotis coronaria sive rosmarinum vulgare. Park, Theat. p.71. 
Class Diandria. Ord. Monogynia. Lin. Gen. Plant. 38. 
Ess. Gen. Ch. Cor. inzequalis: labio superiore bipartito. Filamenta. 
longa, curva, simplicia cum dente. 
THE root is strong, woody, and fibrous: the stalk i is shrubby, 
covered with a rough grey bark, divided into many branches, and 
rises frequently to the height of six or eight feet: the leaves are 
sessile, or without footstalks, numerous, long, narrow, entire, 
obtusely pointed, on the upper side of a dark green, on the under 
of a greyish or silvery colour, and placed in whorls upon the 
branches: the flowers are large, of a pale blue colour, and arise 
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