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The fmaller Gakopfn or Dead-nettle, with ilender flower-fpikes. 



This plant is pretty frequent in the panlli of St. Mary , but it feldom riles above 

 two or three feet in height. 





GALI O P SI S 2. Procerior, foliis ovato-acuminatis, ferratis , fpicis majoribus, 



compofitts, terminalibus ; Jpicillis getmnatis, unoverfu fio- 





ri dis. 





Wild Spikenard 



This plant is a native of Jamaica ; and very common in all the low lands, and 

 dry Savannas, about Kingjton and Spanijh Town. It rifes, generally, to the height 

 of five or fix feet, or better; and bearsits flowers very thick, and curioufly difpoied 

 on the fmalhrft Hips of its branched tops. All the parts of the flowers are very 

 fmall; and the neck of the cup, as well as the filaments, commonly covered with 

 down. 



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THYMUS 1. Minimus herbaceus y foliis orbiculatis crenatis, Jloribus fingula- 



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ribus ad alas. 





The fmaller herbaceous Thyme. 







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Pedunculo brevifjimo incidtt periantium tubulatum angufium, in faitce villo- 



fum, quinquedentatum. 

 Corolla Monopetala ringens, labium fuperius leniter bipartitum, ereclum- y 



inferius tripartitum, erecJo-patens , lactnid media majori y 

 cordatd. 

 Stamina. Filament a quatuor, quorum duo multo breviora ; antherae fubro- 



tunda. f 



Piftillum. Germen quadrigonum ; ftylus Jimplex, Jlore hngior j ftigmata 



bina attenuata. 

 Semina Quatuor ovato-turbinata, in fundo calicis fit a. 



This little plant is a native of Jamaica, and grows wild in many parts of the 

 ifland. I have met with it in plenty at the Decoy , and in the bottom below Mr. 

 Bright 's 3 in St. Marys, . 



THYMUS 2. EreBus, foliis margine refiexis ovatis, Jloribus verticillatc-fpi- 



catis. L. Sp. PI. & H. C. 



Thyme. 



This plant grows very plentifully in all parts of the mountains, and is now much 

 cultivated there. 







CLINOPODIUM 1. Subbirfutum, foliis crenatis utrinque acuminatis, fiori- 



bus conglobatis pedunculis longis alaribus incidentibus. 

 Et foliis rugofis, capitidis axillaribus, pedunculatis 

 explanatis radiatis. L. Sp. PI. 

 Sideritis fpicata fcrophularice jolio, &c. Slo. Cat. 65. & H. tab. 109. 



Wild Hops. 



Involucrum Commune, e radiis paucioribus linearibm patenti-refiexis con- 

 fiat urn . 



Periantium Monophyllum tubulatum oblongum incurvutn ad utrumque ex- 



tremum anguflioremy ore quinque denticulis fetaceis in~ 

 ftruBum. 



Corolla Tubulata ringens. 



Stamina. 



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