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Limb of corolla 5-lobed. Fruit of 2 dry, separate, 



or cohering nuts. Bouche.^ 



3 Drupe of 4 or fewer 1-celled pyrenes. 

 Drupe a 4-celled pyrene. Leaves digitate. Vitex. 



Drupe of 4 pwenes 4-sulcate or semi-4-fid. Leaves 



ORDER CXXVI. LABIATE. 



A family containing many useful and well-known plants, and 

 which is well distingui>hed from all other Orders, though the distinc- 

 tions between the different genera are n»t always easily noticed. The 

 species are most numerous in the temperate regions of the Old World, 

 but are present also in the tropics Most of the useful species are so 

 well known that a mere enumeration of their popular names will, 

 perhaps, be sufficient here. They are as follow :— Mint, Peppermint, 

 Pennyroyal, Thyme, Savory, Balm, Basil, Sage, Marjoram, Hyssop, 

 Lavender, Rosemary, Horehound, etc. Li addition to their use as 

 condiments and for culinary purposes, some of the species are used 

 medicinally as stimulants, carminatives, and also as cosmetics. 

 Rosemary is an ingredient in the well-known Eau de Cologne, and also 

 in certain pomades for promoting the growth of the hair ; oil of 

 Lavender as an embrocation in rheumatic affections ; " Ground Ivy " 

 (Glechoma hederacea) as an antiscorbutic, and Horehoimd for coughs, 

 etc. Among.-t our indigenous species Teucrium capense and allied 

 species are used medicinally by the natives, and are said to possess 



