168° THE STORY: OF PLANT Like 
Skull Cap, Horehound, Ground Ivy, Self-heal, Hemp 
Nettle, Dead Nettle, Black Horehound, Woundwort, 
Clary, Calamint, Marjoram, Thyme, Mint. 
Volatile oils are yielded by Lavender, Rosemary 
and others. The Labiatz, as a whole, are stimulating, 
fragrant and aromatic. 
Condiments are made from Thyme, Marjoram, 
Clary. Peppermint is used as a medicine. Savory, 
Sage, Basil, Spearmint are pot-herbs. Horehound is 
used as a beverage, and Ground Ivy for flavouring ale. 
A characteristic feature of the order is the square 
stem, which is usually erect, though in a few—e. g. 
Bugle—it is at first creeping. The leaves are opposite 
or in whorls. 
They are decussate, simple, with no stipules, and 
downy in a large number of cases, the glands of the 
epidermis being rich in oils. 
The flowers are either solitary or in axillary cymes, 
and irregular. Bracts occur opposite the flower. The 
calyx is tubular, and may be two-lipped or quite 
regular, with five lobes, persistent. The corolla is 
irregular, with two lips, the lower one, which is 
larger, whilst the upper is usually hooded, serving 
as a protection to the pollen from the rain. The 
upper lip consists of two petals united together, 
which are opposite the three united sepals of the 
bilabiate calyx. The two united sepals are opposite 
the three united petals of the corolla. The lower lip 
is three-lobed and larger. There are as many lobes 
in the calyx as in the corolla. The anthers are four 
