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ODOKOGIIAPHIA. 



Canaries ; the English-grown seed not attaining sufficient develop- 

 ment. Strong plants may be raised from cuttings, and these form 

 healthier plants than those raised from English seed. 



Leaf of Dracocephalum Canariense, Lin. 

 (ad. nat.) 



In the wild state the plant is found on the shady side cf 

 woods, in the light, loose mould, which results from the decay of 

 leaves. 



All the green parts of the plant abound in essential oil, but it 

 does not appear that this oil has ever been distilled in any 

 quantity, or in any way examined. 



Dracocephalum Moldavicum is an annual of about 

 1.5 inches to 18 inches in height, with small blue flowers, which 

 form in whorls in the axils of the upper leaves. The leaves are 

 fragrant, but their fragrance is of a much coarser nature than 

 that of D. Ccmariense. 



