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via officinalis. Garden Sajre, are small South European shrubs, now 

 to be found in all gardens. 



Catnip, Balm, Horsemint, and many others are used more or less as 

 family medicines, for which purpose tliey are well suited, being harm- 

 less and feebly operative. 



Several tropical species of Salvia are grown as ornaments, as are also 

 Golem and Peritta, from Southeastern Asia. 



Order Verbenaceee. The Vervain Family. Herbs, shrubs, <fr 

 trees, usually not aromatic, with mostly four-angled stems. The 

 species number about 700, and are chiefly tropical. They generally 

 possess a bitter and astringent principle. 



With us the order is esteemed principally for its ornamental value. 



FIGS. 416-18. ILLUSTRATIONS OF LABIATE. 



Fig. 416. Flower of Lqmium, side view. 



Pjg. 417. Vertical section of flower. Magnified. 



Fig. 418. Diiigram ol flower. 



Besides the several South American species of Verbena in common cul- 

 tivation, the so-called Lemon Verbena (Lippia citroidora) from Chili, 

 and the species of Lantana from tropical America, there are to be 

 found in conservatories many showy species of Clerodendron,from Asia. 

 / Tectona gramlis, the Teak Tree of India, is a gigantic tree whose 

 ( yellowish durable wood is much used in ship-building. It is said to 

 \resist the attacks of Limnoria terebrans when exposed in sea-water. 



Vittx littoralis, of New Zealand, and other species, growing in the 

 Indo- Australian region, are large and valuable timber trees. 

 Order Myoporinese. Mostly Anstralian shrubs, of no value. 

 581. Cohort XHI. Personales. Plants with zygomor- 

 phic flowers, superior ovaries, and dehiscent many-seeded 

 fruits. 



