DRUGS. 



walking round and round the toolsee planted on a little altar before her hus- 

 band's home, invoking the blessings of heaven on him and his children. The 

 toolsee is also sacred to Krishna, the story being that it is the transformed 

 nymph Tulasi, beloved by him. To Vishnu are also dedicated the Jas- 

 minum undulatum and the plants mentioned above under N. O. 16. See 

 " Miscellaneous" Class. 



Origanum Dictamnus. W. Dittany of Crete. 



Linn. Syst. Didynamia Gyinnospermia. 



The herb. 



Vernacular. Buklut-ul-gezal, Arab. 



Habitat. Candia. 



Remarks. The diKrapvos KPYJTIKOS of Hippocrates and Theophrastus, and 

 SiKTafjivos diro Kprjrrjs of Dioscorides. 



" There blossom'd suddenly a magic bed 

 Of sacred dittany and poppies red : 



* * * Perhaps, thought I, Morpheus, 

 In passing here, his owlet pinions shook ; 

 Or, it may be, ere matron Night uptook 

 Her ebon urn, young Mercury by stealth, 

 Had dipp'd his rod in it." 



Endymion. 



Origanum Marjorana. Linn. Knotted, or Sweet Marjoram. 



Linn. Syst. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



The herb. 



Vernacular. Murwa, Dec. Marroo, Tarn. Mirzunjoosh, Arab. 

 Mardakusch, Arab. Egypt. 



Habitat. Southern Europe, North Africa, Syria. 



Remarks. According to Fraas the d^mpaKov of Theophrastus, the 

 of Dioscorides, and Amaracus and Sampsuchum of Pliny. 



Origanum VUlgare. Linn. Common Marjoram. 



Linn. Si/st. Didynamia Gymnospermia. . 



The herb. 



Vernacular. BuJdut-ul-yezal? . Sutur ? Arab. Oushneh? Pers 

 Mridu-maruvamu, Tel. 



Habitat. Temperate Europe ; Asia Minor. 



Remarks. Probably the opLyavov ^\av of Theophrastus and dypopiyavos 

 of Dioscorides. Iceland Moss, N. O. 273, is called Oosneh. 



