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CLASS XTII. DIDYNAMIA. 



a. Calyx nearly equally 5 deft. 

 46. LAVANDULA. Gen. PI. 965. 

 [Lat. lavando:. from lavare. to wash; being anciently used in the baths, as a perfume.] 

 Cal. ovate, sub-dentate, supported by a bracte Cor. resupinate. Stam. within the tube. 

 L. SPICA. Willd. Leaves sessile, lance-linear, margin rev olute; spike naked, interrupted, 

 l^u/ffo— Lavender. Spike. 



Fl. Latter end of July. F^. r,iat. Middle of September. 



iTa6. Gardens. Perennial. 1 to 2 feet high: flowers purplish blue. iVaf. Southern Europe. 



Obs. This pleasant and warmly aromatic herb h much used in tincture, a* a co[,'?f J' "f.^er th^ "^"^^^^^ 

 Laccndrr compound. The pungent fragrance of Cologne water ]s derived from this plant, and the genuine 

 Oil of Spike is obtained from the broad-leaved variety. 



47. HYSSOPUS. Gen. PL 963. 

 [An ancient name, adopted for this genus: " a voce hebraica £206." JJoer/i.] 

 Cor. lower lip 3 parted; middle segment obcordate, subcrenate. Stamens straight, distant. 

 a. OFFICINALIS. Willd- Leaves lanceolate; flowers verticillate, racemose, secucd. 

 Fit/g-o— Hyssop. Garden Hyssop. 



Fl. Latter end of July. Fr. mat- Middle of September. 



Jia&. Gardens. Perennial. I i to 3 feet high: flowers blue. iVTaf. Austria, &c. 



06s. Chiefly used in making s pleasant tea, in fevers, &c. and occasionally to be met Within the gardeni 

 of those who are fond of simples, in medicine. 



48. SATUREJA. Gen. PL 9(51. 

 [Gr. Satyras,a satyr; in allusion to its supposed qualities— "quia satyriasmum inducit." Boerh] 



Cal- tubular, striate. Cor. segments nearly equal. .Siawiens distant. 

 S HORTENSis. JVilld. Stem brachiate; leaves lanceolate, entire; peduncles axillary, subcymose. 

 j^w/o-o— Summer Savory. 



FL Resinning of August. Fr. mat. Latter end of September. 



ja'a&. Gardens. Annual. 9 to 15 inches high: flowers pale blue. A'ctf. Greece, &c. 

 Obs. Cultivated for culinary purposes, as a condiment. 



b. Ctlyx bilabiate. 



49. MELISSA. Gen. PL 9S3. 



[Gr. Melissa, a bee; from that insect, as is alleged, frequenting the flowers.] 

 Cal. dry, flaitish above, upper lip subfastigiate. Cor. upper lip somewhat vaulted, 2 cleft. 

 M. OFFICINALIS. Willd- Leavesovate, acute, serrate; verticils halved; bractes oblong, pedicellate. 

 Tit/g-o— Balm. Common Balm- 



FL Latter end of July. Fr. mat. Beginning of September. 



iJaft. Gardens. Perennial. 1 to 2 feet high: flowers white. iVkit- Geneva, Italy, &c. 



Obs- The infusion is a pleasant and popular beverage, in fevers, &c. for which object it is much cultivj" 

 ted. In some instances it has strayed into the woodlands, and become almost naturalized. 



50. OCIMUM. Gen. PL 986. 



[Gf. OAi/s, quick, or swift; in allusion to its quick vegetation, or rapid growth] 

 Cal. upper lip orbicular, lower 4 cleft. Cor. resupinate. Filam. outer ones with a process at base 



O. BAsiLicuM. Willd. Leavesovate, glabrous; calyx ciliate. 



Fu/ JO— Basil. Sweet Basil. 



FL Latter end of July. Fr- mat. Last of September. 



Hab. Gardens. Annual. 6 to 12 Inches high; flowers bluiih. Nat. India and Persia- 

 Obs. Cultivated for culinary purposes, as a condiment. 



51. ORIGANUM. Gen. PL 981. 

 [Gr. Ores, a mountain, and Ganos, joy; alluding to its fragrance, and place of growth.] 



Fl.&y^ers in » dense, 4 angled spike. Cor. upper lip erect, flat; lower 3 parted, segments nearly equal- 



