LABIATiE 



sepals, 2-lipped or 5-toothed, persistent ; Corolla hypogynous, imbricate, some- 

 times bilabiate, ringent, upper lip entire or bifid, lower 3 -fid ; Stamens usually 

 4, didynamous, outer anterior stamens usually the longest, inserted on corolla 

 tube ; Ovarij superior, of 2 carpels, becoming deeply 4-lobed and 4-celled, style 

 gynobasic, stigma bifid ; Fruit a carcerulus of 4 nutlets. 



Distinguished from all other Orders by the square stems, opposite, decussate 

 leaves, verticillaster inflorescence, and bilabiate ringent corolla. 



LAVENDER, Lavandula vera. 



Gardens. June — August. This is one of the oldest favourites of English 

 gardens, and makes a charming hedge. Propagated by cuttings of old stems 

 in sunny position outdoors in August or September. 



Floivers blue, rarely white, fragrant, in a verticillaster, 6-10-flowered, spike 

 somewhat interrupted ; Calyx tubular ; Corolla bilabiate, tube exserted, dilated 

 at throat, limb oblique ; Stamens 4 ; Ovary superior ; Fruit a carcerulus of 4 

 glabrous nutlets. 



Leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at base, entire, somewhat revo- 

 lute, hoary grey both surfaces. 



An evergreen shrub, 1-2 ft. 



Introduced from S. Europe, 1568. 



COMMON ROSEMARY, Rosmarinus ojicinulis. 



Gardens, shrubberies. February. Best in dry border near wall ; flourishes 

 on the coast. Propagated by cuttings in shady border in spring or summer ; 

 layering of strong shoots in summer ; seeds in sunny border outdoors in 

 April. 



Flowers pale bluish-purple, in short, few-flowered racemes, approximating, 



opposite, sub-sessile ; Calyx ovoid-campanulate, bilabiate, 5-toothed, purplish ; 



Corolla bilabiate, tube shortly exserted ; Stamens 4 ; Ovary superior ; Fruit 



a carcerulus. 



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