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119. Lamiacete or Labiate. Herbaceous plants or under- 

 shrubs. Stem 4-cornered. Leaves opposite, often replete 

 with aromatic oil. Flowers in axillary cymes; sometimes 

 solitary. Calyx tubular, permanent. Corolla bilabiate. Sta- 

 mens didynamous, the 2 upper sometimes wanting. Ovary 

 4-lobed ; style 1 ; stigma bifid. Fruit 1 to 4 small nuts. 

 Seeds with little or no albumen. 



USES. The species are always harmless, and in many cases 

 useful for their tonic aromatic qualities. Lavender is Lavan- 

 dula vera ; Horehound, used for coughs, is Marrubium vul- 

 gare. Savory, Mint, Marjoram, Thyme, Sage, are all pot- 

 herbs used in cookery. Teucrium Marum is a powerful and 

 singular stimulant of cats. The cordial Peppermint is pre- 

 pared from Mentha piperita. A kind of stearoptene resem- 

 bling Camphor, is found in many species. 



TYPICAL GENERA. Lanaium, Salvia, Scutellaria. 



Marrubium vulgare. 1. An entire flower seen in profile. 2. A corolla slit open. 

 3. The pistil. 4. A nut. 5. A vertical section of the latter, showing the embryo. 



120. Verbenaceee. Trees or shrubs, sometimes herbaceous 

 plants. Leaves opposite, without stipules. Flowers in op- 

 posite corymbs, or spiked alternately ; sometimes in dense 

 heads. Calyx tubular. Corolla irregular. Stamens didy- 

 namous, occasionally 2. Ovary 2- or 4-celled ; ovules erect 



