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LAVANDULA SPICA. 



Common Lavender. 



Class XIV. Didynamia. — Order I. Gymnospermia. 



Nat. Ord. Labiate. 



Gen. Char. Calyx ovate, somewhat toothed, supported 

 by a bractea. Corolla resupinate. Stamens within 

 the tube. 



Spec. Char. Leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate, downy, 

 revolute at the margin. Spike interrupted, naked. 



SYN ONYMES. 



^Lavandula angustifolia. Bauh. Pin. 216. 



Lavandula flore coeruleo. Ger. Em. 583. 



Lavandula major, sive vulgaris. Rail Hist. 512. Park. 

 Theatr. 73. 



Pseudonardus mas. Fuchs. 845, c. 303. 



.Lavandula Spica. Lin. Sp. PI. 803. Willd. iii. 60. 

 French. . . . Lavande ; Lavande commun. 

 Italian .... Lavanda ; Spigo. 



Spanish Espliego ; Alhuzema. 



Portuguese. Alfazema; Lavanda. 

 German.. . . Lavendel ; Spieke. 



Dutch Lavendel. 



Dan. 8f Swe. Lavendel. 



Polish Lawanda. 



Russ Lawendul. 



Latin. 



Description. — Lavender is a small odoriferous shrub, from a 

 ligneous fibrous root, sending up an erect quadrangular stem, 

 which is much branched, and from two to three feet in height. 

 The leaves are opposite, linear-lanceolate, very entire, somewhat 

 hoary, those of the branches revolute at the margin ; the lower- 



