CLVI. 



ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS. 



Common Rosemary. 



Class II. Diandria. — Order I. Monogyma. 



Nat. Ord. Labiate. 



Gen. Char. Corolla unequal, ringent; helmet arched, 

 bifid. Filaments long, curved, with a tooth. Seeds 

 naked. 



Spec. Char. Leaves sessile. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek Xificcvuns. 



r Rosmarinus hortensis angustiore, et spontaneus latiore folio. 

 Bauh. Pin. 217- 

 Rosmarinum coronarium. Ger. Em. 1292. Dod. Pempt. 272. 

 Latin ....■{ Rosmarinus coronarius fruticosus. Raii Hist. 515. 



Libanotis coronaria, sive Rosmarinum vulgare. Park. Theatr. 

 74. 

 ! Rosmarinus officinalis. Lin. Sp. PI. 33. Fl. Grcoca, t. 14. 

 French. . . Romarin ; Romarin officinal. 

 Italian. . . Rosmarino ; Romerino. 

 Spanish . . Romero. 

 Portuguese Rosmarinho. 

 German . . Rosmarin. 

 Dutch .... Rosmaryn. 

 Danish S[ i 

 Swedish... J R osmarin. 

 Polish .... Rosmaryn. 

 Arabic . . . Klil ; Hasalaban achsir. 

 Chinese . . Yong tsao. 



Description. Rosemary is an evergreen, shrubby plant, 

 much branched, leafy and downy, and rises from three to five 



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