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MPHE flower is labiated, and is formed of a fingle petal. The tubular part is of the length of thé 
cup. The upper lip is fhort, undivided, and juft nipped at the end; and it ftands erect. The 
lower lip is larger, and is divided into three parts ; the middle one of thefe is broader than the other 
and is heart-fafhioned. The cup is long, tubular, ftriated, and dented in five parts at the ed “ 
The feeds are four after every flower ; and they are of an oval form, and placed naked in the cu ae 
Linnzus places this among the didynamia gymnofpermia ; the threads in each flower being two ee 
and two fhorter, and the feeds placed in the cup without any capfule. 
Common Hyfiop. 
Hyffopus vulgaris. 
The root is compofed of numerous, long, thick 
fibres, conneéted to an oblong head. 
The ftalks are fquare, upright, hard, and 
branched. 
The leaves ate placed in pairs; and they are 
oblong, narrow, and of a pale green: they ftand 
thick together upon the ftalks; and there are 
ufually many young leaves rifing from their bo- 
foms. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks in a 
kind of loofe fpikes, with leaves among them ; 
they are large and blue, 
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The feeds are fmall and brown. 
It is a native of Italy, and the warmer parts of 
Europe, and flowers in Auguft. 
C. Bauhine calls it Hyfopus officinarum caerulea 
Jive fpicata. Others, Hyffopus Arabum, and Hy/- 
fopus vulgaris. 
- It is a plant of very confiderable virtues. Ie 
is excellent againft diforders of the breaft and 
lungs. A fyrup of by/fop made with honey is good 
in afthmatick cafes, and in coughs. 
It is alfo good againft obftructions of the vif= 
cera; and it works by urine, =’ 
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SATE Us OR Eel eA: 
IE, flower is fortied of a fingle petal, anid is labiated. The tubular part is fhorter than the cup. 
+ The upper lip is nipped at the extremity, and placed uptight : the lower lip is divided into three 
fegments; the middle one of which is broader than the others ; but they ate all of a length. ‘The 
cup is tubular, 
ftriated; and nipped in five parts at the extremity. The feeds are four after every 
flower ; and they are of a roundifh form, and ftand naked in the cup. 
Linnzus places this among the didynamia gymnofpermia , the threads in the flower being two longer 
and two-fhorter, and the feeds naked in the cup. 
xz. Summer Savory. ! 
Satureia aftiva. 
The root is compofed of a vaft number of 
fibres, conneéted to a fmall head. : 
The ftalks are numerous, upright, brown; di- 
vided into branches, and ten inches high. 
The leaves. are oblong, narrow, and of a dufky 
green: they ftand in pairs at diftances on the 
ftalks ; and they have an aromatick {mell and. 
tafte. 
The flowers rife from the bofoms of the upper 
leaves; and they are {mall, and of a faint redifh 
colour, often nearly white. 
The feeds are roundifh and brown. 
Tt is a native of the fouth of France, and 
flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Satureia hortenfis, feu Cunila 
fativa Plinii. 
It is principally ufed as a pot-herb ; but it has 
virtues that might recommend it as a medicine. 
It is good in diforders of the head and nerves, 
N° 37. 
and againft obftruétions of the vifcera. The tops, 
when in flower, poffefs the principal virtue. 
2, Winter Savory. 
Satureia durior. 
The toot is long, divided, and furnithed with 
tumerous fibres. 
‘The ftalks are numerous; woody, very much 
branched, and a foot and half high: the harder 
parts of them are of a pale brown; the young 
fhoots green.” 
The leaves are very numerous: they ftand in 
pairs; with clufters of young leaves and fhoots in 
their bofoms. 
The flowers grow from the bofoms of the up- 
per leaves 5 and they are fmall and white, wich 
a faint bluth of purplith. 
It isa native of Italy, and is kept in our gar- 
dens for the fervice of the kitchen. J 
C. Bauhine calls it Satureia montana, Others, 
Satureia durior; and Satureia Hyberna. 
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