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COLEBROOKIA, 8m. 



oppositifolia, Sm. ; sh. ; East India. A. 

 The wood, which weighs about 46 lbs. per cubic foot, is white and close-grained, and used for 

 gunpowder charcoal. 



MENTHA, Linn. 



satureioides, JR. Br. ; Brisbane Pennyroyal ; her. per. ; Australia. A.B. 



piperita, Linn. ; Peppermint ; her. per. ; Europe. B. 

 The oil of this plant is employed medicinally to expel flatus, relieve nausea and griping pains, 

 and also for flavouring lozenges, *&c. 



viridis, Linn. ; Spear-mint ; her. per. ; South Europe. A.B. 



ORIGANUM, Linn. 



Majorana, Linn. ; Knotted Marjoram ; her. per. Africa. A.B. 

 Used for condiment ; also distilled for its oil. 

 THYMUS, Linn, 



vulgaris, Linn. ; Common Thyme ; her. per. ; South Europe. A.B. 



Used for condiment. 



MELISSA, Linn. 



officinalis, Linn. ; Common Balm ; her. per. ; South Europe. A.B. 

 Valuable as a bee-plant. 



Tribe MonardEjE. 

 SALVIA, Linn. 



azurea, Lam. ; und. shr. ; North America. A.B. 



coccinea, Benth. ; her. per. ; South America. A.B. 



fulgens, Cav. ; und. shr. ; Mexico. A.B. 



Hoveyi. A.B. 



officinalis, Linn. ; Garden Sage ; her. per. ; South Europe. A.B. 



Besides its use in cookery, it is said that a tea made of the leaves is a good stomachic, 

 patens, Cav. ; her. per. ; Mexico. A.B. 

 splendens, Ker. ; und. shr. ; Brazil. A.B. 



ROSMARINUS, Linn. 



officinalis, Linn. ; Rosemary ; her. per. ; Asia Minor. A.B. 



Has been employed as a cephalic medicine, relieving headache and exciting the mind to 

 vigorous action ; but is principally remarkable for its power of encouraging the growth of hair. It 

 is one of the plants used in the manufacture of Eau de Cologne. 



Tribe Stachyde2e. 

 SCUTELLARIA, Linn. 



Ventenatii, JBJook. ; her. per. ; St. Martha. A.B. 



BRUNELLA, Linn. 



vulgaris, Linn. ; her. per. ; Europe. A.B. 



MARRUBIUM, Linn. 



vulgare, Linn. ; Horehound ; her. per. ; Europe. A.B. 



An infusion of the leaves has been found useful in chronic catarrh and humoral asthma. 



STACHYS, Linn, 



arvensis, Linn. ; Hedge Nettle ; an. ; Europe. A.B. 

 lanata, Jaca. ; her. per. ; Siberia. A.B. 



LEONOTIS, Pers. 



Leonurus, JR. Br. ; Lion's-tail ; sh. ; South Africa. A.B. 

 This plant is employed, in the form of decoction, in chronic cutaneous eruptions. The usual 

 dose is a wineglassful three or four times a day. 



PHLOMIS, R. Br. 



fruticosa, Linn. ; Jerusalem Sage ; sh. ; Spain. A. 



