264 LAT.IAT.E. 



2$. TEUCRIUM, Linn. Germander. 



Xami d tor Teuccr. king of Troy. 



Calyx equally o-toothed, or the upper tooth larger 

 Corolla 5-Iobed; the vjgi nearly equal, oblong, 



declined ; the lower one large. Stamens 4, exserted from 

 the cleft between the two upper lobes of the corolla. Aciienia 

 wrinkled. — A herbaceous downy perennial, with white or 

 purple flowers. 



. T. Canabense, L. WUd Gfermander. Wood S 



-v-pubescent : leamet ovate-' ar.co^ate. serrate, rounded at the base. - 

 petioltd; the floral scarcely longer than thje calyx; whorls about 6-fio-. 



. i in a single terminal spike : calyx bell-shaped, with the S 

 bro der. 



Ficldfl and road.-iues. not rare. July. Stem 1 to feet high, simple, erect. square 

 * ; th i oneav t 3 times as long as wide, green above, hoary 1 el 



Bracts longer than the calyx. Corolla purple, rarely white, aj '.hi.Ltt 



•ne upper lip. icstaad of which is a fissure through which the stamens ure in- 

 serted. 



CUL TIT a TED EXOTICS. 



20. OCYMUM, Linn. Basil. 



Or. n$a. to smell ; on account of the powerful scent of the plants. 



Calyx 2 -lipped; vpper Up orbicular; lower 4-cleft. 

 'LLA inverted or sub-bilabiate; the 4 upper lobes nearly 

 equal, the lower one decimate, undivided, flat or concave, 

 earinate or saccate. Stamens 4. declined j exterior fila- 

 ments with a process at their base. 



0. Basilicum, L. Royal Ocymum. Sweet Basil. 



Bet smooth, ovate-o! long, suldentate. petiolate : calyx fringed. An 

 r.nnual from Fersia. cultivated for its delightful odor. S:c7n about a foot high, 

 branched, retrorsely pubescent above. Leaves smooth and soft, variously colored. 

 flowers whit'', in simple terminal raeenus. 



30. LAYEXDULA, Linn. Lavender. 



Lat. lerrore, to -wash: the distilled water of this plant being u-ed as a cosn 



Calyx tubular, nearly equal, 13 or rarely 15-ribbed, with 

 5 short teeth, the upper one often largest. Corolla 2- 

 lipped ; upper Up 2-iobed . o-loUd. Stamens 4, 



declined ; filaments smooth, distinct, not toothed. — J. S7ii<ill 

 genus oj oderiforous ?hrubby plants, with narrate rigid leaves, 

 and small white flowers. 



L. sriCA, L. Common Lavender. 



Ltav-e4 linear-lanceolate, tapering to the base, sessile, revolute at the edge, the 



