Stachys palustris. Clown's Allheal. 



STACHYS Lin. Gen. PI. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



Corolla lab. fuper. fornicatum, lab. inferius lateribus reflexum, intermedia 

 majore emarginata. Stamina deflorata verfus latera reflexa. 



Rail Syn. Gen. 14. Suffrutices et Herb^e verticillat;e. 



STACHYS falu/iris verticillis fubfexfloris, foliis lineari lanceolatis femiamplexicaulibus feffilibus. 



Lin. Syji. Vegetab. p. 447. Sp. PL 81 1 . FI. Suec. n. 528. 



STACHYS foliis hirfutis, elliptico-lanceolatis, breviter petiolatis, verticilis fpicatis. Haller Hijl. 



n. 257. 



STACHYS palujlris. Scopoli FI. Cam. n. 707. 



STACHYS paluftris foetida. Bauh pin. 236. 



SIDERITIS Anglica ftrumofa radice. Park. 587. 



PANAX coloni. Gerard, emac. p. 1005. Rail Syn. p. 242. Clown's Allheal. 



Lightfoot FI. Scot. p. 313. 



Hudfon. FI. Angl. ed. 2. p. 259. 



RADIX perennis, repens, ftolonibus plurimis, albis, per 

 terrain in longum extends, quorum extremi- 

 tates fub finem seftatis in tubera intumef- 

 cunt. 



CAULIS bipedalis, erectus, ramofus, fiftulofus, qua- 

 drangularis, lateribus planiufculis, angulis 

 hifpidulis, pills deorfum verfis, geniculatus, 

 geniculis piloiis, purpureis. 



RAMI cauli fimiles. 



FOLIA oppofita, feffilia, fubamplexicaulia, lanceolata, 

 patentia, ferrata, fubrugofa, nervo medio iub- 

 tus fcabriufculo. 



FLORES verticillati, fpicati, pallide purpurei, verti- 

 cillis decemfloris, octo in circulum difpofitis, 

 uno utrinque fuperimpofito. 



SPICA fpithama?a, erecta. 



BRACTEiE ovato-acuminatas, integerrimEe, hirfutae, 

 trinerves, deflexas. 



CALYX; Perianthium monophyllum, tubulatum, 

 quinquefidum, birfutulum, purpurafcens, li- 

 neis decern elevatis notatum, ore patulo, den- 

 tibus fubaequalibus, acaminatis. fig-i. 



COROLLA monopetala, ringens, tubus breviffimus, 

 cylindraceus, pilis interne coionatus, faux 

 oblonga, compreffiufcula, fubincurvata, punc- 

 tis duobus prominnlis ad balin labii fuperioris, 

 labium fuperius eredum, fubovatum, fornica- 

 tum, emarginatum, fuperne vifcidum, labium 

 inferius majus, trifidum, silbo et purpureo 

 pulchre variegatum, lacinula intermedia maxi- 

 ma, concava. Jig. 2. 3. 4. 



Stamina : Filament a quatuor, quorum duo pnulo 

 breviora, ad lentem fubpilofa, medio craffiora, 

 rubicunda, nitida ; Anthers e purpureo- 

 nigricantes ; Pollen album, jig, 5. 6. 



PISTILLUM: Germen quadripartitum; Stylus fili- 

 formis longitudine ftaminum ; Stigma bifi- 

 dum, acutum. fig. 7. 8. 9. 



ROOT perennial, creeping, moots numerous, white, 

 extending under ground to a great length, 

 their extremities at the clofe of the fummer 

 becoming tuberous. 

 STALK two feet high, upright, branched, hollow, 

 four corner'd, the fides flattifh, the corners 

 fomewhathifpidwith hairs which turn down- 

 ward, jointed, the joints hairy, and purple. 

 BRANCHES like the rtalk. 



LEAVES oppofite, feffile, flightly embracing the ftalk, 

 lanceolate, fpreading, ferrated, fomewhat 

 wrinkly, the midrib on the under fide of the 

 leaf roughiih. 

 FLOWERS of a pale purple colour, growing in whirls 

 which form a fp'ike, in each whirl is ten 

 flowers, eight placed circularly, and one on 

 each fide above them. 

 SPIKE fix or eight inches high. 

 FLORAL-LEAVES ovate and pointed, entire, hirfute, 



threerib'd, and turned downward. 

 CALYX: a Perianthium oi one leaf, tubular, divided 

 into five fegments, flightly hirfute, purplifh, 

 marked with ten elevated lines, the mouth 

 open, the teeth nearly equal and pointed. Jig.i. 

 COROLLA monopetalous, ringent ; tube very fhort, 

 cylindrical, crowned internally with hairs ; 

 mouth oblong, fomewhat flattened and a little 

 bent, marked with two prominent dots at the 

 bafe of the upper lip ; upper lip upright, fome- 

 what ovate, arched, nicked, and vifcid at top; 

 the lower lip larger, divided into three feg- 

 ments, beautifully variegated with white and 

 purple, the middle fegment very large and 

 hollow, fig. 2. 3. 4. 

 Stamina : four Filaments, two of which are fome- 

 what fhorter than the other two, hairy when 

 magnified, thicker!: in the middle, reddifh and 

 mining; Anthers, of a purplifh black co- 

 lour ; Pollen white, jig. 5. 6. 

 PISTILLUM: Germen divided into four parts; Style 

 thread fhaped, the length of the ftamina ; 

 Stigma bifid, and pointed, jig.']. 8. 9. 



Gerard has been extremely lavifh in his praifes of this plant as a vulnerary, whence it has acquired its name 

 oi Clowns IPound-wort, or All-heal. He mentions the cafe of a labouring man, who in reaping cut a deep gafh 

 in his leg, which by the application of this herb was prefently healed, and which doubtlefs_ would have healed 

 equally loon from the application of any other fimple herb, or a little dry lint. In found conftitutions nature often 

 performs wonders in this way, which generally are attributed to the application. 



It behoves the Farmer to know it, as it is a very noxious plant in many corn-fields, encreafing very much by 

 its roots, which towards the clofe of the fummer become tuberous at their extremities ; it encreafes alfo by feed. 

 Hogs are faid by Linnjeus to be fond of the roots ; when the crop is off they may probably be turned into thofe 

 fields where the plant abounds to great advantage. 



it is not confined to corn fields, but is often met with by road fides, efpecially in moift fituations. It flowers 

 in July and Auguft. • 



