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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



VERBENA CE2E. 



Exogens, with irregular, unsymmetrical flowers, Calyx tu- 

 bular, inferior. Corolla monopetalous, below the ovary, tubular, 

 generally with an irregular limb, falling off. Stamens usually 

 four, two long and two short, occasionally only two. Leaves 

 simple or compound. — Trees or shrubs in the tropics, herbaceous 

 plants in the more temperate countries ; properties slightly aro- 

 matic. 



ALOYSIA. (Lemon-scented Verbena.) 



Gen. Char. (Didynamia Angiospermia.) Calyx deeply four- 

 cleft ; corolla tubular, four-lobed \ stamens four, perfect ; stigma 

 notched at the end ; seeds two. 



This genus is named after her Majesty Maria Louisa, 

 Queen of Spain, by Paulo, a Spanish botanist. A. citrodora, 

 formerly known as Verbena trijphylla, is the sweet-scented 

 plant so often introduced into the greenhouse, though in 

 many localities it will now bear the open air ; its lemon- 

 scented leaves grow three together, and the flowers are 

 small, of a pale purple, making very little show; it is a 

 native of Chili, introduced in 1784, and should have a soil 

 of sandy loam and leaf-mould, and be increased by cuttings. 

 Though it will bear the open air in summer, the scent is 

 much finer when it is taken in at night, and the leaves also 



