Kunnmgton, Berks ; but they were, no doubt, escapes from gardens, and are, 
probably, not to be found in those places now : W. B. — Berks ; About Apple- 
ton : MissHoskiNs. Near Sandhurst : Miss Delamotte. — Beds, Elstow.Cople, 
and Everton : Rev. C. A bbot. — Camb'ridgesh. Road sides, rubbish. See. : Rev.R. 
Rhi.han.— Devon ; Fields near Ohudleigh ; Ingsdon, near Ilsington; waste 
places at Marychuich : Rev. A. Neck, in FI. Devon. — Durham; In the lane 
that leads from the Bearton to the Stanton road: John Hogg, Esq. — Kent; 
About Lydd, common: Rev. G. E. Smith. On Sheldwich Lees, near F'ever- 
sham : E. Jacob, F'sq. — Lancash. Near Southport: G. Crosfield, Esq. — 
Northumberland; On the Island at Hexham Bridge; on waste ground at 
C’ullercoats ; and on the rocks and links at Bainborough Castle : N. J. Winch, 
Esq. — Notts ; “ 1 found a few plants of it at the foot of Nottingham Castle Rock, 
facing Lenton, and about B isford, two miles from Nottingham ; also in Colver- 
ton Lane, on the left hand coming from the Hed Hill. This formerly grew very 
common about this town: but a certain Physician extolling its virtues to the 
skies, and recommending it almost in every case, especially to persons who had 
impaired their constitution by hard drinking, has set all the Ale Bibbers to work 
to root it out, insomuch that it is become very scarce.” Dr. Deering. — War- 
wicksh. On the side of the turnpike road near Alcesler Lodge; and near Bidford 
on the Alcester road, opposite Air. Biddle’s bain : T. Purton, Esq |.— Worces- 
tersh. Opposite to Crane’s of Abberley, on the side of the road leading to Picket 
Rock, from Kidderminster: Mr. W. G. Perry, in Mag. of Nat. Hist. v. iv. p. 
451. — Yorksh. Near Rotherham: Mr. L. Langley, ibid.v. ii. p. 270. — W A LES. 
Anglesey; near Beauntares ; at Penman; and near NewLorough : Rev. II. 
Davies. — SCO FLAN I). About Burnt-island, &c. : Lighifoot. Fisher-row 
and Guillon Links; and at Long Niddry, Edinbuigh: Mr. Maugiian. Inch- 
colm : Mr. Neill. Road-side near Warrender House : DoGreville. — IRE- 
LAND. In th e county of Wicklow: Dr. Wade. Strand near Carrigaline : 
Mr. Drummond. 
Perennial. — Flowers from June to September. 
Root woody and fibrous. Stern bushy, from a foot to 18 inches 
high, branching from the bottom, square, leafy, clothed with fine 
down. Leaves opposite ; lower ones roundish, on longish footstalks ; 
upper ones nearly sessile, and somewhat egg-shaped, all of them 
wrinkled, veiny, crenate, and hoary. Flowers white, sessile, in 
dense convex whorls at the axillae of the leaves. Bracteas small, 
bristle-shaped. Calyx (fig. 1.) tubular, cylindrical, furrowed, 
woolly, teeth rigid, spreading, recurved at the point; the 5 alter- 
nate ones rather the smallest ; the inside at the bottom of the teeth 
fringed with soft hairs. Upper lip of the corolla (see f. 4.) straight, 
narrow, and deeplv divided into 2 spear-shaped lobes ; lower lip 
broader, reflexed, and 3-lobed, the middle lobe the largest, and 
slightly scolloped at the end. The 2 shorter filaments, according 
to Scopoli, are villose at top ; but the 2 longer ones smooth. 
Anthers yellow, with a black substance in the middle. 
The whole herb has a white or hoary appearance, a very bitter 
taste, and a not unpleasantly, aromatic smell. The active princi- 
ples of this plant appear to be a bitter, extractive, volatile oil, and 
gallic acid. A tea prepared from it, sweetened with honey, is an 
excellent domestic medicine in coughs and obstructions of the 
lungs. It is seldom employed by medical men ; but it is said, by 
Dr.°THOMSON, to have been of decided use in cases of consump- 
tion. “ A drachm of the leaves in powder, or an ounce of the ex- 
pressed juice, are commonly ordered for a dose. The infusion is 
made with one ounce of the dried leaves, and a pint of boiling 
water, and given in the quantity of a wine-glassful twice or thrice 
a day. — The nostrum sold as Balsam of Horehound consists, ac- 
cording to Paris, of infusion of horehound and liquorice root, with 
double°the proportion of proof spirit or brandy ; to which is added 
opium, camphor, benzoin, squills, oil of aniseed, and honey. A 
remedy for consumption forsooth ! ! ” Strph. Church. Med. Bot. 
