Stachys palustris. Clown’s Allheal, 
STACHYS Lin, Gen. PL Didynamia Gymnospermia. 
CsroUae lab. fuper. fornicatum, lab. inferius lateribus reflexum, intermedia 
majore emarginata. Stamina deflorata verfus latera reflexa. 
Rail Syn, Gen. 14. Suffrutices et Herb.® verticillatje. 
STACHYS falullris verticillis fubfexfloris, foliis lineari lanceolatis femlamplexicaullbus feffilibus. 
Lin. Syjl. Vegetab. p. 447. Sp. PL 811. FI. Suec. n. 528, 
STACHYS foliis hirfutls, elllptico-Ianceolatis, breviter petlolatis, vertlcllls fpicatis. Haller Hlji. 
«■ 357 ' 
STACHYS Scopoll FL Cam. «.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 FL Scot. />. 313* 
Hudjon. FL Angl. ed. 2. p. 259. ^ 
RADIX perennis, repens, flolonibus plurimis, albis, per 
terram in longum extenfis, quorum extremi- 
tates fub finem asftatis in tubera intumef- 
cunt. 
CxWLIS bipedalis, eredlus, ramofus, fiftulofus, qua- 
drangularis, lateribus planiufculis, angulis 
hifpiduHs, pilis deorfum verfis, geniculatus, 
geniculis pilofis, purpureis. 
RAMI cauli fimtlcs. 
FOLIA oppofita, feflilia, fubamplexlcaulia, lanceolata, 
patentia, ferrata, fubrugofa, nervo medio fub- 
tus fcabriufculo. 
FLORES verticillati, fpicati, pallide purpurei, verti- 
cillis dccerofloris, odto in circulum difpofitis, 
uno utrinque luperimpofito. 
SPICA fpithamiEa, erefla. 
BRACTEA ovato-acuminats, Integerrima:, hlrfutse, 
trinerves, deflexae. 
CALYX; Perianihium monophylium, tubulatum, 
quinquefidum, hirlutulum, purpurafcetis, li- 
neis decem elevatis notatum, ore patulo, den- 
tibus fub*qualibus, acuminatis, jig. i. 
COROLLA monopetala, ringens, tubus breviffimus, 
cylindraceus, pilis interne coronatus, faux 
oblonga, comprefiiufcula, fubincurvata, punc- 
tis duobus prominulis ad bafin labii fuperioris, 
labium luperius eredlum, fubovatum, fornica- 
tum, emarginatum, fuperne vifcidum, labium 
inferius majus, trifidum, albo et purpureo 
pulchre variegatum, lacinula intermedia maxi- 
ma,, concava. fig. 2. 3. 4. 
Stamina: Filamenta quatuor, quorum duo paulo 
breviora, ad lentem lubpilofa, medio craffiora, 
rubicunda, nitida ; Anthers e purpureo- 
nigricantes ; Pollen album, fig. 3. 6. 
PISTILLUM: Germen quadripartitum ; Stylus fili- 
formis longitudine flaminum ; Stigma bifi- 
dum, acutum, fig. 7. 8. 9. 
I ROOT perennial, creeping, fhoots numerous, white, 
j extending under ground to a great length, 
i their extremities at the clofe of the fummer 
I becoming tuberous, 
4; STALK two feet high, upright, branched, hollow, 
i four corner’d, the fides flattifli, the corners 
j fomewhat hlfpid with hairs which turn down- 
i ward, jointed, the joints hairy, and purple. 
I BRANCHES like the flalk. 
j LEAVES oppofite, feflile, fiightly embracing the flalk, 
I lanceolate, fpreading, ferrated, fomewhat 
4; wrinkly, the midrib on the under fide of the 
i leaf roughifh. 
I FLOWERS of a pale purple colour, growing in whirls 
i which form a fpike, in each whirl is ten 
I flowers, eight placed circularly, and one on 
4 each fide above them. 
t SPIKE fix or eight Inches high. 
I FLORAL-LEAVES ovate and pointed, entire, hlrfute, 
i threerlb’d, and turned downward. 
I CALYX: aPERiANTHiUMol'oneleaf, tubular, divided 
4 into five fegments, fiightlj hirfute, purpliffi, 
I marked with ten elevated lines, the mouth 
I open, the teeth nearly equal and pointed, /ig.j. 
I COROLLA monopetalous, ringent; tube very ftiort, 
I cylindrical, crowned internally with hairs; 
4 moutl) ohloug, fomewhat flattened and a little I 
I bent, marked with two prominent dots at the! 
I bafe of the upper Up ; upper Up upright, fome- 1 
t what ovate, arched, nicked, and vifeid at top ; 1 
I the lower lip larger, divided into three feg- 
4 ments, beautifully variegated with white and 
I purple, the middle legment very large and 
I hollow, fig. 2. 3. 4. 
t Stamina: four Filaments, two of which are fome- 
I what fhorter than the other two, hairy when 
4 magnified, thickefl in the middle, reddilh and 
I fliining ; Anthers, of a purplilli black co- 
4 lour; Pollen white, fig. 5. 6. 
i PISTILLUM; Germen divided into four parts; Style 
I thread fliaped, the length of the flamina ; 
4 Stigma bifid, and pointed, fig. 7. 8. 9. 
Gerar n has been extremely lavlfli in his praifes of this plant as a vulnerary, whence it has acquired Its name 
ot Clown s U ound-wort., ov Ad-heal. He mentions the cafe of a labouring man, who in reaping cut a deep gafli 
m 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 m 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 bv 
Its roots, winch towards the clofe of the fummer become tuberous at their extremities; it encreafes alfo by feed^ 
Hogs are laid by Linn^us 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 fidcs, efpecially in moilt fituations. It flowers 
in July and Augufl. ' 
