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Show The The BRITISH 368 SS eminent as The frefly leaves bruifed are very ng of a frefh a vulnerary: they ftop the bleedi heal it. wound, and without any other application HERBAL in pairs; ‘and they are {mall, and of an oblong, or fomewhat oval form: they are of a whitifh colour; and have a ftrong fmell, between that of the common calamint and pennyroyal. The flowers grow from the bofoms of the Narrow-leaved red Al 8 s anguftifolia flore rs Theroot is long, flender, and furnithed with many fibres. Allheal. The firft leaves are numerous: theyare ob. alia flore flave. PCI 212 long, narrow, of a brownith green, andindented at the’edges: thefe quickly wither. The root is compofed of {mall white fibres. The ftalk is {quare, of a purplifh colour, and The firft leaves are fupported on flender foota foot high. ftalks ; and they are fhort, broad, a little inThe leaves ftand in pairs; and theyare nardented at the edges, and of a dufky green. row, oblong, of a deep green, and ferrated, Theftalk is fquare, hollow, of a faint green, The flowers are fmall and red: theyare placed and abouta foot high. in tufts about the tops of the ftalks; andeach is ‘The leaves ftand in pairs on it; and they are variegated with two white {pots on the lower lip, oblong and broad: their colour is a bright green, The feds are {mall and brown, and they are indentedat the edges. Tt is common in corn fields, and flowers in The flowers rife in tufts in the bofoms of the July. leaves; and they are moderately large and yelC. Bauhine calls it Sideritis arvenfis anguftifolia low. rubra. Others, Ladanum fegetum. The feeds are oblong, cornered, and brown. It is not uncommon in our northern counties All thefe are fuppofed to be excellent againit in cultivated land. It flowers in July. frefh wounds. Ray calls itSideritis arven/is latifolia birfuta lutea. DV sao nil. FO Rib lkGIN It is common by way-fides with the former, C. Bauhinecalls it Calamintha pulegii odore five HEDERA prefled. GE N (US's grS PP BCT Es. He takes away the received name from the genus, andcalls it glechoma. 1. Common Ground-Ivy. Hedera terreftris vulgaris. XXI: bluith white: they ftand in clufters in the bofoms of the upper leaves. 2. Purple-flowered Ground-Ivy, Hedera terreftris montana flore purpurafcente. The root is compofed of innumerable brown, of’a purplifh colour, and procumbent. The leaves have long footftalks: they are placed in pairs ; and they are large, roundifh, dented, of a pale green, and very hairy, The flowers ftand in the bofoms ofthe leaves; and they are large and purple. Tt is not uncommonin woods in our northern counties, and elfewhere. It flowers in April. C. Bauhinecalls it Hedera terreftris montana; a name moft others have’ copied, Some have thought’ it ‘only a variety of the common kind; but it appears to be a diftinge fpecies by fowing. It is an excellent pectoral and deobftruent. A conferve of the frefh-gathered tops with fugar is good againft coughs. A fyrup made of the juice with honeyis ufeful in afthmas. The juice preffed with white wine is alfo ferviceable in the Thefeeds are fmall and brown: It is common by way-fides, and flowers July. C, Bauhine calls it Calamintha vulgaris ve anarum Germania. Others, Calamintha major. GE N STINKING VU S XXII. HQOARHOUND. Pod Len Oe: 2. Smaller Calamint. Calamintha odcre pulegii. 707 Therootis flender, and hung with many fibres The flalks are branched, and neara foot ! they are firm, hard, upright, and of a whit colour, The leaves are very numerous : they are placed a flender, crooked fibres, The ftalks are numerous, thick, but weak, The flowers are moderately large and blue: they rife from the bofoms of the leaves: they are followed each byfour fmall ovalfeeds. The plant is common on ditch-banks, and flowers in April. Thatis the time. where it has its full virtue. €. Bauhine calls it Hedera terreftris vulgaris. Others, Calamintha humilior folio rotundiore. CAL AM HN6TH A The root is compofed of numerous, brown fibres, Theftalks are woody, and a foot or more in height, very much branched, and of a whitifh colour. Theleaves are placed in pairs; and they are Toundifh, a little waved, or irregularly notched at the edges, and ofa brownith green. The flowers are moderately large, and of a jaundice; and an infufion taken in large dofes Operates powerfully and fafely by urine, bringing away gravel, and cleanfing the ureters. The juice fnuffed up the nofe is celebrated againft the headach. Malt-liquor in which this herb is put, is called gil/-ale, from gill, an Eng~ lifh nameof the plant. It has fome virtue from it, but is not comparable to the other forms, redith, afterwards of a dufky green, and hairy : they are of a roundifh figure, crenated at the edges, and fomewhat pointed. HE floweris labiated, and is formed of a fingle petal, The tubular part at the bafeis cylindrick : and even. The upper lip is divided at the extremity into three points: the lower lipis divided into three fegments ; and of thefe the middle oneis largeft, and is heart-fafhioned. The cup is hollow, tubular, and formed alfo into two lips. Four feeds follow every flower ; and they ftand naked in the cup. The whole plant is of a ftrong, and not agreeable fmell, and of an acridtalte. Linnzus places it among the didynamia gymnofpermia; the threads in the Rower being two longer and two fhorter, and the feeds having no covering but the cup. He does not allow ‘alamint to be a diftiné&t genus, but makesthe feveral kinds ofit fpecies of baum or meliffa, Calamintha vulgaris. ?OI £14 DPLulE The root is a tuft of long crooked fibres. The ftalks are numerous, weak, hairy, fquare, of a brown colour; and they trail upon the ground, and take root at the joints. There alfo rife with them a numberof fall, running fhoots, which root at their ends; and the plant is thus propagated in abundance. Theleaves are placed in pairs; and they have flender foot{talks : where they firft fhoot they are CALA MINT. 1. Common Calamint. The tubular part is flender and com- The upper lip is upright and imple: it is obtufe at the end, and a little fplit: the lower lip is divided into three fegments ; and the middle one of thefe is larger than the others; and nipped at the end.. The cup is formed of a fingle piece ; and'is tubular, and divided into five parts atthe rim. The feeds after each flower are four in number, and oval. Linneus places this among the didynamia gymnofpermia ; the flower having two longer and two fhorter threads, and the feeds ‘ftanding naked. It is efteemed an aftringent and vulnerary. much branched. XXII. °TERRESTRIS. HE floweris labiated, and is formed of a fingle petal. The flowersftand in tufts in the bofoms of the The ftalk is fhrubby, firm, upright, and not US GROUND-IVY: upper leaves 5 and they are {mall and white. he feeds are brown. It is a native of the Canaries, and flowers in July. Commelin calls it Stachys Canarienfis frutefcens verbafci folio. redifh footftalks; and they are oblong, broad, and of a pale green, obtufe at the end, little crenated at the edges, and dented for the ftalk at the bate. Noe 369 Our people, Both this and the former are excellent, medicines in hyfterick- complaints: they promote the menfes; and are good againft obftructions of the vifcera. They may be taken dried and powdered, but the better method is in a ftrong infufion in the manner of tea. A conferve may alfo be made of the tops, and flowers in July. GWE Others, Calaminthe minor, Field-calamint. {nvall and white. The feeds are brown. from the root, but they are fmaller ; and they are of a whitifh colour, and foft to the touch. Thefirft leaves are placed on long, flender, nepeta, leaves at the tops of the plant; and they are The leaves on it are placed in pairs ; and they Canary Allheal. Sideritis latifolia Canarienfis. As2.18 have long, flender footftalks : they refemble thofe The root is long, thick, and brown; and it is hung with many fibres. ‘BRI TIS Hin fb RB AL in ‘a’ fingle petal. The tubular partis cylindrick, and of HE flower js labiated: it is formed of «i Tt } : | the length of the cup. The’ upper lip‘is hollow, ‘un vided, but dented at the tip, and obis larger which of one middle the fegments; three into is'divided and obtufe, is lowerlip the tule: is than the others, and is nipped at. the end, The cup. is tubular, and marked with ten ridges, and N° XXXVII. 5B divided |