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Show HEAR BoA I oe The B Ra m IS et 3376 1. Common Stoechas. Stachas vulgaris. oe of numeThe root is woody, and compofed rous fibres, conneéted to an oblong head. two The plant rifes in form of a fmall fhrub, ches. feet high, and divided into many bran Thele are fquare while young; but they lofe that form as they grow older andharder. The leaves are oblong, narrow, of a whitifh colour, andof a very fragrant fmell. The flowers growin thick, fhort fpikes ; forming with their cups, and the leaves which fupndof fcaly head; at the top of port them, < which ftands a very beautiful leaf, of a deep purple. [he flowers are fall and purple; and the whole head has a very fine {mell, and a highly aromatick tafte. in, and Italy; and It is a native of France, It flowers in is alfo abundant in the Eaft. ufe jut before they come into full bloom. They pofiefs the fame virtues with /avender; but they are more cordial, andof alighter and more agrees able flavour. The {pikes of flower uld be gathered for Ge ee oN Oifindt Stachas foliis dentatis. PO5 Sia1 G HH The root is long, thick, woody, and hung round with abundance offibres, . The plant is fhrubby, very much branched, and two feet high. The leaves are very beautiful: they are oblong, narrow, and deeply ferrated or notched all along the edges. Their colour on the upper fide is a lively n, and on the underpart they are whitifh: the edges often turn, and appear curled. The whole leafhas a veryfragrant fell aromatick tafte. lowers are placed in thick, fhort fpikes, rof thofe of the commonftachas ; e {mall and purple. ike is in the fame manner terminated by whichis formed of three or four ve of the warmer parts of Europe, and flowers in June: C. Bauhine calls it Stechas folio ferrata. Oagno Oe btad| Rk I NU Rofmarinus vulgaris. PUSS A § The root is woody, long, divided, and hung with numerous fibres. The plant rifes into a fmall fhrub: the ftem is woody, and is covered with a brown, rough bark. The young thoots are of a greyifh green. The leaves are numerous, and of a firm fub»flance : they are oblong, narrow, fharp-pointed, notat all indented at the edges, and of a very fragrant fmell: they are of a very beautiful green on the upper fide, andofa filvesy bey underneath. : E The flowersrife in great numbersifrom the bofoms of the leaves toward the upper part of the branches : they are large, and of a pale blue, variegated with white, aa ae fmall, and of an oblong fhape. he whole plant ha: o i fmell 7 it is lighter, See ene in the Ug Hoyas} S10 FOSS VO iP: Peo) Common Hyffop. Ayffopus vulgaris. The feeds ate {mall and brown. A $311/4 Theroot is compofed of numerous, long, thick fibres, conneéted to an oblong head. The ftalks are fquare, upright, hard, and branched. The leaves are placed in pairs; and they are oblong, narrow, and of a pale green: they ftand It is a native of Italy, and the warmer parts of Europe, and flowers in Auguft. C. Bauhine calls it Hyffopus officinarum cerulea St ta. {op . Others, Hyffopus Arabum, and Hy/So . r It is a plant of VERY: confiderable virtues. Te thick together upon the ftalks and there are * excellent againft diforders of the breaft and ufually many young leaves rifing from their boeens lungs. E fyrip of faffep made with honey is good in afthmatick cafes, and in coughs. The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks in a kind of loofe fpikes, with leaves among them; they are large and blue. It is alfo good againft obftructions of the vif* CSt@3 andit works by urine. IV. Grier TaN US VI. suid, Vj O RY. S&. PAAHE flower is 12 and is formed of a fingle petal. The tubular part is longer than thé s ; Bnet. ; A. cup. p is fmall, andis fplit into two parts, the edges.of which turn back, The under lip is large, and turns back: it is divided into three fegments ; the middle one of whichis largeft, and is hollowed. The cup is divided into two lips. The feeds,,are, four after every flower, andthey ftand naked in the cup. Linnzus places this among the di ia monogynia ; the threads in the flower being two, and the ftyle fingle. Common Rofemary. sbka HIBTRABIA al. #PHE flower is labiated, andis formedof a fingle petal. The tubular part is of the length of the cup. The upperlip is thort, undivided, and juft nipped at the end; andit ftands 1 2a, The lowerlip is larger, and is dividedinto three parts ; the middle oneof thefe is broader than the SHE andis heart-fathioned. The cupis long, tubular, ftriated, and dented in five parts at the dacs, The feeds are four after every lower; andthey are of an oval form, and placed nakedin the cup. ; Linnzus places this among the didynamia gZymnofpermia ; the threads in each flower being two longer and two fhorter, and the feeds placed in the cup without anycapfule. 3 a ROSEMARY. RiiOs ABORST MP3 Sitie 2. Jaggcd-leaved Stoechas, ead, y, and fome French The flowers, and ftronger in the leaves. Thetafte alfo is warm and aromatick, and not difagreeable. Sndgu Uj R EI A, HE flower is formed of a fingle petal, andis labiated. The tubular part is fhorter than the cup. The upper lip is nipped at the extremity, and placed upright : the lower, lip is divided into three fegments; the middie one of which is;broader than the others ; but they are all of a length. x. SummerSavory. Satureia afta. PLI4 1 It is a native of the warmer parts of Europe, andflowers in fpring. C. Bauhine calls it Rofimarinus hortenfis angujore ali, ri 4, tiore folio. Others, Anthos; and fome, Libanotis coronaria. It is a fhrub of very confiderable virtues. It is excellent in all nervous diforders, againtt vertigoes, dizzinefs of the head, and tremblings of the limbs. Forthis purpofe no form of gi Ving it is better than a conferve made of the ten der’ tops freth gathered, and beat up with fugar. It is alfo good again{t obftruétions of the vil- cera, and in paralytick diforders, Hungary-water is made by. diftilling a pur {pirit from the tops of. this plant, orin a coarler ee a| way, by mixing a few drops of its oileeein fuch a fpiric. The root is compofed of a. vaft. number of fibres, connected to a {mall head. The {talks are numerous, upright, brown, divided into branches, and ten inches high. Theleaves are oblong, narrow, and of a dufky green: they ftand. in pairs at diftances on the ftalks; and they, have an aromatick {mell and : tafte, The flowers rife from the bofoms of the upper leaves; and they are fmall, and of a faint tédifh colour, often nearly white. The feeds are roundifh and brown. Iv isia native sof the fouth’ of France, and flowers in July. GeBauhine calls it Satareia Bortenfis, feuCunila fativa Plinii. Ik.isipritcipallyoufed as.a pot-herb 5 but it has GENUS The cup is tubular, ftriated, and nipped in, five parts at the extremity. The feeds are four after every flower ; and. they. are ofa roundifh form, and ftand naked jn the cup. Linnzus places this among the didynamia. gymna/permia the threads in the flower being two longer and two fhorter, and the feeds naked in the cup. virtues that might recommend it as a’ medicine, lers of ‘the’ head and nerves, It is goodiin 94 N°Ne 37, andagainft obftructions of the vifcera. The tops, when in flower, poffefs the principal virtue. 2, Winter Savory. Satureia durior. The rootis long, divided, and furnifhed with numerous fibres. The ftalks are numerous, woody, very much branched, anda foot and half high: the harder parts of them are of a pale brown; the young fhoots green. The leaves are very numerous: they ftand in pairs, with clufters of young leaves and fhoots in their bofoms. The flowers grow from the bofoms ofthe upper leaves 5 and they are finall and white, with g faint blufh of purplith. It is a native of. Italy, and is kept in.our gardens for the fervice of the kitchen. €,,Bauhine calls it Satureia montana, Saturéia'durior, and Satureia, Hyberna. nD Others, g. The |