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Show . ThBRITISH HERBAL patient G a ju0.8 UL Th BRITISH HERBAL, GIAR GERMANDER TREE TEUCRIUM Diy labiated. The tubular Dee . en and fhott, PAHE flower is formed ofa fingle petal, and is : - 1 three , and ftands erect : ae i ip is fegments two into {plit is lip upper The q divided of a roundifh nee _ _ sy fe ie and largeft, is one middle the which of ; parts he feeds after each flower are bate. intofive fegments at the rim, a fwelled on one fide at the ; he cup. kK th and y: rmia ntstae Nee aete Samae Zymmnefpe s the flower havingee threads, of which * en Joins many en two are longer than the others, andthe feeds remaining nakedin “i but we eee t ee They have other genera with the ¢eucrium under its common name; we have here to confider, is the proper been alreadytreated of in their proper places; and what teucriumonly. 1. Tree-Germander. they grow from the bofoms ofthe leaves all along the upper parts of the ftalks. Thefeeds are fmall and brown. It is a native of Italy, and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Teucrium. Others, Teucrium latifolium, and Teucrium vulgare. It is a cordial and alexipharmick, operating by fweat; and is efteemed good in putrid and peftilential fevers. N Ba UU NAM BM FCT D 45 0! Ee XII. SCOR ie oT oR, NUOS: HE flower is formed of a fingle petal, andis labiated. The tubular part is compreffed. The upper lip-is undivided, rounded at the end, and placed: erect: the lower is divided into three nearly equal fegments. The cup is general, containing manyflowers, and 'is a kind of loofe fealy head, which hangs drooping. Thefeeds are four after every flower; and’ they are {mall, and of a roundifh figure, Linnzus places this among the didynamia gymnofpermia; the Aower having four threads, of which two are longer than the others, and the feeds ftanding naked in the cup. But he does not allow it to be a diftiné : he genus-calls it a kind of origanum. The loofe compofition of the general cup, and its drooping pofture on the plant, are fufficient diftinctions from origanum, and give it a right to retain its antient name, 2. Spanifh Tree-Germander. A S4r/f = Dittany of Crete. Teucrium Beticum folio undulato. Teucrium latifolium. Ve Gre 9 The root is long, thick, and furnifhed with a great many fibres. The ftalks are numerous, fquare, firm, upright, two feet high, and confiderably branched. Theleaves are placed in pairs: they have no foorftalks: they are broad, fhort, fharp-pointed, dented at the edges; and of a beautiful green on the upperfide, and hoary underneath. The flowers are large, and of a pale yellow: Teel This is a tall and beautiful plant. The root is woody, long, and divided into numerous parts, and furnifhed with many fibres, The ftem is woody, five feet high, anddivided into many branches. The leaves are placed jin pairs: they are oblong, confiderably broad, not at.all dented at the edges, obtafe.at the end, andjoined to the ftalks without footftalks. ‘Their colouris a dark green on the upper-fide, and they are greyifh underneath. The flowers:are numerous; large, and_beautiful’: they:are of a: fnow-white. Tt is a native of Spain andSicily, and flowers in July. C.Bauhine ‘calls it Teucrinm peregrinum fala Difamnus Creticus. ZZ GEAL és This is a very fingular and very elegant plant. The root is compofed of a great many long, flender, and tough: fibres, conneéted: ta a {mall head. The ftalk is quare, upright, of a purplifh colour, and firm fubftance: it is afoot high, and it fends out numerous. branches. The leaves ftand in pairs, and at fmall diftances; and they are of a fingular appearance: they are broad, fhort, and fomewhat rounded ; but they have a point at the end; andthey are of agreyifh colour, and covered with a thick, The flowers are fmall and purple they are collected into oblong, loofe heads, and thefe hang drooping at the extremities of all the branches, The feeds are fmall. It is a native of the Greek iflands, and of fome of the warmer ‘parts of Europe. It flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Didtamnus Creticus. Others, Diéiamnus Creticus acris. It is celebrated among the vulnerary plants by the antients; and many incredible ftories are ‘re- lated ofits effects. Tt is in reality cordial and deobftruent ; and ig goodinall obftructions of the vifcera. woolly matter. Gop “finuo/o. N SWEET US XIII. MARJ-ORAM. AMAR ACU S, Gaee Eee eeiee 5 XI. GERMANDER. CGA 1# 3D Rohs, HE floweris formed of a fingle petal, and is labiated. The tubular part is fhort. The uppet lip is fplit deeply into two parts; and the lower part is divided into three fegments; of which the middle one is largeft, and is of a rounded figure. The cup is tubulated, andlightly dividedby five nicks at the edge. ‘he feeds are roundifh, and four follow every flower. The flowers grow from the bofoms of the leaves, notin tufts, terminating the branches. Linneeus places this among the didynamia gymnofpermia ; the flower having two longer and two fhorter threads, and the feeds flanding naked. He does not allow it to be.a diftingt genus; but places it among many others under the name feucrinm. Common..Germander. Chamedrys vulgaris. S447 The root is compofed of long, flender, tough fibres. The ftalks are fquare, and hard: they lie in part upon the ground: they. are confiderably branched, and a foot or more in length, The:leaves are placed: in, pairs ;. and they are oblong, broad, indented at the edges, fharppointed, and of a fine green. The flowers are {mall and red: they rife from 2, the. bofoms of; the leaves all over the upper pat of the plant. The feeds are fmall, roundifh, and of a dark brown. It is commonin:France, and moft other pats af Europe. It fowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Chamadrys minor reper’ Others, Chamedrys vulgaris. Ir is celebrated} for many virtues, but is vey much negleéted in the prefent practice. HE flower is formed ofa fingle petal, and is Jabiated:, The tubular part is fhort and comiprefled. ‘The upper lip is undvided, rounded at the end, and placed ereét: the lower lip ig divided into three equal fegments, The common cup is formed offcaly leaves, and is of a fquare fioure, The feeds are four after every flower; and they are roundifh. Linnzus places this among the didynamia gymno/permia s the flower having four threads ; of which two are longer than the others, and feeds remaining naked in the cup. This author does not allow it to be a diftin€ genus; but makes it a fpecies of orig ») Dhe fquare fhape of the head or general cup is a fuffcient diftinétion of this plant from origauum, and ° gives it a right to retain its antient name. Common Sweet Marjoram. Amaracus vulgaris, PEF4:79S The root is compofed of numerous, long, tough, brown fibres. The ftalk is fquare, upright, branthed, and a foot high: its colour is brown, and its fubftance brittle, The leavés are placed in pairs at {mall dif- tances ; and they are oblong, broad, obtufe at the end, and of a light green, The flowers are {mall and white: they are It ope rates:by urine, and is, good-againft obftrudtions of the vifeera, vIt isialfo.goodin fevers. GENUS N° XXXVIUL placed in great numbers in oblong, fquare heads at the tops ofthe ftalk and branches. It is a native of Spain, and other warmer parts of Europe, and flowers in July. C, Bauhinecalls it Majorana vulgaris. Others, Amaracus bortenfis. It is Common at our tables; and it hasvirtues as a medicine. It warms and {trengthens the ftomach, and is good in vertigoes, giddinefs of the head, and other nervous complaints, |