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Show 494 The HijJory of p· ·L A N T S. Clafi the· Fourteenth. Seri~s the Fir fl. D I D Y N A M t A G Y M N 0 S P E R M I A. P !ants whic!J bave two ejfeEiive j}amina and have n() capfule·for their fieds : , Divijion tbe Fir.ft. , Such as have the calyx divided into jive nearly equai jeg11zent;. T E U CRt U M. T HE calyx is a permanent p~rianthium, corlipofed of a fin~le ~eaf, flightly divided into five fegthents, and gibbous at the bafe: the co~olla ts. rmg~nt, and formed of a fingle petal: the tube is cylindric and lhort,. a.nd t~rmJnates m an ~ncurvat~d opening : the upper lip is ereCt, acute, and deeply d1V1ded 1ht6 two fegments, wh1ch ftand apart; the lower lip is divided into three feg~ents ; the. lateral ones are of the figure of the upper lip, and fomewh<Y~ erect; the m1ddle. one ts mu~h larger, and rounded : the ftamina are four fubulated .filaments, longer than the upper hp of the corolla, crooked and prominent between the divifure of it : the antherre are fmall ; the germen is divided into four parts · the ftyle is filiform, and like the ftamina in figure and fituation : the fiigmata are tV:o, and flender : the feeds are four, roundi{h, and lod~ed in the bafe of tile cup.· . . . . This genus comprehends the Teucnum, Polmm, Scordmm, Chamredrys, Ap1ga, Pfeudomarum, Iva, and Chamrepitys of authors; all which have been erroneoufiy [epa-rated oy Tournefort and Rivinus. . In the Teucrium the calyx is campanulated, and the middle fegment of the lower lip is hollow. In the Polium the flowers are collected into clufters, terminating the brahches. In the Chamaklrys the flowers grow from the alre· of the ldaves, and the ~alyx is campanulated. In the Marum the leaves are lhort and fmall, and the fmell is acrid. fn the Scordium there is a fl:rong fmell of garlic. In the Iva the calyx is very gibbous in the 16wer part. Such are the diftinetions. which have been fuppofed generical. Teucritt1n foli·is ovato-lanceotatis ferrulatis, jlori-huJ j££pius' tJinatis. ~tattt <!Oettt HltfOtr, The ovato-lanceolate, ferrdted-/eaved 1eucrium, · · 0~ ~CO~bltun. with }lowers ufoally binate.· The root is fibroos; the ftal~s are fquare, procumbent, and hairy. The leaves frand in pairs; they are three quarters of an inch long, half an inch broad, and of a pale green colour. The flowers are fmall . and red; thay ufually grow two together, from the alre of the leaves. The whole plant has a garlic-like fmelJ. It is a native of England, in wet places, but is not common. Authors call it, Scor· dium, and Scordium officinarum. lt is fuppofed ~ great alexip~armic, and, as fuch, is an ingredient in many of the fl1op co'mpolitions. • The other fpecies of Teucriom are, r. Of thofe called Teucria by authors, 1. The finuated-1eaved, lhrubby, Bretic Teucrium. 2. The broader-leaved Teucrium. 3• The Teucrium, with inflated cups. 4· The perennial, fupine, laciniated. leaved Teu' crium. 5. The annual, laciniated-leaved Teucrium. ~· Of thofe called Polia by authors ~here are, 1. The lavender-leaved P0lium. 2. The very nqrrow-Jea·ved Polium. 3· The common yellow Polium. 4· The common wbi~.e~ Po1ium. 5· T~e long-headed Polium. 6. The creeping Polium. 7· The ered, mantn;J;H~ Po1ium. 8. The procumbent, fea Polium. 9· The purple-flowered, hoary. Po4 lium. 10. The ground-ivy-leaved Pollum. 1 1. The germander-leaved, purple Poltum. I2. The !hart-headed Polium. 13. The rofemary-leaved Polium. 14. The !hrubby, narrow-leaved Polium. I 5· The erect narrow-leaved Polium with ihort heads. I 6. The toad-flax-leaved Polium. 17. The little procumbent 'ferrated-leaved Polium. ' ' 18. The 'Ibe Hiftory of P L A N T S. 495 19. The gnaphaliurn-like Polium. I 9· T.he broad-leaved, ferrated Polium. 20. The ferpyllum-leaved Polium, 21. The thyme-leaved, pur.ple Polium, or Teucrium called ,Polium. · Of the Teucria, called Chamredrys by authors, there are, 1. T-he common, great Chamredrys. 2. Tqe Ieifer, creeping Chamredrys. 3· The hairy, Alpine Chamredrys, 4· The baum-leaved, ihrubby Chamredrys .. 5· The Ieifer baum-Ieaved ~hamredrys. 6. The Cham::edrys, called common Teucnum. 7· The lhrubby, Alpme, gloifyleaved Chamredrys. 8. The purple, Cretic, ihrubby Chamredrys. 9· The .fine-leaved, many-flowered Chamredrys. 1 o. The nettle-leaved Cham::edrys. I I. The hoary:~ lanceolated-leaved, fea Chamredrys. 12. The multifid-leaved Chamredrys. I3 • The prickly, multifid-leaved Cham<Edrys~ I~· The broad-leaved, oriental Chamredrys. ' Of thofe called Ajngre by Rivinus, and by others Bugul::e, are, I. The fmooth Bugula. 2. The hairy-leaved Bugula. The flowers of both thefe are naturally blue, but they vary into all the degrees of red and wl1ite, ~nd hen,ce authors have made many imaginary fpecies from the varieti~s of e;tch. Of the Teucria, called Chamrepitys by authors, are, I. The ferrated-leaved, fcented Chamrepitys. 2 . The common, or trifid-leaved Chamrepitys. 3· The large, red-fiower~ d, trifid-leaved Cham ~pitys. ( ·· S A T U R E I A. T HE calyx of the Satureia is ereCt, and the fegments of the corolla are nearly equal; for the reft fee the claffical character. This genus comprehends the Satureia and thct Thymbra of Tournefort and others. I. Satureia pedunculis bijloris. The bijlorous, peduncled Satureia. ~unuucr ~abo~p. The root is oblong, hard, and woody. 'fhe pl~nt rifes to a foot high; the fialk i~ woody: the leaves are near an in~h long, very narrow, and fomewhat hairy .. !he flowers fiand in the alre of the leaves, two on each peduncle; they are fmall and whttllh; the feeds are brown. It js a native of the fouth of Franc€ ; we have it in our gardens. C. Bauhine calls it Satureia hortenfis. · 'It is a carminative, and is kept as (uch in the fbqps. 2. Satureia pedunculis dichotomis. The Satureia, with dichotomous peduncles. rur.ttnter ,S>abo~p. The root is .fibrous: the plant grows to a foot high.: the fl:alks are woody and ramofe; the leaves thick-fet, very narrow, and of a bnght green colour: the flowers are moderately large and white, with a bluih ?f r~d. . . . It is a native of the fouth of France. C. Bauhme calls 1t, Sature1a dunor. It is ufed in fauces. . The other fpecies of Satureia atie all called Thymbrre .: they are, I. The Cret1c Satureia, or legitimate Thymbra of authors. 2. T~e marJoram-leaved Thymb~a, called common Marum. 3· The round-leaved, Spamlh Thymbra. 4- The cons-lea\led, Spaniih Thymbra. 5· The fpiked Thymbra. LAVANDULA. T HE calyx is of an ovate.d .figure, very flightly dentated at the rim, by a fquamma, For the reft fee the claffical character. and fupported Lavandula foliis duplici:uo-pinnatifidis. The duplicately pinnatifid-leaved Lavender. j/<lggen:::teabett !lnbtttber. The root is hard, woody, oblong, and divaric~ted : the plant rifes to a f~ot a~d a half high : t:he fialks are robufr, !quare, and ·hatry; the leaves are .finely d1v1ded mto narrow fegments, hoary, and very fragrant: the flowers are fmall and blue; they fiand in a fpike, like thofe of Lavender, at the top of a naked fialk . It |