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Show 'Ibe Hi)lory of P L A N T S. It is common in our gardens. C. Bauhine calls it, Lavandula folio dilfeeto; J. Bau~ hine, Lavandula multifido folio. The other fpecies of Lavandula are, I. The common Lavender of our gar?ens. 2 . The Arabian Strechas. 3· The broad-leaved Lavender. 4· The lhort-fp1ked, broad-leaved Lavender. 5· The oblong and ferrated-leaved Lavender. 6. The {hrubby, broad, crenated-leaved ~a~ender. . . . All the fpecies are good in medtcme as cephahcs and cordtals. H Y S S 0 PUS. T HE lower lip of the corolla has the intermed~ate fegment crenated: the fiamina are erect and difiant. For the reft fee the claffical character. Hyffopus caule acute quadra1zgulo glabro. ' Tbe acutely-quadrangular, finooth-.flalked Hy./fopus. The root is a tuft of white fibres : the plant grows to five feet high; the fialk is firm and green : the leaves ftand on pedicles, and are of a cordated form, fmooth, and iliarply ferrated at their edges: the flowers are fmall and yellow, and fiand in a kind of fquare fpikes, at the tops of the branches. It is a native of Virginia. Tournefort calls it, Sideritis altiffima fcrophularire folio, flare flavefcente. The other fpecies are, J. The common Hyffop. 2. The Siberian, large, blueflowered Hyffop. 3· The laciniated-leaved Hyffop. 4· The myrtle-leaved Hylfop. S· The tall, hairy Hylfop. NEPETA. T HE middle fegment of the lower lip of the corolla is crenated : the fiamina .fiand clofe to one another. For the refi fee the claffical character. Nepeta foliis fi./Jilibus, nudis, calycibus JruEtus ovatis aJqualibus. The naked, fe./Jile-leaved Nepeta, with the cups in fled oval and equal. 1tall, lllbtte ~tne:rttts. The root is oblong and fibrated: the plant grows to five feet high: the fialks are fquare, hairy, and ramofe; the leaves are two inches and a half long, an inch and a half broad, ferrated, terminating in a point, and of a deep green colour on the upper furface, and hoary underneath : the flowers are large, and of a pale red ; they are difpofed in a kind of fpikes. It is a native of Spain. J. Bauhine calls it, Mentha cataria Hifpanica, olim Sideritis altiftima flare alba. The other fpecies are, I. The common, hoary Nepeta. 2. The interruptedly-fpicate Nepeta. 3· The veronica-leaved Nepeta. 4· The common, leffer Nepeta. 5· The narrow-leaved Nepeta. 6. The tuberous-rooted, betony-leaved Nepeta. 7· The lelfer, fibrofe-rooted, betony-leaved Nepeta. BET 0 N I CA. T H E calyx is arifiated : the upper lip of the corolla is plane and emarginated : the tube is cylindric. For the refi fee the claftical character. Betonica fpicata corollis niajori6us. The /piked Betonica, with larger corollce. <!t:onunon~ moon 115etonp. The. root is thick, tuberous, and fibrated ; the leaves fiand on long pedicles, and are hatry, of a blac~ifh-green colour, and crenated round the edges : the fialks are fquare, and a foot h1gh j the flowers of a bright red colour and difpofed in ihort fpikes. ' It The Hi.ftory of P L A N T S. 497 It is common in our woods-. C. Bauhine calls it, Betonica purpurea ~ It is a famous cephalic. . · Th~ other fpecies of Betonica are, t. The taller, narrower-leaved, white·flowered Bet?mca. 2. The g~eat, broad-leaved, yellow, hairy Betonica. 3· The yellowia1 wh1te~flowered Betomca, called fmooth Sideritis. 4· The yellow, fage-leaved fe~ Betomca. ' S I D E R I T . I S. 'J' I I c. , ) T HE lower lip of the corolla is trilobous and undivided: the calyx IS arifiated· The refi fee in the claffical character. Sideritis foliis ovato-prcelongis foperne crenatis. rhe oblong, oval-leaved Sideritis, crenated in the upper part. . The root is oblong, W??dy, and divaricated; the fialks are procumbent, fix or eight mches long, fquare, whn1D1, and hoary: the leaves ftand in pairs; they are oblong, moderately broad, and crenated toward their extremities: the flowers are fmall and of a ~hitilb-red colour; they fiand in clufiers1 round the tops of the fi:alks. ' It 1s a native o~ France. C. Bauhine calls it, Sideritis hitfuta procumbens. The other fpecws are, I. The procumbent Sideritis, with undivided leaves. 2. The Sideritis, with deeply-divided leaves. 3· The hylfop-leaved, Alpine Sideritis. 4· The n ~rro.~-leaved, Spani{h Sideritis, called Tragoriganum. 5· The narrow-leaved, crenated Stdentls. 6. The ihrubby, Spanilh Sideritis. 7· The trifid-leaved Sideritis. 8. The procum~ent,.hylfop.-leaved Sideri~is .. 9· The Sideritis, called Marrubiafirum vulgare, and Alfine tnifagmts foho. I o. The S1dentts, called the motherwort-leaved Marrubiafirum. MENTHA. T HE corolla is nearly equal, and divided into four fegments; the broader fegment is emarginated. For the reft fee the claffical character. This genus comprehends the Mentha, Menthaftrum, . and Pulegium of authors. Mentha jloribus JPicatis, Joliis oblongis firratis. The fpiked-jlowered Mentha, with long, ferrated leaves. r.Lon g.4cabtb lllo~fcmtnt. The root is white and creeping: the plant grows to two or three feet high : the fialk is fquare, robufi, and ramofe; the leaves are two inches and a half long, narrow, 1l1arply ferrated at the edges, and of a greyitb-green colour : the flowers are fmall, and of a whitiili.-red colour ·; they fiand in long fpikes, at the tops of the branches. It grows with us in wet places. C. Bauhine calls it, Mentha fylvefi:ris folio longiore ; others, Menthafl:rum fpicatum longifolium. The other fpecies of Mentha are, 1. The round-leaved ·Mentha. 2. The large, purple-flowered, round-leaved Mentha. 3· The verticillate, roundilb-leaved Mentha. 4· The garden, Bafil Mentha. 5· The curled, roundilh-leaved, fpiked, garden Mentha. 6. The great, curled-leaved, Daniili Mentha. · 7· The round-leavea, water Mentha. 8. The round, rough-leaved, fpiked Mentha: 9· The hairy, · verticilJa~e, fielc\Mentha. 10. The narrow-leaved, fpiked Mentha. I 1. The fhort-fpiked, pepper Mentha. 12. The broad-fpiked, long-leaved, water Mentha. · . , h • ; , ) ' ' Of thofe called by authors Pulegium there are, I. The r com111on ~ennyroyal. 2. The finall, hoary Pennyroyal. 3· The narrow-leaved Pennyroyal. 4· The broad:-: leaved Pennyroyal. ' ' 1:. G L E C H 0 M A. JO l THE two pairs of the anther~, feparate1y, 6 L Glee hom a |
