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Show The Hiflory of P L A N T S. M A R R U B I U .M. T HE calyx is of a hypocrateriform ihape, divided into ten parts at the end and marked with ten ftrire: the upper lip of the corolla is bifid and linear. , This genus comprehends the Marrubium of Tournefort, and the Pfeudo-dictamnus of Rivinus. Marrubium foliis cordatis, caule ftAuticrfo.. 115atlarb 'lbe cordated-leaved, Jhrubby-Jlalked MarrzMium. c • liDftttltlp. The root is hard, oblong, and brachiated ; the plaht rifes to a foot and half high • the fialks are numerous, fquare, and hoary ; the leaves are three quarters of an inch in diameter, roundilh, thick, whitiih, and hoary, much refembling thof~ of the Dittany of Crete : the flowers are purple, and ftana in round clufi:ers at the joints of the ftalk. . It is a native of Crete. C. Bauhine calls it, Pfeudo-diClamnus inodorus. The other fpecies are, I. The common, white Martubit1m. 2 . The rounderle~ ved, whit~ Marrubium. 3· The great, broa.der-leaved Marrubium. 4· The ha1w Marrubmm. 5· The narrow-leaved Marrubmm. 6. The ftella:ted and aculea' ted, cupped Marrubium. 7· The procumbent, filvery-leaved Marrubium. 8. The Molucca-cupped Marrubium. 9· The curled and rugofe-leaved Marrubium, 10. The great, white-leaved Marrubium. I J. The great, blackiih, and hairy-leaved Marrubicum. . 12. The fcrophula~ia-leaved- Marrubium. 13: The ground-ivy-leaved Marrubmm. The fix laft are called, by authors, Pfeudo-dH1amni. L E ,O N U R US. ., T HE ~alyx is of a cylin.dric figure, ftriateq, a1,1d terminated , by patulous denti~ culatwns: the upper hp of the corolla • is erect and bar bated; the involucrum fetaceous. " . This genus comprehends the Leonurus and Cardiaca of Tourn.efort and the Gale;b-dolon of Dillenius. ' . . l . . Leonurus foliis tripartiti$ multijidis linearibus obtuji- , ufculis. The ~eonurus, with /ripa~tite, 7nultifid, linear, ob- . tUJe leaves. · laulf!an ®ot!Jetlbo~t. Th~ roqt is creeping and fibrated; t?e fialks jlre numerous, [quare, hairy, and two fe:t ~1gb : the leaves are fome~hat like thofe of the coron'opus, divided into three pnnc1pal parts, ?~d from thefe mto others·; they are of a bright green on the upper furface, and wh1tlih underneath : the flowers fiand in thick clu.fl:ers at the joints of the fialk; they are fmall and red. · It is a native of.Ruffia. Amman calls ~t, Ballote inodora foliis Coronopi. The other fpec1es of Leonurus are, I. ~he common, Cardiaca. 2 , The filwothlea~ ed, finely-qivided Cardiaca. 3· Th~ great, pUI'ple-flowered, fi.derllis-leaved Leo· muus. 4· The fmaller-flowered, ca~ammt-le~ved 1 Leon uru s . 5· The oJiganum-leaved Leonurus. • P H L 0 MIS. . 'J'7 HE. cal~x has .,fiye folds or plicre1 ~nd i~ marked with ten fl rix : the up~er lip '1 1 of the corolla IS mcumbent and-hairy; the involucrum is foliaceous. Phlomis foliis cordatis villojis, caule fruticofo . . · , r ·~nge g@ul == 'The Jhrubby-flalked, cordated, hairy-leaved Phlomis. · lcrn. Tl · •. 1e r~ot ts woody and fibrated; the ftalks are numerous, woody, fquare, and whttiOt : .the leaves,a:re very hoary and white, like thofe of fage, but larger : the flow 4 1 ern The Hijlory of P L A N T S. 50 i ers ftand in round clufters about the upper parts of the fialks ; they are large and yell a~· · It IS a native o f Sp a·m . · C . Ba u h'm e ca 11 s ·t t, Ve r b· a 1r cum 1a t1·s 1r.a 1 v i·r e 1r 01 m" . The other fpecies of Phlomis are, 1. The little, purple-flowered Phlomis. 2. The fmooth, nettle-leaved Phlomis; thefe are both Ruffian. 3· The narrower-leaved, yellow Phlomis. 4· The round-leaved, purple, !hrubby Phlomis. 5· The pointedleaved, purple, lhrubby Phlomis. 6. The purple, clary-leaved Phlomis. 7· The very white, lhrubby, Spaniili Phlomis. 8. The very white, herbaceous Phlomis. M 0 L U C C E .L L A. THE calyx is of a campanulated figure, and is larger than the corolla. :. Moluccella calycibus fiptem dentatis. 10ticklp The Moluccella, with cups indented in feven places. ®Olttccn. The root is fibrous ; the fialks are numerous, fquare, a foot and half high, and rarnofe: the leaves are of a roundilh figure; they ftand bn long pedicles, and are jagged ~t the edges : the flowers are red, and fiand in cluflers in large cups. . It is a native of the Molucca's. C. Bauhine calls it, Meliffa Moluccana fcet1da. The other fpecies are, 1., The fweeter-fcented, fmooth-cupped Molucca. 2 . The lhrubby, Sicilian Molucca. Clafi the Fourteenth. Order the Firjl. Divijion the Second. Dydinamia Gymnojpermia, with bilabiated cups. 0 C Y MUM. 0 N E of the two lips of the cup is divided into four fegments, the other int? two. One of the lips of the flower is divided into four fegments, the other IS undivided. Ocymum Joliis ovatis glabris. The fmooth, oval-leaved Ocymum. The root is fibrous ; the plant rifes to a foot high, or more : the fialk is green and tender: the leaves ftand on pedicles, and are oblong, broad, and of ~ pale green: the flowers are white or reddi!h, and are moderately large ; they ftand m clufiers round the tops of the fi~lks,· fo as to form a kind of fpike. . . It is a native of Ceylon, but is frequent in our gardens. C. Bauhme calls It, Ocy-mum caryophyllatum majus. fi · The other fpecies are, 1. The little, oval-leaved Ocymum. 2. The great, m?n-ated- leaved Ocymum. 3· The green, oblong, leaved Ocym~m. .4· The blacklilileaved rue Ocymum. 5· The citron Ocymum. 6. The amfe Ocymum. 7· The fuort-fpiked Ocymum. 8. The narrow, ferrated-leaved Ocymum. 9· The narrow, bullated-leaved Ocymum . T R I C H 0 S T E M A. T H E upper lip of the corolla is f~lcated ; t.he . fi:amina are e.xtrel?ely. long. . It is a native of North Amenca, defcnbed by Gronov1~s,. m his Flora V1r~ ginica. The charaCters diftingui!h it fufficiently, without a defcnpuon. 6M THYMUS. |