Rosmarinus
(from ros, dew, and marinus, of the sea; referring to the habitat of the plant). ORD. Labiatae. A monotypic genus. The species is a densely-branched and leafy, hardy shrub, employed in the manufacture of Hungary Water. For culture, &c., see Rosemary.
R. officinalis (officinal).* Common Rosemary; Old Man. fl. in short, axillary, few-flowered racemes, approximating, opposite, sub-sessile; calyx of a purplish colour, ovoid-campanulate, bilabiate; corolla white or pale bluish-purple, the tube shortly exserted, the limb bilabiate. February. l. sessile, linear, entire, with revolute margins, canescent beneath. h. 2ft. to 4ft. Mediterranean region, 1848. (S. F. G. 14.)