ALOYSIA

(Lat.), n. f£. ®s)i2-a®, From Mary Louisa, a queen of Spain, in honor of whom it was named. eae sie. A genus of verbenaceous shrubs established by Ortega. [B, 180.]— A. citriodora. Fr., verveine odorante. Ger., Punschlanze,_It., erba Luigia (o dell a Principe a). Sp., yerba Luisa à de la Princes a). Syn.: Verbena triphylla [Heut.], Lippia citriodora [Kunth]. The lemon-verbena; a South American species cultivated in Europe and the United States. The leaves have a strong, agreeable, lemon-like odor. [B, 180.]—Folia aloysiæ [Fr. Cod.}, The leaves of the A. citriodora; excitant, stomachic, and antispasmodic. [L, 77.] ase n. An alchemical name for quicksilver, {Ruland , 94).