Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Horehound, the Water
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HOREHOUND, the Water, or Gypsywort, Lycopus Europæus, L. an indigenous perennial plant, which grows on sandy ground, on the banks of streams and ponds; it flowers from July to September.
The French manufacturers are chiefly indebted to this plant for the deep black colour of their cloth; its juice imparts a permanent dye to wool, silk and linen, and is much used by travelling gypsies, for the purpose of staining their faces.