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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 283 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BALM , a fragrant See also:

herb, Melissa officinalis, of the Deadnettle See also:order (See also:Labiatae) with opposite, ovate, crenulated leaves, which are wrinkled above, and small See also:white or See also:rose-spotted See also:flowers. It is a native of central and See also:southern See also:Europe; it is often grown in gardens and has become naturalized in the See also:south of See also:England and grows apparently See also:wild as a See also:garden See also:escape in See also:North See also:America. The name is from the See also:Greek j Xurra, the plant being visited by bees. See also:Bastard Balm is an allied plant, Melittis Melissophyllum, a southern See also:European See also:species, found in the south and south-See also:west of England.

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