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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Lawsonia inermis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Lawsonia inermis, Linn. A handsome shrub with many very fragrant flowers Var. alba, Haask. (L. alba, Lam.) has white flowers; otherwise they are rose, an L. rubra is listed, and var. miniata, Hassk.. is cinnabar-red. Widely cultured in tropical countries, but probably native in N. Afruits, to W. and S. Asia; naturalized in W. Indies, where it is known as "mignonette." Its leaves produce the henna or alhenna of the Arabs (cyprus of the ancients), a yellow dye which is used in Egypt and elsewhere by women to color their nails, and by men to dye their beards, and for other similar uses. It is also known in W. Indies as "Egyptian privet," and sometimes as "reseda." It is the camphire of the authorized version of the Bible. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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