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Show The Bi RLISTHL Ss l ft at the joints in “he flowers furround theftalks ately large, and of moder are they rs: clufte little a deeppurple. nt fmell, , The whole plant has'a very fragra It flowers in It is commonin'the ifle of Ely. July. fs verticillata fo The’ HERBAL. 10, Broad-fpiked Mint. The whole plant has a ftrong fmell, and a acrid tafte, in fome degree approaching t 4. Curled Mint. crifpa verticillata. GLE fpreads The root creeps under the furface, and abundantly. purThe flalks are numerous, {quare, and of a length ; plith colour: they are a foot and half in cand r ; aan but theylie in a great meafure upon the ground branched, but have many andthey are not fhoots from the bofoms of the leaves. The leaves are oblong, broad, and of ‘a pale ereen: they are-not at all hairy; bur they are often wrinkled, and fometimes curled “at the ; edges. The flowers furround:the ftalks at the joints; and they are fmall and purple. It is common wild about wate time wasfrequent in gardens, but has there taken its place. It flowers C. Bauhinecalls it J ba ¢ Others, > from the common rednefs ofits -ftalk, Mentha fativa rubra. calls it Mentharotu palu| hi Others, Adentha ag The root is com creeping fhoots eve The ftalk is {quare, or redifh colour, and about afoot ¢ The leaves are broad, fhort, but they have a long, fl The flowersare fmall, arn of av and theyare placed in thick, round the tops of the ftalks and branches. It is all over covered with a fhort, light nefs, of a greyith colour. We have it commonabout ftandir it Mowers in July. J. Baubine calls itv i Others, 5. Common red Mint. Mentha rubra vulgaris. The root is long, flender, and creeping. The ftalk is firm, upright, fquare, and two feet high, The leaves are oblong, narrow, ferrated at the ges, and fharp-pointed: they have fhort footthey are of a pale green, but they growred. The flowers ftandin {mall circular tufts round the ftalks at the places where the upper leaves grow; an are ofa pale red, This-is one of thofe-sints we have wild in our watery places, and ufed to cultivate; but the Jpear-mint has rendered. it negleéted. >. Bauhinecalls it Mentha hortenfis verticillata Others, Mentha ca, and Men- is acrid, ybut difagreeable 8. Small-leaved| Mentha aquatica folio brevi lato, The root is compofed of a multitude of flender fibres, which penetrate deep, andfpread every way. The flalk is fquare, upright, not much branched, but full of young fhoots from the leaves; and it is two feet or more in height, very upright, and of a robuft afped “ ‘The leaves are broad and fhort : hey have moderately long footftalks; and they are largeft at the bafe, fharp-pointed, and fharply ferrated at | s. Their colou naturally a deep pleagreen; but they fr ently growredifh. The Howers ate moderately large, and of a B red:; they; are laced pale Placed in large, round heads upon the topsof the ftalks. It is common about waters, and flowers ip Menthafpica latiore foliis glabris. The root is {mall and creeping. The ftalk is firm, fquare, ereét, brown, not much branched, and a foot and half high. The leaves have fhort footftalks: they afe obfong, fmooth, moderately indented, and fharppointed. The flowers growat thetops of the ftalks and branches in long, latge, andhairyfpikes, which dre of a flatted figure: they are of a pale flcfhcolour, Ttis found in wet’ places in Effex, and flowers in July. glabra Raycalls it Mentha fpicata anguftifolia Spica latiore. 11. Broad-leavedfpiked Mint. Mentha latifolia fpicata. The root is compofed of innumerable fibres. Theftalk is upright, branched, fquare, fmooth, a pale green, but often red toward the bottom; andhalf a yard high. The leaves ftand on fhort footftalks: they are oblong, broad, ofa frefh and beautiful green, and fharp-pointed. The flowers ftand in long and moderately thick nd are of a deep purple. We have it in Effex, and in Surry: It flowers Mentha aque The root is flender andcreeping. The ftalk is fquare, firm, upright, redifh, and a foot and half high. The leaves have fhort footftalks : they are le fmaller than in the preceding fpecies, of green, and hairy: they are deeply and fh ferrated at the edges, and fh pointed. The flowers are large, and of abeautif colour: they ftandin fmall, round clufters upon the tops of the branches. The whole plant has a very fr ant fmell, fomewhat refembling that of a fine § Jt is commonabout waters in Cz and fome other places. It flowers Ray calls it Mentha fifymbrium merulis ac foliis minoribus & rotundi g. Rough-leaved fpiked Mint. Mentha fpicatafel: 6. Water-Mint. 773e1. /3 Jone. BRIEF IS H'‘HER B AL. The root is flender and cree ping. The ftalk is fquare, rot plith colour, two feet h branched. The leaves ‘have’ fhort' 'footftalks: long, narrow, fharp-pointed, and thar; ted along the edges: their furface is their colour a deep dufky green. The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks branches in long, flender fpikes: they are fma and of a faint purple. It is not uncommonabout waters in Kent, and fome other counties. It flowers in Augutt Ray calls it Mentha a hifolia fp nee 1 ‘ folio rugofiore odore graviore. Raycalls it Aer foicata glabra latiore folio. 12, Broad, whitith Jeaved Horfe-Mint,. with a thick {pike. Mentha foliis cinercis latioribus, [pica craffa. 353 The leaves ate long; and moderately broad : they have ho footftalks: they are fharply ferrated, and pointed ; and their colour is 4 greyifh green on the upper fide; and a whitith underneath. The flowers ftand at the tops of all thé branches; and are very numerous : they are difpofed in long; flender f{pikes, and are of a pale whitith colour. It is found in many parts of Effex in great abundance, and is not fcarce in many other places, It flowers in Auguft. J. Bauhine calls it Menthaftrim {picatum folio longiore candicante. C. Bauhine, Mentha fylveftris folio longiore. The fmell is ftrong and difagreeable. 14. Round-leaved Horfe-Mint, Mentha folio rugofo rotundiore. The root is compofed of numerous fibres. The ftalk is fquare, upright; and two feet high. The leaves are of a fingular form for a plant of this kind, round, large, of a reugh furface, and of a deep green. The flowers ftand in fpikes at the tops of the ftalks ; and they are of a bright red. It is found in fome parts of Effex; but is not common. It flowersin July. C. Bauhinecalls ic Mentha fylveftris rotundioré folio. Others, Menthaftrum folio rugofo rotun~ diore. This has a coarfe, ftrong fmell, like the precéding, and fhares the virtues of an antihyfterick with it: they are good alfo in all nervous diforders. The root is compofed of numerous thickfibres. 15. Pepper-Mint, Mentha piperata, The ftalk is {quare, weak, w hitifh, and branched, and is about a foot high. PL S046 The leaves are oblong, broad, andofa greyith The root is long, flender, and creeping, and green, fharp-pointed, and deeply ferrated. fends out at diftancés clufters of thick fibres. The flowers are of a deep fleth-colout: they Theftalk is upright, frm, not much branched; grow in thick, long fpikes at the tops of the and two feet and a half high: it is fquare, and ftalks and branches. is ufually of a brownifh red toward the bottom, It is commonby river-fides in Effex, and flowers and green near the top. in July. The leaves are placed in pairs on fhort footis’ oblongo | C.Bauhine calls it Mentha —p ftalks: they are large, oblong, fharp-pointed, folio. Others, Menthaftrum birfutum, and Menand ferrated at the edges: their colour is a deep thaftrum minus. green, and they tafte extremely acrid. The flowers growat the tops of the flalks and 1g. Long-leaved fpiked Horfe Mint. branches in thick, fhort fpikes : they are of a pale Mentha floribus pallidis folio longo candicante. red, and moderately large: Plea gOS It is found wild in Hertfordthire, Effex, and The root is long and creeping. : Surry ; and we haveit plentifully in gardens. The ftalk is {quare, firm, whitifh, and very Ray calls it Mentha Jpicis brevibus &8 latioribus upright: it is two feet and a half high, and has O piperis. numerous fhoots from the bofoms of the leaves, foliis menthe fufce fapore fer all which foon run up to flower. DIVISION 1. CommonSpear Mint. Mentha fpicata vulgaris. I. 7 7 This plant, though fo common in our dens, is not a native of our country. Theroot is {mall and {preading. FO REIGN feet or more in height, not much branched, and in colour of a pale green. The leaves have no footftalks : they are long; narrow, and fharp-pointed, fharply ferrated at the edges, fomewhat rough on the furface, and The ftalk is fquare, firm, upright, and two | of a lively green N° 35, SPECIES Ax The |