LABIATZE. XXVI. Menrua. 
exc. p. 310. M. gratissima, Wigg. prim. fl. hols. 43. ex Roth, 
tent. fl. germ. 2. pt. 2. p. 6. M. sápida, Tausch. ? ex Rchb. fi. 
germ. exc. p. 310. M. Halléri, Gmel. fl. bad. 2. p. 594. ? ex 
Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 310. M. sylvéstris, nemorósa, Rchb. 
icon. bot. 10. p. 28. t. 984. 
Var. ¢, urticefolia ; stem divaricately branched; spikes 
slender, interrupted ; whorls few-flowered, distinct. —.J. H. 
Native of Naples. M. urticæfòlia, Tenor. fl. nap. t. 157. syll. 
p. 283.? M. origanoides, Tenor. fl. nap. prod. app. 5. p. 19. 
syll. p. 284. 
Var. 9, crispa (Benth. lab. p. 172.) leaves undulately curled, 
profoundly toothed, rather rugose, clothed with white tomentum 
beneath. 1. H. Native of many parts of Europe, and in 
gardens. M. undulata, Willd. enum. p. 608. Nees. pl. med. 
with a figure. M. velutina, Lejeune. M. dulcíssima, Dumort 
florul. belg. p. 48.? M. crispa, Tenore, fl. nap. 2. p. 29. 
Rivin. mon. t. 50. M. serótina, Tenore, syll. p. 281.? M. 
foliosa, Opiz, ex Fresen. syll. pl. soc. ratisb. 2. p. 226. M. to- 
mentósa, Hoppe, et Hornsch. ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 310. 
M. Lamárkii, Tenore, fl. nep. prod. append. 5. p. 19. syll. fl. 
nap. p. 282. exclusive of the syn. of Schrad. M. emarginata, 
Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 27. t. 979. M. undulata, Rehb. icon. 
bot. 10. p. 27. t. 980. 
Wild, or Horse Mint. 
feet. 
7 M. nmoruwpreóriA (Lin. spec. 825.) stem erect; leaves 
sessile, ovate-roundish, crenated, wrinkled, pubescently hairy 
above, and clothed with loose white wool beneath ; spikes dense, 
conically cylindrical; calyxes hairy. 2. H. Native through- 
out Europe, Africa in the region of the Mediterranean, and of 
Siberia, among rubbish by way sides, and in ditches; also of 
Madeira and North America, in like situations, but probably 
escaped from gardens; plentiful in some parts of Britain. 
Smith, engl. bot. 7. t. 446. M. macrostàchya, Tenore, fl. nep. 
2. p. 80. t. 56. syll. p. 282. M. neglécta, T'enore, fl. nap. 2. p. 
379. t. 157. f. 1. ex syll. 281. M. fràgrans, Presl. del. prag. 
78. ex Guss. prod. fl. sic. 2. p. 88. M. rugósa, Lam. fl. fr. 2. 
p. 420. Roth. catal. 2. p. 65. ex Fresen. syll. pl. soc. ratisb. 2. 
p.230. M. suavéolens, Ehrh. beitr. 7. p. 149. ex Fresen. 1. 
c. Stem panicled by a few branches at top. Leaves usually 
obtuse, roundish cordate at the base. Corollas whitish. Sterile 
stamens exserted. 
Round-leaved Mint. 
feet. 
8 M. rnarz'ssis (Sole, menth. brit. t. 17.) leaves nearly ses- 
sile, ovate-lanceolate, or oblong, serrated, glabrous, or finely 
pubescent, as well as the erect stem: floral leaves similar, but 
smaller: superior ones broad-lanceolate, about twice as long as 
the whorls; whorls all remote, globose; pedicels glabrous ; 
calyx campanulate, with hairy teeth. %. H. Native of the 
North of Europe?; in England in ditches and watery places, 
but hardly spontaneous, Sole; Sweden, in cultivated places, 
apparently wild. M. rübra, Huds. angl. ex Fries, nov. fl. suec. 
ed. 2d. p. 179. but not of Smith. M. gentilis, Sole, menth. 
brit. t. 15. Smith, engl. bot. 7. t. 449. M. gracilis, y, Smith, 
in Lin. trans. 5. p. 210. Stem purplish red, with short, erect 
branches, glabrous, or furnished with a few spreading hairs. 
Cauline leaves deep green, or reddish, glabrous above, but paler 
beneath, with a few hairs on the veins. Whorls dense. Co- 
rola purplish, glabrous, or pubescent outside. Stamens all 
inclosed. Style exserted. 
Meadow Mint. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
9 M.sva' vis (Guss. pl. rar. p. 387. t. 66.) clothed with soft 
pubescence, or villi; leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, serrated, 
rounded at the base, pale beneath, or hoary : floral leaves small, 
lanceolate, or conforming to the lower cauline ones; whorls 
Fl. July, Aug. Britain. Pl. 1 to 2 
Fl. July, Sept. Britain. Pl. 1 to 2 
717 
distinct : lower ones remote : upper ones disposed in a cylindri- 
cal spike. X. H. Native of the South of France, Italy, and 
Sicily. M. pubéscens, Willd. enum. p. 608.? M. divaricàta, 
Lag.? M. balsàmea, Willd. enum. p. 608.? M. hírta, Willd. 
enum. l. c. Link, enum. 2. p. 105. M. pubéscens, Rchb. 
icon. bot. 10. p. 27. t. 978. M. glomerulàta, Jan. M. Lángii, 
Geiger, pharm. bot. 1832. and Nees, pl. med. with a figure. 
Leaves more or less canescent beneath. Stem usually decum- 
bent at the base, branched ; branches ascending, rarely erectish. 
Leaves like those of M. Piperita, but soft: upper ones exceeding 
the whorls. Corolla red, hardly exceeding the calyx. Stamens 
inclosed. Style exserted. 
Sweet Mint. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1804. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
10 M. vinipis (Lin. spec. 804.) stem erect; leaves nearly 
sessile, ovate-lanceolate, unequally serrated, and are, as well as 
the stems, glabrous : floral ones all bractea-formed, rather longer 
than the whorls, and are, as well as the calyxes, hairy, or 
glabrous; spikes cylindrical, loose ; whorls approximate, or 
the lower ones or all are distant. ^t. H. Native of the tem- 
perate parts of Europe, among rubbish ; in England and Scot- 
land, France, &c.; also at the Cape of Good Hope, and North 
and South America, but probably has been carried thither from 
Europe. Sole, menth. brit. t. 5. Nees, pl. med. with a figure. 
Smith, engl. bot. t. 2494. Fl. dan. 1876. M. verticillàta, 
Feuill. chil. p. 42. t. 28. M. spicata, Crantz, austr. 328. M. 
ocimiodóra, Opiz. M. brevispicàta, Lehm. sem. hort. hamb. 
1828. M. balsàmea, Rchb. fl. 
germ. exc. p. 309. ? but not of 
Willd. M. levigata, Willd. 
enum. p. 609. N. Niliaca, 
Vahl, symb. 3. p. 75. M. 
Pudina, Hamilt. ex Benth. in 
Wall. pl. rar. 1. p. 29. M. 
ténuis, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. 
p. 2. Stature, habit, and form 
of leaves that of M. sylvéstris, 
but is easily distinguished from 
that species by the stems and 
leaves being constantly quite 
glabrous. Spikes usually hairy, 
but sometimes also glabrous. 
Corollas purplish. "There are 
several species of Mint culti- 
vated in gardens for culinary 
purposes, but principally spear- f ; 
mint. The young leaves and tops of it are used in spring 
salads, and form an ingredient in soups. They are also em- 
ployed to give flavour to certain dishes, as peas, &c., being 
boiled for a time, and then withdrawn, in the manner of garlic. 
The leaves have a warm, roughish, bitter taste, and a strong, not 
unpleasant smell. "Their virtues are stomachic and carminitive. 
The culture of spearmint is the same as that for peppermint, 
which see. In order to have young leaves and tops all the 
summer, cut down some advanced stalks every month, when 
young shoots wil be produced; and to have dried balm for 
winter, permit others to complete their growth, and come into 
blossom. Dry the crop thus gathered in the shade, and after- 
wards keep it in small bundles. (fig. 76.) 
Var. B, angustifolia (Lag. ex Benth. lab. p. 174.) leaves nar- 
row. . H. M. tenuifólia, Opiz, ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 
309. M. Lejeünii, Opiz, ex Rchb. l. c. M. Michélii, Rchb. 
icon. bot. 10. p. 27. t. 981. 
Var. y, crispa (Benth. lab. p. 174.) leaves curled. 4%. H. 
M. crispàta, Schrad. ex Willd. enum. 608. Nees, pl. off. with 
a figure. M. Harcýnica, Röhl, deutch. fl. M. críspa, Roth. 
tent, fl. germ. 1. p. 248. but not of Lin. M. cordifòlia, Opiz, 
FIG. 76. 
