LABIATZE. XXVI. Mentua. 
countries as var. a. M. hirsüta, Lin. mant. p. 81. Hook. fl. 
lond. 5. t. 166. M. dubia, Vill. dauph. 2. p. 358. M. riparia, 
Schreb. M. Weiheàna, Opiz. M. nepetoides, Lejeune, fl. 
spa.? M. dumetórum, Schult.? Origanum vulgare, Fl. dan. 
t. 638. 
Var. y, crispa (Benth. lab, p. 177.) leaves plicately curled, 
lacerately toothed, on short petioles; inflorescence of the pre- 
ceding. Y. H. In gardens. M. críspa, Lin. spec. 805. 
Nees, pl. off. with a figure. 
Var. 6, subspicàta (Benth. lab. p. 177.) villous; whorls 
numerous : upper ones subspicate: lower ones remote: floral 
leaves almost all conforming to the cauline leaves. ^4. H. 
Native of Britain, &c. M. hirsuta, var. e, Smith, engl. fl. 3. p. 
79. M. piperita, y, Smith, engl. fl. 3. p. 77. M. paludósa, 
Sole, menth. brit. t. 22. M. palüstris, Sole, menth. brit. t. 6. 
bad. M. rivalis, Sole, in herb. M. ballotefólia, Opiz. M. 
subspicata, Weihe. M. pyramidàlis, Tenore, fl. nap. 2. p. 33. 
t. 35. M. palüstris plicàta, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 26. t. 976. 
Water Mint. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
14 M. anvz'wsis (Lin. spec. 806.) stem beset with retrograde 
pili or villi; or nearly glabrous; leaves petiolate, ovate or ob- 
long, rounded at the base, cuneated or narrowed: floral ones 
all conforming to the cauline ones, exceeding the flowers: up- 
permost ones almost sterile; whorls all globose, many-flow- 
ered, remote ; bracteas lanceolate-subulate, about equal in length 
to the tubular or campanulate calyxes. 2t. H. Native of Eu- 
rope, and North and Middle Asia, very common; but very rare 
in the region of the Mediterranean; in shady places by the sides 
of ditches, in bogs and all moist soils ; plentiful in Britain. M. 
gentilis, Lin. spec. p. 805. This is a very polymorphous plant. 
Corollas red or purplish. Stamens sometimes exserted, but 
usually inclosed. 
Var. a, sativa (Benth. lab. p. 178.) calyxes subcylindrical, and 
are, as well as the pedicels, hairy; leaves more or less villous. 
X.H. M.rivàlis, Sole. menth. brit. t. 20. M. sativa, Smith, 
in Lin. trans. 5. p. 199. engl. bot. t. 448. M. hirsüta? verti- 
cillata, Smith, engl. fl. 3. p. 79. M. aquatica, III. sativa, Fre- 
sen, in syll. bot. ratisb. 2. p. 235. M. aquatica, f), verticillàta, 
Fries, nov. fl. suec. ed. 2d. p. 183. M. verticillàta, Mill. dict. 
no. 17. and of many other authors. M. acutifólia, Smith, in 
Lin. trans. 5. p. 203. engl. bot. t. 2415, with narrower leaves. 
M. palüstris, Moench. meth. p. 380. ex Fries, l. c. M. pilósa, 
Spreng. pl. min. cogn. pug. 2. p. 69. ex Fries, l. c. M. dubia, 
Schreb. but not of Vill. M. crenata, Becker, fl. fr. 225. M. 
villosa, Becker, l. c. 223. ? M. origanifólia, Host, fl. austr. 2. 
p.142. M. tortuósa, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 142. M. maculata, 
Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 143. M. serótina, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 
143. M. nemorósa, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 144. M. longifolia, 
Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 144. M. latifólia, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 
145. M. elàta, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 146, with the leaves more 
villous and white, and rather woolly beneath. M. viridula, 
Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 147. M. ovalifólia, Opiz. M. Speck- 
moseriàna, Opiz. M. carülea, Opiz. M. plicàta, Opiz. ex 
Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 807. M. argùta, Opiz. ex Rchb. M. 
Rothii, Nees, ex Rchb. l. c. M. obtusata, Opiz. ex Rchb. l. c. 
M. melissæfòlia, Lejeune, ex Rchb. l. e. M. gentilis, Rchb. 
icon. bot. 10. p. 26. t. 974. 
Var. B, Smithii ; calyx subcylindrical, villous ; pedicels gla- 
brous; leaves very villous. X. M. satìva, Smith, 
herb. 
Var. y, nítida; calyx subcylindrical, villous; pedicels gla- 
brous ; stems and leaves almost glabrous. %. H. M. gen- 
tilis, a and Ø, Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. p. 208. M. aquatica, 
suavifòlia, Fries, nov. fl. suec. ed. 2d. p. 184. M. satìva, 
Becker, fl. fr. 223. M. nummulària, Schreb. fl. erl. M. Ba- 
dénsis, Gmel. M. nítida, Host, fi. austr. 2. p. 143. M. mon- 
' Opiz. ex Fresen. l. c. 
719 
tana, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 145. M. sylvatica, Host, fl. austr. 
2. p. 149. M. rotundàta, Opiz, in bot zeit. 1824. 2. p. 525. ? 
M. rùbra ocymiodora, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 26. t. 975. 
Var. 6, rùbra (Benth. lab. p. 179.) calyx cylindrical; pedi- 
cels, stems, and leaves glabrous, reddish. 4. H. M. rubra, 
Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. p. 205. engl. bot. t. 1413. 
Var. £, agréstis; calyx campanulate; pedicels rather villous ; 
stem and leaves villous. 2/. H. M. gentilis, y, and M. arvén- 
sis, 3, Smith, herb. M. arvénsis agréstis, and rivàlis, Sole, 
herb. M.lamiifólia, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 141.? M. ocymoides, 
Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 148.? M. pümila, Host, fl. austr. 2. 
. 150. 
K Var. £, vulgaris (Benth. lab. p. 179.) calyx campanulate, vil- 
lous; pedicels glabrous; stem and leaves villous. %4. H. M. 
arvénsis, Sole, menth. brit. t. 12. Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. p. 
213. engl. bot. t. 2119, and of many other authors. M. agrés- 
tis, Sole, menth. brit. t. 14. Smith, engl. fl. 3. p. 87. engl. bot. 
t. 2120. M.gentilis, Mill. dict. no. 15, and of many German 
authors. M. Austriaca, Jacq. fl. austr. 5. p. 14. t. 430. All. 
pedem. 1. p. 18. t. 75. f. 2. M. pilosa, Wallr. ann. bot. 75. 
M. palistris, Moench. meth. 380. ex Poir. suppl. 3. p. 662. 
M. melissafólia, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 144. M. suavéolens, 
Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 146. M. stachyoides, Host, fl. austr. 2. 
p. 146. M. multiflora, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 147. M. tenui- 
folia, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 147. M. Carinthiaca, Host, fl. austr. 
2. p. 149. M. divaricàta, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 150. M. vari- 
ans, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 150. M. prostràta, Host, l. c. 2. p. 
151. M. laxa, Host, l. c. 2. p. 151. M. parviflora, Host, l. c. 
9. p. 152. M. polymórpha, Host, l. c. 2. p. 152. M. diffüsa, 
Lejeune, fl. Spa. ex Frésen. syll. pl. ratisb. 2. M. parvifolia, 
M. villosa, Becker, fl. fr. M. procüm- 
bens, Thuill. fl. par. 288. M. intermèdia, Nees, ex Rchb. fl. 
germ. exc. p. 208. M. Dalmática, Tausch. in syll. pl. ratisb. 
2. p. 349. M. arvénsis, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 24. t. 965. 
M. arvénsis lanceolata, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 24. t. 968. M. 
arvénsis, paricetariefolia, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 25. t. 970. 
M. arvénsis agréstis, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 25. t. 971. 
arvénsis plicàta, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 25. t. 972. M. acuti- 
folia, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 25. t. 973. 
Var. n, gracilis ; calyx campanulate, villous ; pedicels gla- 
brous; stem and leaves almost glabrous. 2. H. M. gentilis, 
Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. p. 208. engl. bot. t. 2118. M. gracilis, 
Sole, menth. brit. t. 16. -M. gracilis, a, Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. 
p.210. M. sativa, Sole, menth. brit. t. 21. M. variegata, 
Sole, menth. brit. t. 19. M. pulchélla, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 
148. M. Austriaca, Host, l. c. 2. p. 150. but not of Jacq. 
M. grata, Host, l. c. 2. p. 152. M. atrovirens, Host, l. c. 2. 
p. 152. M. resindsa, Opiz. M. parviflora, Schultes, ex Rchb. 
fl. germ. exc. p. 307. 
Var. 0, glàbra (Benth. lab. p. 179.) calyx campanulate ; pe- 
dicels, stem, and leaves quite glabrous. 3. H. M. glabra, 
Sole, herb. M. proe‘cox, Sole, menth. brit. t. 13. M. rübra, 
Smith, herb. M. gentilis, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 241. and of 
many other authors. 
Var. «, crispa (Benth. lab. p. 180.) leaves undulately curled, 
and lacerately toothed ; calyxes and leaves glabrous. %. H. 
M. sativa, Nees, pl. med. with a figure. M. crispa of many: 
authors. 
Corn-field, or Wild Mint. 
to 2-3 feet. 
15 M. Caxaprz'wsrs (Lin. spec. 806.) prostrate or ascending, 
nearly glabrous, or densely clothed with spreading hairs ; leaves 
petiolate, oblong-elliptie, narrowed a long way at both ends: 
floral ones similar to the rest: upper ones lanceolate-linear, 
almost sterile; whorls all globose, many-flowered, remote ; 
bracteas lanceolate-subulate, about equal in length to the calyxes, 
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