It is a native of North-America, from whence it was intro- 

 duced by Peter Collinson, Efq. in 1755, flowers from 

 June to Auguft ; prefers a moift foil, where, like fome of the 

 mints, it increafes greatly by throwing out numerous fhootsfrom 

 its roots, by dividing and tranfplanting of which it is readily 

 propagated, as well as by feeds, which it produces, though not 

 abundantly. 



The name of Monarda was given to this genus in honour 

 of Nicholas Monardes, a Spanifh Phyfician, of the fix- 

 teenth century, and its trivial name from this fpecies having 

 fubdidynamous flowers, i. e. with four ftamens, but two of 

 them without anthers. 



