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oiif. iiotli were ])n>l)al)l\' j^iviii fur iIk- k-mon-liki' (>(l<ir. 



Other ])l;int> called hcri^Miuots hcloiij,' to tlic ,i(ciuis Mon- 

 arda. Tin- spccio most frc(|ucntly called "wild l)er<^^■lnl(>t" is 

 .1/. fislnlcsa hut the s])eciric name of M. citriodora marks that 

 species a> hot entitled t<> the name. Instead, tlie latter i> cal- 

 led ■"lenidn mint" and "lemon nionarda" which simpK- >tates 

 the same idea in different words. Moiuirda fistnlosa is a con- 

 spicuous memher of our flora. al)le to endure poor soil, and 

 ]iuttin,<^ up numerous heads of showy lavender flowers. It is 

 sometimes called "( )sweg() tea" hut this name is understood to 

 he hetter applied to Monarda (lidyiiia, a j)lant with flower- 

 heads ver\- similar in shape hut of so \i\id a red as to ri\al 

 those of the impiiial cardinal flower. It has received a \ar- 

 iety of common names but "bee balm" is the one usualh' heard. 

 Nearly as common is "Oswego tea" the latter half of the 

 name given because the leaves were sometimes used in in- 

 lusious. hut win- tiiis tea is -issociated with Oswego is a puz- 

 zle. Anions its other names are "mountain mint", "red 

 h:dm." "low halm", "fragrant balm" and "Indian ])lume". the 

 last probably a mere book name. "Horse mint." a title some- 

 times gi\en to this species is more commonlv applied to .1/. 

 f^iimtata. 'Phis latter species is also called "rigmun" which 

 is manifestly a contraction of Oriyaniiiii a genus to which it 

 is wrongly referred. Monania clinopodia is the "basil balm" 

 though r.ritton'.- Manual spells the first word Jnisai The 

 name means royal and belongs jjroperlv to the species of 

 Ociiiniiii. "I'.alni" i> itself a contraction of balsam. 



Several >pecies of Saturria are also called "basil ". The 

 one most fre(|uently so named is S. viihiaris which is "wild 

 basil", "field basil" and "stone basil". This species is also 

 called "bed's foot" a translation of Cliuopoiiium the generic 

 name once u.sed for certain members of this group. "Dog 



