MINT FAMILY. 697 



Collinsonia anisata Sims, Bot. Mag. 29 :t. 1213. 1809. Citronella. 



Ell. 8k. 1 : 37. Chap. Fl. 316. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1 : 351. 



Louisianiaii area. South Carolina to Florida, west to ilississippi. 



Alabama: Metaraorpbic hills. Coast Pine belt. Coast plain. Shaded banks. Lee 

 County, Auburn {F. S. Earle). Clarke County, Suggsville {Dr. iJennij). Mobile and 

 Baldwin counties. Flowers yellow; September, October. Frequent. Perennial. 

 From a ligneous root ; li to 2 feet high. 



P.conomic uses : The anise-scented leaves yield " citronella tea," used medicinally. 



Type locality: "A native of South Carolina." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mobr. 



PERILLA Ard. ; L. Gen. PI. ed. 6, Add. 578. 1764. East India Basil. 



One or 2 species, Eastern Asia, India, China. 

 Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5 : 277. 1894. 



Ocimum frutescens L. Sp. PI. 2 : 597. 1753. 



Perilla ocyinoides L. Gen. PL ed. 6, add. 578. 1764. 



India, China. 



Introduced and naturalized. District of Columbia and southward. 



Alabama: Coast plain. In low shaded or exposed waste places. Flowers purple; 

 October. A coarse annual, escaped from cultivation, becoming a common wayside 

 weed. 



Type locality : " Hab. in India." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



MENTHA L. Sp. PL 2:576. 1753. Mint. 



Thirty to 40 species, chiefly in temperate regions, Northern Hemisphere. Europe, 

 northern Asia. North America, endemic, 1. About 1 dozen species, naturalized from 

 Europe. 



Mentha piperita L. Sp. PL 1:576. 1753. Peppermint. 



Europe. 



Escaped from cultivation to low damp places. Flowers pink ; July. Infrequent. 

 Perennial. 



Economic uses: The herb forms the "jjeppermint" or "Mentha piperita" of the 

 United States Pharmacopana. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Anglia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Mentha spicata L. Sp. PL 1: 576. 1753. Spearmint. Applemint. 



Mentha viridis L. Sp. PL ed. 2, 2 : 804. 1763. 



Europe. 



Escaped from cultivation and naturalized; low damp places; ditches; more fre- 

 quent than the last. July, August. Perennial. 



Economic uses: The herb is the "Spearmint," "Mentha viridis" of the United 

 States Pharmacopceia. 



Type locality: "Hab. in Dania, Germania, Anglia, Gallia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds.Fl.Angl. 221. 1762. Applemint. False Catnip. 



Mentha spicata var. rotundifolia L. Sp. PL 1 : 576. 1753. 



SouTHEKN Europe. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Naturalized on the Atlantic coast from south- 

 ern New England to Florida and on the Gulf coast. 



Alabama: Coast plain. Low damp places, ditches. Mobile County. Flowers, 

 June to September. Common. An aromatic perennial, 1^ to 2 feet high. 



Economic uses : The herb is used as a substitute for catnip. 



Type locality: Same as of last. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



LYCOPUS L. Sp. PL 1 : 21. 1753. Water Hoarhound. 



Ten species, temperate regions of the Old World. Australia. North America, 6. 

 Lycopus virginicus L. Sp. Pl.l:21. 1753. Bugleweed. 



Ell. Sk. 1:25. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 408. Chap. FL 313. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1: 353. 



Boreal zone to Louisianian area. Labrador across the continent to British Co- 

 lumbia and Oregon; New England to Nebraska, south to Florida and Louisiana. 



