GAMOrETAL^— I 



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other Labiates by the possession of the following char- 

 acteristics: — 



F 



h 



1. Their odoui', at once pleasant and peculiar. 



2. Their corolla^ which is not bi-labiate (that is, two- 



lipped), but is nearly regular, and in length is 

 scarcely larger than the calyx. Compare fig. 64 

 with fig. 63, which presents the typical labiate 

 corulki. 



Fig. 65.— Peppermint {Mentha pfperita) 

 1. Corolla. 2, Corolla opened. 



Peppermint {Mentha piperita).— OH of Peppermint 

 is obtained by the distillation of fresh flowering Pepper- 



