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HABITATS AND LOCALITIES. 

 1. Gipsy- woET — {Lycopus JEuropceus.) 

 On the banks of ditches, common. Plentiful about Styal and Car- 

 rington Moss, Fl. July — September. 



Curtis, i. 147 ; E. B. xvi. 1105 ; Baxter, iii. 167. 

 The little white blossoms are dotted with red. 



2. RoiTND-LEAVED MiNT — [Mmtha rotundifolia.) 

 Formerly found at Greenfield, about a mile from Bill's-o'-Jack's, but 

 a plantation now covers the spot, and it is uncertain whether the plant 

 is any longer to be seen there. Fl. August, September. 



E. B. vii. 446. 

 Occasionally grown in gardens. 



3. Peppermint — {Mentha piperita.) 

 "Wet ditch-banks, rare. Plentiful below Chaddock Hall, also at 

 Ellenbrook and Shakerly, (J. E.) Reddish, and between Bowdon 

 and Rostherne. " Clayton Vale." (B. G.) Fl. August, September. 



E. B. X. 687. 



4. Hairy Water-mint — {Mentha hirsuta.) 

 In ditches, and on the borders of ponds and marshes, abundant 

 everywhere. Very fine at Lymm, on the margin of the Upper Dam. 

 Fl. August, September. 



Curtis, iv. 623 ; E. B. vii. 447 ; Baxter, v. 398. 



5. Cornfield Mint — {Mentha arvensis.) 

 Cornfields, everywhere. Fl. June — September. 

 E. B. XXX. 2119. 



6, Pennyroyal — {Mentha PuUgium.) 



Mausolee Common, near Tyldesley, formerly in plenty, but now 



scarce (J. E.), the only station known for it near Manchester. Fl. end 



of summer. 



E. B. XV. 1026. 



7. Basil Thyme — {Acinos vuhjaris.) 



Dry places about Bowdon, common. Fl. July, August. Annual. 



Curtis, i. 43 ; E. B. vi. 411 (both as Thymus Acinos) ; Baxter, vi. 479. 



