PENARD MINT 



Men'tha penar'di 



W125 

 (2 leaves) 



Flowers rose-pink, small, in nearly 

 stalkless clusters in the leaf axils 



Stamens 4, equal in length, pro- 

 truding from the united petals 



United petals (corolla) 4-lobed, the 

 upper lobe somewhat-larger; basal part 

 of corolla (tube) short, nearly included 

 in outer flower parts (calyx) 



Calyx hairy, more or less glandular, 

 5-toothed; teeth triangular, nearly 

 equal 



Leaves opposite, short-stalked, ob- 

 long-egg-shaped to oblong-lance-shaped, 

 up to 3 in. long, tapering to apex, 

 sharply toothed, rather thin, smooth 

 and hairless to obscurely hairy, gland- 

 dotted, green above, paler beneath 



Stems square in cross section", up to 

 30 in. high, more or less hairy, especially 

 on the upper part and on the angles 



Rootstocks underground, long, hori- 

 zontally creeping, perennial 



Roots fibrous 



