LABIATE TRIBE. 



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sake of being made into tea, which is a favourite remedy 

 for colds. YL July, August. Perennial. 



* Several other species and varieties of Mint are 

 described by botanists, some of which are scarcely dis- 

 tinct from the preceding ; others, such as Pepper-Mint, 

 Spear-Mint, and Bergamo t- Mint, are not really wild, 

 but have escaped from cultivation. 



THYMUS SERPYLLUM ( Wild Thyme). 



4. THYMUS (Thyme). 



1. T. Serpylhim (Wild Thyme). The only British 

 species. Pry heathy places, common. A well-known 



