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guished by its bushy stems 1 2 feet high, which are 

 covered with white woolly down, by its wrinkled leaves, 

 and its dense whorls of small white flowers, of which 

 the calyx-teeth are sharp and hooked. The whole plant 

 is aromatic and bitter, and is a common remedy for 

 coughs. Fl. August. Perennial. 



17. CALAMINTHA (Galamint, Basil Thyme, Wild Basil). 



1. C. Adnos (Basil Thyme). Stem ascending, 

 branched; leaves oblong, on short stalks, serrated, 

 acute. Dry gravelly places, not common. A small 

 bushy herb 6 8 inches high, with hairy, egg-shaped 

 leaves and purple flowers, which grow in whorls as well 

 as at the summit of the stem. The calyx is distinctly 



OFFiciN^Lis (Common Calamint). 

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