LABIATE. XXVI. MEKTHA. 



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countries as var. a. M. hirsuta, Lin. mant. p. 81. Hook. fl. 

 lond. 5. t. 166. M. dubia, Vill. dauph. 2. p. 358. M. riparia, 

 Schreb. M. Weiheana, Opiz. M. nepetoides, Lejeune, fl. 

 spa. ? M. dumetorum, Schult. ? Origanum vulgare, Fl. dan. 

 t. 638. 



far. y, crispa (Benth. lab, p. 177.) leaves plicately curled, 

 lacerately toothed, on short petioles ; inflorescence of the pre- 

 ceding. If.. H. In gardens. M. crispa, Lin. spec. 805. 

 Nees, pi. off. with a figure. 



Var. c, subspicata (Benth. lab. p. 177.) villous ; whorls 

 numerous : upper ones subspicate : lower ones remote : floral 

 leaves almost all conforming to the cauline leaves. If. H. 

 Native of Britain, &c. M. hirsuta, var. t, Smith, engl. fl. 3. p. 

 79. M. piperita, y, Smith, engl. fl. 3. p. 77. M. paludosa, 

 Sole, menth. brit. t. 22. M. palustris, Sole, menth. brit. t. 6. 

 bad. M. rivalis, Sole, in herb. M. ballotaefblia, Opiz. M. 

 subspicata, Weihe. M. pyramidalis, Tenore, fl. nap. 2. p. 33. 

 t. 35. M. palustris plicata, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 26. t. 976. 



H'aler Mint. Fl. July, Aug. Britain. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



14 M. ARVE'NSIS (Lin. spec. 806.) stem beset with retrograde 

 pili or villi, or nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate or ob- 

 long, rounded at the base, cuneated or narrowed : floral ones 

 all conforming to the cauline ones, exceeding the flowers : up- 

 permost ones almost sterile ; whorls all globose, many-flow- 

 ered, remote ; bracteas lanceolate-subulate, about equal in length 

 to the tubular or campanulate calyxes. 1(.. H. Native of Eu- 

 rope, and North and Middle Asia, very common ; but very rare 

 in the region of the Mediterranean; in shady places by the sides 

 of ditches, in bogs and all moist soils ; plentiful in Britain. M. 

 gentilis, Lin. spec. p. 805. This is a very polymorphous plant. 

 Corollas red or purplish. Stamens sometimes exserted, but 

 usually inclosed. 



far. a, saliva (Benth. lab. p. 178.) calyxes subcylindrical, and 

 are, as well as the pedicels, hairy ; leaves more or less villous. 

 I/. H. M. rivalis, Sole, menth. brit. t. 20. M. sativa, Smith, 

 in Lin. trans. 5. p. 199. engl. bot. t. 448. M. hirsuta? verti- 

 cillata, Smith, engl. fl. 3. p. 79. M. aquatica, III. sativa, Fre- 

 sen, in syll. bot. ratisb. 2. p. 235. M. aquatica, />, verticillata, 

 Fries, nov. fl. suec. ed. 2d. p. 183. M. verticillata, Mill. diet, 

 no. 1 7. and of many other authors. M. acutifolia, Smith, in 

 Lin. trans. 5. p. 203. engl. bot. t. 2415, with narrower leaves. 

 M. palustris, Mrench. meth. p. 380. ex Fries, 1. c. M. pilosa, 

 Spreng. pi. min. cogn. pug. 2. p. 69. ex Fries, 1. c. M. dubia, 

 Schreb. but not of Vill. M. crenata, Becker, fl. fr. 225. M. 

 villosa, Becker, 1. c. 223. ? M. origanifolia, Host, fl. austr. 2. 

 p. 142. M. tortuosa, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 142. M. maculata, 

 Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 143. M. serotina, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 

 143. M. nemoiosa, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 144. M. longifolia, 

 Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 144. M. latifolia, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 

 145. M. elata, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 146, with the leaves more 

 villous and white, and rather woolly beneath. M. viridula, 

 Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 147. M. ovalifolia, Opiz. M. Speck- 

 moseriana, Opiz. M. casrulea, Opiz. M. plicata, Opiz. ex 

 Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 307. M. arguta, Opiz. ex Rchb. M. 

 Rothii, Nees, ex Rchb. 1. c. M. obtusata, Opiz. ex Rchb. 1. c. 

 M. melissffif olia, Lejeune, ex Rchb. 1. c. M. gentilis, Rchb. 

 icon. bot. 10. p. 26. t. 974. 



Var. (3, Smithii ; calyx subcylindrical, villous ; pedicels gla- 

 brous ; leaves very villous. }/ . H. M. sativa, Smith, 

 herb. 



Var. y, nilida ; calyx subcylindrical, villous ; pedicels gla- 

 brous ; stems and leaves almost glabrous. If.. H. M. gen- 

 tilis, a and ft, Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. p. 208. M. aquatica, 

 suavifolia, Fries, nov. fl. suec. ed. 2d. p. 184. M. sativa, 

 Becker, fl. fr. 223. M. nummularia, Schreb. fl. erl. M. Ba- 

 densis, Gmel. M. nitida, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 143. M. mon- 



tana, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 145. M. sylvatica, Host, fl. austr. 

 2. p. 149. M. rotundata, Opiz, in bot zeit. 1824. 2. p. 525. ? 

 M. riibra ocymiodora, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 26. t. 975. 



Var. c, riibra (Benth. lab. p. 179.) calyx cylindrical; pedi- 

 cels, stems, and leaves glabrous, reddish. !(. . H. M. rubra, 

 Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. p. 205. engl. bot. t. 1413. 



Var. e, agrestis ; calyx campanulate ; pedicels rather villous ; 

 stem and leaves villous. l/.H. M. gentilis, y, and M. arven- 

 sis, /3, Smith, herb. M. arvensis agrestis, and rivalis, Sole, 

 herb. M. lamiifolia, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 144.? M. ocymoides, 

 Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 148. ? M. pumila, Host, fl. austr. 2. 

 p. 150. 



Var. , vulgaris (Benth. lab. p. 1 79.) calyx campanulate, vil- 

 lous ; pedicels glabrous ; stem and leaves villous. 1. H. M. 

 arvensis, Sole, menth. brit. t. 12. Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. p. 

 213. engl. bot. t. 2119, and of many other authors. M. agres- 

 tis, Sole, menth. brit. t. 14. Smith, engl. fl. 3. p. 87. engl. bot. 

 t. 2120. M. gentilis, Mill. diet. no. 15, and of many German 

 authors. M. Austriaca, Jacq. fl. austr. 5. p. 14. t. 430. All. 

 pedem. 1. p. 18. t. 75. f. 2. M. pilosa, Wallr. ann. bot. 75. 

 M. palustris, Mcench. meth. 380. ex Poir. suppl. 3. p. 662. 

 M. melissaefolia, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 144. M. suaveolens, 

 Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 146. M. stachyoides, Host, fl. austr. 2. 

 p. 146. M. multiflora, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 147. M. tenui- 

 folia, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 147. M. Carinthiaca, Host, fl. austr. 

 2. p. 149. M. divaricata, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 150. M. vari- 

 ans, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 150. M. prostrata, Host, 1. c. 2. p. 

 151. M. laxa, Host, 1. c. 2. p. 151. M. parviflora, Host, 1. c. 

 2. p. 152. M. polymorpha, Host, 1. c. 2. p. 152. M. diffuse, 

 Lejeune, fl. Spa. ex Fresen. syll. pi. ratisb. 2. M. parvifolia, 

 Opiz. ex Fresen. 1. c. M. villosa, Becker, fl. fr. M. procum- 

 bens, Thuill. fl. par. 288. M. intermedia, Nees, ex Rchb. fl. 

 germ. exc. p. 308. M. Oalmatica, Tausch. in syll. pi. ratisb. 

 2. p. 349. M. arvensis, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 24. t. 968. 

 M. arvensis lanceolata, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 24. t. 968. M. 

 arvensis, pariaetariaefolia, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 25. t. 970. 

 M. arvensis agrestis, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 25. t. 971. M. 

 arvensis plicata, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 25. t. 972. M. acuti- 

 folia, Rchb. icon. bot. 10. p. 25. t. 973. 



Var. j, grdcilis ; calyx campanulate, villous ; pedicels gla- 

 brous ; stem and leaves almost glabrous. l/.H. M. gentilis, 

 Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. p. 208. engl. bot. t. 2118. M. gracilis, 

 Sole, menth. brit. t. 16. M. gracilis, a, Smith, in Lin. trans. 5. 

 p. 210. M. sativa, Sole, menth. brit. t. 21. M. variegata, 

 Sole, menth. brit. t. 19. M. pulchella, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 

 148. M. Austriaca, Host, 1. c. 2. p. 150. but not of Jacq. 

 M. grata, Host, 1. c. 2. p. 152. M. atrovirens, Host, 1. c. 2. 

 p. 152. M. resinosa, Opiz. M. parviflora, Schultes, ex Rchb. 

 fl. germ. exc. p. 307. 



Var. 0, glabra (Benth. lab. p. 179.) calyx campanulate ; pe- 

 dicels, stem, and leaves quite glabrous. 1 . H. M. glabra, 

 Sole, herb. M. proe'cox, Sole, menth. brit. t. 13. M. rubra, 

 Smith, herb. M. gentilis, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 241. and of 

 many other authors. 



Var. i, crispa (Benth. lab. p. 180.) leaves undulately curled, 

 and lacerately toothed; calyxes and leaves glabrous. !{.. H. 

 M. sativa, Nees, pi. med. with a figure. M. crispa of many 

 authors. 



Corn-field, or Wild Mint. Fl. July, Sept. Britain. PI. J r 

 to 2-3 feet. 



15 M. CANADE'NSIS (Lin. spec. 806.) prostrate or ascending, 

 nearly glabrous, or densely clothed with spreading hairs ; leaves 

 petiolate, oblong-elliptic, narrowed a long way at both ends : 

 floral ones similar to the rest : upper ones lanceolate-linear, 

 almost sterile ; whorls all globose, many-flowered, remote ; 

 bracteas lanceolate- subulate, about equal in length to the calyxes, 



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