304 DIDYiN'AMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. 



NEPETA. Gcn.pl 710. 



Corolla labium inferius lacinula intermedia crenata, 

 faux margine reflexo. Stamina approximata. 

 caiaria i. NEPETA floribus ipicatis ; verticillis ftibpedicel- 

 Jatis, foliis petiolatis cordatis dentato-ferratis. 

 Sp. pi. 796. (Ger. em. 682. /. i. Rivin. t. 52, 

 Blackivell. t. 455. Pet. herb. /. 32./. i) 

 Cat-Mint. Anzlis.. 

 In hedges and wafte places. %. VlII. 

 I infert this plant on SibhaWs authority only, not 



having found it myfelf. 

 The ftalk is a yard high, and branched : the leaves 

 are hoary : the flowers are flefli-color'd, growing 

 verticillate in fpikes at the tops of the branches : 

 tiie middle fegment of the lower lip is fpotted 

 with red. 

 The plant has a bitter taftc and ftrong fmell, not 

 unlike pennyroyal. 



An infufion of it is reckoned a good Cephalic and 

 Erjimep.agoguc^ being found very efficacious in 

 hyPierics and the Chlorq/is. Cats are 'extremely 

 fond of this plant, whence the name. 



MENTHA. Gen. pi. 713. 



^.-fida-, lacin 

 na ereda dii 



* Cal)itat.-e. 



CorcUa fubsqualis 4-fida •, lacinia latiore emargiiiata. 

 Stamina ereda diilantia. 



MENTHA 



