DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. 305 



squatica i. MENTHA fioribus capitatis, foliis ovatis ferratis 



petiolatis, ftaminibus corolla longioribiis. Lin. 



fyji. nat. 392. Sp. pi. 805. (Ger. em. 684. /. i. 



Moris, hiji.f. n. t.y.f. 6. Rivin. t. 49. Black- 



well. t. ^1) 

 Water -Mint. Atiglis. 

 Meannt. Cairteal. Gaulis. 



On the banks of rivers and lakes frequent. %. VIII. 

 The ftalk is a cubit high, ereft and branched ; the 



leaves are often of a dark reddifh color : the 



flowers grow in one or two clofe thick whirls, 



near the top, with a globofe one always terminat* 



ing the branches : the Corolla is hairy within, and 



of a pale red color. 

 The plant is aromatic, and has a bitter acrid tafte. 

 It varies, fometimes with a lefler, rounder, and 



more hairy leaf, as figured by Ray. Synops. p. 



233. /. 10./. I. 



** Verticillata:. 

 fativa * 2 MENTHA floribus verticillatis, foliis ovatis acu- 

 tiufculis ferratis, ftaminibus corolla longioribus. 

 Sp.pl. 805. (Ger. em. 6So.f. i. Moris, hifi.f. ii„ 

 /. 7./. 2. ordiiiis fuperioris.) 

 Red Garden Mint. jingUs. 



On the banks of rivulets, and in wafte places, but 

 rare, perhaps only the outcaft of gardens. Dr. 

 Farfons i^ Sibbald. if. VIII. 



lentiiis :?, M. floribus verticillatis, foliis ovatis acutis ferratis, 



ftaminibus corolla brevioribuR. Sp.pl. 805. {Ger. 



X em. 



