450 OUTDOOR LIFE IN ENGLAND 



8. The great brown-winged (O. fusca). 



9. The military (O. militaris). 



10. The lax-flowered (O. laxiflora). 



11. The marsh (O. latifolia). 



12. The spotted palmate (O. maculata). 



13. The pyramidal (O. pyramidalis). 



14. The monkey (O. tephrosanthos). 



15. The lizard (O. miricina). 



It is from the roots of the green- winged and 

 early purple varieties of orchis that the prepara- 

 tion known as saloop was formerly obtained. 



The purple-lilac-coloured flowers of the pep- 

 permint are visible on many a river-bank and 

 marsh in the later months of summer. The uses 

 of the plant are too well known to require any 

 special reference. The essential oil from which 

 the various preparations are procured is found on 

 the calyx and leaves. 



The pennyroyal, or, as it is sometimes termed, 

 the pudding grass, is also another useful medicinal 

 herb, and various medicinal preparations are pro- 

 cured from it. Both this plant and the pepper- 

 mint belong to the genus Mentha. Its scent is 

 less powerful than that of the peppermint. It is 

 unlike the latter plant in the character of its growth, 

 its leaves being small and oval, and the stems 

 long and trailing. It flowers earlier than the 

 peppermint ; the flowers are of a purple colour. 

 It is also known as the hop marjoram. 



The scarlet pimpernel, weed though it be, may 

 nevertheless lay claim to being one of the most 



