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WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



Spearmint {Mentha viridis). Mint family. 



Max. ht. id, in.; stem square; flowers (light purple) 

 in slender, dense, continuous spike; flowers small, 

 corolla bell-shaped, 4-cleft; leaves without stalks, 

 oblong to lance-shape, unevenly toothed. Wet 

 places. Summer-autumn. 



Fig. 67. 



Blue vervain {Verbena hastata). 



Peppermint {Mentha piperita). Mint family. 



Max. ht. 3 ft.; stem square; flowers similar to 

 above but spikes not continuous; leaves with stalks. 

 An escape. Summer-autumn. 



