CONDIMENTS AND SPICES. 

 IVIentha piperita. Linn. Peppermint. 



Linn. Syst. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



Vernacular. 



Habitat. Watery places in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. 



Remarks. The p.ivdos rj f}8vocrp,os of Hippocrates, and pivdr] of Theo- 

 phrastus, according to Fraas ; but Sprengel refers these Greek names to 

 M. sativa, W. 



Mentha Pulegium. Linn. Pennyroyal. 



Linn. Syst. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



Vernacular. 



Habitat. Europe, Caucasus, Teneriffe, Chilli ? 



Remarks. The y\rjx<*>v of Hippocrates and Dioscorides, and Pulegium 

 of Pliny. 



Mentha sativa. W. Tall Red Mint. 



Linn. Syst. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



Vernacular. Poodina, Dec. Widdetilam t Tarn. Nana, Hubbuh, 

 Arab. 



Habitat. Europe and Asia. 

 Remarks. See " Drugs" and M. piperita. 



Mentha viridis. Linn. Spear Mint. 



Linn. Syst. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



Vernacular. Pahari-poodenah, Dec. 



Habitat. Temperate Europe, Himalayas, parts of Africa and 

 America. -0 : 



Ocymum Basilicum. W. Common Sweet Basil. 



Linn. Syst. Didynamia Gymnospermia. 



Vernacular. Manjirika, Sans. Kalee-tulsee, Hind. Pashanabhed* 

 die t Babooie-tulseCj Beng. Nazbo, Sindh. Subze, Dec. Tim- 

 ootpatchie, Tarn. Vepoodipatsa, Rhu-tulsi, Rudrajada, Tel. 

 Sawandatala, Cey. Rihan, Shahusferum, Hebak, Asaba-ul-feteyat, 

 Badrooj ? Bucklut-ul-zub ? Arab. Deban-shab, Nazbu, Ungoosht- 

 Jtunee-zuckan, Tureh-hhorasani ? Pers. Berunj-mishk ? Vulg. 



Habitat. India. 



Remarks. The uKtpov of the Greeks, and Ocimum of Pliny, it is 

 believed. 



