278 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



TCentha Puleg-ium, Linne. 



The true " Penny-royal." Europe, Western Asia, Northern 

 Africa. A perennial scent-herb, yielding a peculiar ethereal oiL 

 It likes moist soil. To he avoided for naturalisation on pastures, 

 as not readily repressed. 



TCentha rotundifolia, Hudson. 



Western and Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia, 

 Fond of wet places, which by the culture of this and other mints 

 may be profitably utilised. In odor this mint approaches to Melissa. 

 The French and Italian Crisp Mint is partly derived from this 

 species. Closely allied to the following, and often regarded as a 

 variety of M. viridis. The Crisp Mint of Greece is M. tomentosa 

 (D'Urville). 



BZentha longifolia, Hudson (M. silvestris, Linne.) 



The " Horse-Mint." Europe, Northern Africa, temperate Asia- 

 Perennial. One of the Crisp Mints is derived from this species. 

 Hardy, like the three preceding species, to lat. 59 55' in Norway 

 [Schuebeler]. 



BXentha viridis, Linne. 



The " Spearmint." Middle and Southern Europe. Perennial, 

 A particular sort of Crisp Mint (M. crispata, Schrader) belongs to 

 this species. Readily propagated like other mints by division of 

 the root. 



Menyanthes trif oliata, Linne. 



Inappropriately called the Bog-bean or Buck-bean. Europe, 

 Northern and Middle Asia, North-America. In springy and spongy 

 bogs. A perennial herb of great beauty, which could be naturalised 

 with facility in any cold regions. Indigenous as far north as lat. 71 

 10' in Norway [Prof. Schuebeler]. The root is starchy. The 

 whole plant is pervaded by a bitter principle, largely derived from 

 menyanthin. The plant is used medicinally as a tonic and febrifuge. 



llXeriandra Aby ssinica, F. v. Mueller. (M. Benghalensis, Bentham.) 



Abyssinia, on high mountains. A shrub of penetrating odor ; 

 utilised much like sage. 



lyiesembrianthemum eequilaterale. Haworth. 



Australia and West-coast of America. This widely creeping 

 species spreads readily over saline ground, whether clayey, sandy 

 or rocky. Mr. J. Clode observes, that sheep are very fond of this 

 succulent plant, and require but little water when browsing on it ; or 

 in cool coast-districts they will do without any water even in summer, 

 while thriving well on the foliage. Fruit with a sweetish edible 



