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PENNY-ROYAL MINT. 



Meiithjb Pulegium.—Ponliotj ¥r.—Polei/, Ger. 



Is a native of watery places. It is easily propagated by 

 |iarting the roots in Spring. They succeed best in a strong, 

 moist soil, and whea planted or the edges of rivulets, ponds. 

 '^.c. Penny-royal has a warm, pungent flavor, somewhat sim- 

 ilar to Mint, but more acrid, and less agreeable both in taste 

 and smell. It possesses the g-eneral properties of other mints, 

 hui, is supposed to be of less ef&cacy as a stomachic. This 

 lierb is less frequently used now for medicinal purposes than 

 formerly. 



PEPPERMINT. 



Menikfi la¥itdt€s,.—Mentim^ '^t.-—Munze^ Ger. 



A NATIVE of watery places in various parts of the world 

 This variety has a more penetrating smell than any of the 

 other Mints, and a much stronger and warmer taste. It may 

 be increased with facility by young offset plants or shoots, or 

 by parting the roots in Spring, or by planting cuttings during 

 any of the Summer months, in a moist soil. Peppermint is 

 much cultivated for medicinal purposes, as well as for distilla- 

 tion ; its stomachic and carminative qualities render it useful 

 in flatulent cholics, hysteric afi^ections, and retchings, in which 

 i't acts as a cordial. The Essence of Peppermint was formerly 

 considered an elegant medicine ; and a cordial is made from 

 this plant which is by many people much admired. 



