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be fa great as if it were wholly 

 remov'd to fbme Diftancci and 

 thele Reed-Fences are much pre- 

 ferable to either Walls or Pales for 

 this Purpofe. 



MENTHA ; Mint. 

 The CharcMers are? 



Ji is a verticillate Flantj mth a, 

 labiated Flower confifilng of one Leafy 

 Tvhcfe Upper-lip is arched, and the 

 Under-lip is divided into three Farts j 

 but both of them are jo cuty that 

 the Flower feems to be divided into 

 four Farts, the two Lips fcarcely ap- 

 pearing; thefe Flojuers are collected 

 into thick Whorles in fome Specie Sy 

 but in others they groro in a Spike ; 

 each Flower having four Seeds fuc- 

 ceeding it, -which are inclos'd in the 

 Flower-cup : To which may be ad- 

 ded. It hath a creeping Root, and 

 the whole Flant has a firong aroma- 

 tick or balfamick Scent. 



The Species are j 



1. Mentha,* angujlifoUa, fptcata. 

 C. B. F. Common Spik'd-Mint, u- 



fually call'd Spear-Mint. 



2. Mentha i fpicis brevioribus ^ 

 habitioribus, foliis Mentha fufc&, fa- 

 pore fervido piperis, Raii. Syn. Pep- 

 per-Mint. 



5. Mentha j fylvejlris, folio lon- 

 giore. C. B. P. Long-leav'd Horfe- 

 Mint, or Mentajirum. 



4. Mentha ; arvenfis, verticilja- 

 ta, hirfuta.J.B. Water-Mint with. 

 whorled Coronets, commonly call'd 

 Water-Calamint. 



5". Mentha 5 aquatica, feu Sifym- 

 brium, 'f. B, JVater-Mint. 



6. Mentha; Sifymbrium diBa 

 hirfuta, glomeruUs ac foliis minori- 

 bus ac rotundioribus. Raii. Syn. O- 

 raiige-Mint. 



7. Mentha; fpicata, folio varie- 

 gato. C. B. P. Spear-Mintj w.th a 

 variegated Leaf, 



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8. Mentha j rotundifolia, palu- 

 flris feu ac^uatica major, folio vari- 

 eg a to. Tourn. The Great Round- 

 leaf'd Water-Mint, with a variega- 

 ted Leaf. 



9. Mentha; angu/iifolia, fpicata, 

 glabra, folio rugofore, odore gravio- 

 re. Raii. Syn. Spear-Mint, with a 

 rugged Leaf, and ftrong Scent. 



10. Mentha; Chalepenfe, angti- 

 flifolium, raro fiorens, Boerh. Ind. 

 Narrow-leav'd Aleppo Mint, which 

 rarely flowers. 



There are feveral other Sorts of 

 Mint, which are preferv'd in Ibme 

 curious Botanick Gardens, many 

 of which are Natives of England ^ 

 but as they are not cultivated for 

 Ufe, fo I fhall omit them in this 

 Place, thofe above-mention'd being 

 the Sorts which are commonly 

 propagated for Kitchen or Medici- 

 nal Ufes. 



The firfl Sort is the moft com- 

 monly cultivated in the Fngliflj Gar- 

 dens, both for the Ufe of the Kit- 

 chen and Medicine; but the fecond 

 Sort is by fome greatly eileem'd 

 for its Heat, to make a limplc 

 Water: This, at preient, is not 

 very common in the Gardens, but 

 has been found growing wild in 

 feveral Parts of England. The 

 third Sort is alio us'd in Medicine, 

 but is rarely cultivated m Gardens, 

 being found in great Plenty in fe- 

 veral Places near London. The 

 fourth and fifth Sorts are very 

 common by the Sides of Ponds, 

 and on moift Soils, in divers Parts 

 of England, and are rarely cultiva- 

 ted in Gardens: Thefe are both 

 us'd in Medicine, but the Markets 

 are fupply'd with them from thf; 

 Fields. The fcventh and eighth 

 Sorts are preferv'd in Gardens, for 

 the Beauty of their variegated 

 Leaves ; As are the ninth and tenth 



Sorts, 



