XXXVII. 



CALAMINTHA OFFICINALIS. 



Common Calaminl. 



Class XIV. DiDYNAMiA. — Order I. Gymnospermia. 



Nat. Ord. Labiat.e. 



Gen. Char. Floivers axillary, generally in loose bractea- 

 ted cymes. Calyx tubular, thirteen-nerved ; throat 

 mostly closed with hairs ; upper lip three-toothed ; 

 lower lip bifid. Corolla with the upper lip nearlj' 

 plain, emarginate ; lower lip trifid, the middle lobe 

 emarginate. 



Spec. Char. Whorls on forked, many-flowered stalks. 

 Leaves with shallow serratures. Hairs in the throat 

 of the calyx not prominent. 



SYNONYMES. 



-- Calamintha vulgaris. Bauh. Pin, 22Q. Ger. Em. 68T. Ran 

 Syn. 243. 

 , .. Calamintha flore magno vulgaris. J. Bauhy iii. 228. 



~> Melissa Calamintha. Lin. Sp. PI. 827- 

 Thymus Calamintha. Smith, Fl. Brit. 641. 



I. Calamintha ofBcinalis. Mcench. 

 French .... Calament ; Calament des montagnes. 

 I/alian .... Calaminta. 

 Spanish .... Calaminto. 

 German .... Bergmiinze. 



Dutch Berg calaminth. 



Bavarian . Plana mata ; Poleg. 

 Russ Melissa. 



Description. — The root is perennial, spreading, and fibrous- 

 The stems are upright, bushy, obtusely quadrangular, and 

 pubescent, attaining the height of about two feet. The leaves 

 are ovate, somewhat cordate at the base, bordered with shallow 



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