inerntaemcibec eat RET I AANA AE 
MINT FAMILY, 231 
rennials, with t-stocks and cymudes (in the speci ome 
here) in gabe ser 
1. M. vir’idis, L. Stem erect; leaves oblong-lanceolate, subsessile ; 
spikes biota: ’ slender, elongated, tapering at summit,—the eymules 
mostly dista: nt. 
Green Mentua. Spear-mint. Common Mint. 
Fr. Baume verte. Germ. Die Spitazmuenze. Span. Menta puntiaguda. 
Plant smoothish and rather pale green. Stem 1-2 feet high, branching. Leaves 1-2 or 
= inches long, igen qos fageaie serrate. Spikes of cymules, often humerous, 2~4 inches 
at 
msi, grounds, waste places, &c. : introduced. Native of Europe. FI. July-August. 
Obs. This pleasant] fobs aromatic herb has been so generally i hie 
into all the older sett ts of this country, that it is ny very exten- 
pia mio somg It is dates y popular as a dom icine, in 
reli c., and it is oe species employed in meats that 
ep. 
ot soluctires beverage, known as “ Mint Jule 
2. M. piperi’ta, L. Leaves die diaieis petiolate ; spikes cylindric, 
rather short, obtuse, —the cymules loosely appro ximated. 
Prppery Mentua. Pepper-mint. 
Fy. La Menthe. Germ. Pfeffer-muenze. Span. Menta piperita. 
Plant smoothish and purplish. Stem 1-2 feet long, branching. Leaves 1 Fe 
long, tare or signees ovate and reo at base, dark green, on in in one- fourth to 
gh in length, rather acute, — of ¢ st ba gee ia an neo kes an pega < ‘more 
in length, terminal, solitary, erie om rowded ,—e nde r pair w 
often. a litte distan rola purple, i pee in the ae ceding potiinel, 
ow grounds, gardens, &c.: introduced. Native of Europe. Fl. August. Fr, 
Obs. This 
dens, or about houses,—and is apparently naturalized in many localities. 
most grateful aromatic is ipa as y allowed a place in gar- 
€ essential, oil, and distilled water, are ex known for thei stomachic 
e plant is largely eubeaten, especially in the State of New-Y: 
for the manufacture of the Oil of Peppennint, of whine gro ities 
are cons by Di teitionss | in flav 5 Ae ond by 
and liquor-dealers in preparing essences, sont like. 
Essence of Peppermint, a sh traps clicorvgpe be agri in the 
stomach, &c., is a solution of the oil in alcohol, of a peg corres- 
to the price at which it is rags Besides the species mentioned, 
po species 
there is another —— one sparingly naturalized around old settlements 
in Ohio and rs nia, the Corn-mint, (M. arven’ sis, L.,) which ae 
axillary cymules, and thea stem h ale, 
has been 
niet a ipab that of. decaying pare A nativ D pede moe 
Canaden’sis, L., is common in wet grounds 5 Team oor ah 
