164 DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. Glechoma. 



difficulty into cheese curd. Fl. Suec. Mice, according to Mr. 

 Macdonald of Scalpa, Hebrides, have a great aversion to the smell 

 of mint : laying a few green or dry leaves on any articles will pre- 

 serve them from the depredation of mice. F. T. 1. p. 130. 



(M. ruhra. Tall Red M. E. B. 1413. G. E. M. 

 Satlva rubra, 680. River side, a mile below Denham, 

 Bucks. Tur. For description ; see Compendium of 

 Smithes English Flora, a highly useful manual : or 

 Appendix.) 



M. arvensis. Corn M. Flowers whorled. Leaves 

 egg-shaped, saw-toothed. Stem much branched, dif- 

 fuse. Calyx bell-shaped, short, covered all over with 

 horizontal hairs. E. B. 2119. Calamintha aquatica. 

 G. E. 684. 



Sandy cornfields frequent, especially where water has stagnated. 



Per. July. 



Root creeping by fleshy shoots. Ls. egg-elliptical, blunt, with 

 somewhat stiff, prominent hairs. Fl.-stalks mostly smooth. 

 Cal. more bell-shaped than the other British species. Fl. red- 

 dish lilac. Scent compared to cheese covered with blue mould. 

 Plant pale green. Stam., equal in length to the limb of cor. 

 Hooker supposes the Ment. agrestis, E. B., not distinct from this. 

 FL Scot. Whorls much shorter than the Is. 



M. Pidegium. Penny-royal. Flowers whorled. Leaves 

 egg-shaped, somewhat notched. Stem trailing. Flower- 

 stalks and calyx all over downy ; teeth fringed. E. B. 

 1026. Pulegium regium. G. E. 67 1. 



Wet commons, margins of brooks. Binsey Common. Port Mea- 

 dow. Otmoor. Sb. On a Common, near Ipsdon. Bx. 



Per. July. 



Smallest of the genus. Ls. small, downy, curved back. Fl. -whorls, 

 numerous, close. Fl. purplish, sometimes white. Smell pe- 

 culiarly strong, resembling Thymus Nepeta. Ls. underneath 

 set with deep, semi-transparent dots. Stam. equal. Pistil as 

 long as the stam. Stalks about one f., and a half, weak. 

 Antispasmodic, stimulant. 



GLECHO'MA. Ground-ivy. 



G. hederdcea. Common G. Gill, or Ale-hoof. Leaves 

 kidney-heart-shaped, notched. E. B. 853. C. 2. 44. 

 Hedera terrestris. G. E. 856. 



Dry, shady places, road sides, hedge banks. 



Per. April. 



Roots creeping, sending out trailing scyons. Ls. veiny, downy, 



