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aqifatica I. MENTHA floribus capitatis, foliis ovatis ferratig 

 petiolatis, ftaminibus corolla longioribus. Lin, 

 fyft, nat. 392. 6^. fL H05. {Ger, em, 684. /. i, 

 Moris, hiji.f. 11, t, 7./. 6. Rivin. t. 49. Black- 

 well, t. -^i) 



Water Mint. Anglis, 



Meannt. Cairteal. Gaulis, 



On the banks of rivers and lakes frequent, if. VIII. 



The ftalk is a cubit high, ere6l and branched ; the 

 leaves are often of a dark reddifh color : the 

 flowers grow in one or two clofe thick whirls, 

 near the top> with a globofe one always terminat- 

 ing the branches : the Corolla is hairy within, and 

 of a pale red color. 



The plant is aromatic, and has a bitter acrid talle. 



It varies, fometimes with a lefler, rounder, and 

 more hai^y leaf, as figured by Ray. Synops, p. 

 233- ^- 10./ 1. 



** Verticillaia:, 



MENTHA floribus verticillatis, foliis ovatis acu- 

 tiufculis ferratis, flraminibus corolla longioribus. 

 Sp.pl. 805. {Ger. em. GZo.f. i, Moris. hift.f. 11. 

 /. 7./. 2. ordinis fuperloris.) 



Red Garden Mint. Anglis. 



On the banks of rivulets, and in wafle places, but 

 rare, perhaps only the outcafl of gardens. Dr. 

 Farfons & Sihhald.' ^. VIII. 



fativa '^ 2. 



gentijs 



M. floribus vercicillails, ioWh ovatis arutls ferratis, 

 fl:aminibus corolla brevioribu?. 6/;./)/. H05. (Ger. 



