MINT FAMILY. 697 
Collinsonia anisata Sims, Bot. Mag. 29: t. 1213. 1809. CITRONELLA. 
Ell. Sk. 1:37. Chap. Fl. 316. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1: 351. 
Louisianian area. South Carolina to Florida, west to Mississippi. 
ALABAMA: Metamorphichills. Coast Pine belt. Coast plain. Shaded banks. Lee 
County, Auburn (F, 8. Earle). Clarke County, Suggsville (Dr. Denny). Mobile and 
Baldwin counties. Flowers yellow; September, October. Frequent. Perennial. 
From a ligneous root; 14 to 2 feet high. 
Economic uses: The anise-scented leaves yield “‘citronella tea,” used medicinally. 
Type locality: ‘‘A native of South Carolina.” : 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
PERILLA Ard.; -L. Gen. Pl. ed. 6, Add. 578. 1764. East Inp1a BASIL. 
One or 2 species, Eastern Asia, India, China. 
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton, Mem. Torr. Club, 5:277. 1894. 
Ocimum frutescens L. Sp. Pl. 2:597. 1753. 
Perilla ocymoides L. Gen. Pl. ed. 6, add. 578. 1764. 
Inp1ia, Corina. 
Introduced and naturalized. District of Columbia and southward. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. In low shaded or exposed waste places. Flowers purple; 
October. A coarse annual, escaped from cultivation, becoming a common wayside 
weed. 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in India.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
MENTHA L. Sp. Pl. 2:576. 1753. Mint. 
Thirty to 40 species, chiefly in temperate regions, Northern Hemisphere. Europe, 
northern Asia. North America, endemic,1. About 1 dozen species, naturalized from 
Europe. 
Mentha piperita L. Sp. Pl. 1:576. 1753. PEPPERMINT. 
EUROPE, 
Escaped from cultivation to low damp places. Flowers pink; July. Infrequent. 
Perennial. : 
Economic uses: The herb forms the ‘‘peppermint” or ‘“‘Mentha piperita” of the 
United States Pharmacopeia. . 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in Anglia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Mentha spicata L. Sp. Pl. 1:576. 1753. SPEARMINT. APPLEMINT. 
Mentha viridis L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 804. 1763. 
EUROPE. 
Escaped from cultivation and naturalized; low damp places; ditches; more fre- 
quent than the last. July, August. Perennial. 
Economic uses: The herb is the ‘‘Spearmint,” ‘Mentha viridis” of the United 
States Pharmacopeia. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab. in Dania, Germania, Anglia, Gallia.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. Fl. Ang]. 221. 1762. ApPLEMINT. FaLsE CaTNIP, 
Mentha spicata var. rotundifolia L. Sp. Pl. 1:576. 1753. 
SOUTHERN EUROPE. : 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Naturalized on the Atlantic coast from south- 
ern New England to Florida and on the Gulf coast. 
ALABAMA: Coast plain. Low damp places, ditches. Mobile County. Flowers, 
June to September. Common. An aromatic perennial, 14 to 2 feet high. 
Economic uses: The herb is used as a substitute for catnip. 
Type locality: Same as of last. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
LYCOPUS L. Sp. Pl.1:21. 1753. Warer HoarHounpb. 
Ten species, temperate regions of the Old World. Australia, North America, 6. 
Lycopus virginicus L. Sp. Pl.1:21. 1753. BUGLEWEED. 
Ell. Sk. 1:25. Gray, Man. ed. 6,408. Chap. Fl. 313. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1: 353, 
Boreal zone to Louisianian area. Labrador across the continent to British Co- 
lumbia and Oregon; New England to Nebraska, south to Florida and Louisiana. 
