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CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



Mentha arvensis L., var. canadensis (L.) Briquet. 

 Mentha canadensis L. 

 Wild Mint. 



Frequent. Wet places, often along streams. July — Sept. 



COLLINSONIA L. Horse Balm. 

 Collinsonia canadensis L. 



Richweed. Stone-root. 



Common. Moist rich woods. July — Sept. 

 The root and herb are used in medicine. 



PERILLA L. 

 Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton (shrubby). 

 Perilla ocymoides L. 



Rare. About old gardens as an escape from cultivation : 

 Groton (Mrs. C. B. Graves), Southington (Andrews), Ox- 

 ford (Harger), Bridgeport (Eames). July — Sept. Native 

 of Asia. 



Sometimes cultivated as a foliage plant. 



SOLANACEAE. NIGHTSHADE FAMILY. 

 CAPSICUM L. Pepper. 



Capsicum annuum L. (annual). 

 Red, Cayenne or Chili Pepper. 



Rare. Waste ground: Hartford (H. S. Clark), Bridge- 

 port (Eames). July — Aug. Fugitive from the Tropics. 



Well known in cultivation. 



LYCOPERSICUM Mill. Tomato. 

 Lycopersicum esculentum Mill, (edible). 

 Lycopersicon Lycopersicon Karst. 

 Tomato. 



Rare. An escape in waste places and on river shores. 

 Aug. — Sept. Introduced from South America. 

 Cultivated for its edible fruit. 



SOLANUM L. Nightshade. 

 Solanum tuberosum L. (producing tubers). 

 Potato. 



