MINT FAMILY 
LABIATAE 
Tue Mint family includes a large number of 
herbaceous plants which are characterized by 
their square stems and their simple, opposite 
leaves, which nearly always have aromatic and 
distinctive odors. The petals are united into a 
two-lipped corolla, to the inside of which are 
attached the two or four stamens. The stigma is 
two-lobed and the ovary is deeply cleft in two 
parts. 
A number of common plants, which are not 
especially attractive as wild flowers but which are 
interesting and generally well known, belong to 
this family. Among these are the Catnip, Gill- 
over-the-ground, Motherwort, Oswego Tea, Pen- 
nyroyal, Peppermint, Spearmint, Wild Thyme, 
and Wild Bergamot. 
SELF-HEAL. From early in summer until late 
in autumn. the blue-purple flowers of the Self-heal 
or Heal-all are found everywhere. This plant 
from across the sea is splendidly equipped for 
the struggle for existence which all plants must 
undergo. It can grow in sunlight or in shadow, 
spreading from place to place by means of hori- 
zontal stems that take root readily, and develop- 
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