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Melissa officinalis, L. 



The Balm-herb. South Europe and Middle Asia. A peren- 

 nial herb, valuable for its scent, which depends on a peculiar 

 volatile oil. It is also valuable as a bee-plant. 



Melocaima bambusoides, Trinius. (JBeesha Blieedei, Kunth.) 

 The berry-bearing Bamboo, from Chittagong and other 

 mountainous parts of India. It is a thornless Bamboo, 

 growing on dry slopes of hills. Height up to 70 feet ; cir- 

 cumference towards base 1 foot ; growth beautifully erect. 



Melocaima humilis, Eoeper. 



India. More slender than the preceding species, and 

 attaining only a height of 20 feet. 



Melocanna Travancorica. (BeesJia Travancorica, Beddome.) 

 A new Bamboo from Travancore, worthy of introduction. 



Mentha piperita, L. # 



The Peppermint. Middle Europe. This well-known peren- 

 nial herb is important for its peculiar essential oil, which 

 here by culture is produced in good quality. This distilled 

 oil is in considerable demand, and would be best obtained 

 from plants cultivated in the mountain regions or natural- 

 ized along the forest rivulets. Eminent authorities refer 

 the Peppermint as a variety to Mentha aqiiatica, L., the Water- 

 mint of Europe, North Africa, West and North Asia, from 

 which the true Crisp Mint (M. crispa, L.) is again derived, 

 as well as the Bergamot-mint (M, citrata, Ehrh.) 



Mentha Pnlegium, L. 



The true Penny-royal. Europe, Western Asia, North 

 Africa. A perennial scent herb, yielding a peculiar ethereal 

 oil. It likes moist soil. 



Mentha rotundifolia, L. 



Middle and South Europe, XTorth Africa, Western Asia. 

 Pond of wet places, which by the culture of this and other 

 mints may be profitably utilized. In odor this mint 

 approaches to Melissa. The Prench and Italian Crisp Mint 

 is partly derived from this species. Closely allied to the 

 following, and often regarded as a variety of M. viridis, L. 



