LAVENDER — PEPPERMINT. 



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fleshy, carrot-like root, which is useful as an aromatic tonic 

 and expectorant. It is very beneficial in chronic coughs 

 and catarrhs, and also in dyspepsia. An infusion of the 

 root is excellent for a common cold. Cut up fine and fed 

 with their corn, the root is a great relief to the distemper 

 in horses. 



It is propagated by ofi'sets, or by parting the roots in 

 autumn. 



Lavendula Spica — Lavender. 



A hardy undershrub, a native of the South of Europe. 

 It is cultivated for its fragrant spikes of flowers, which are 

 used for the distillation of Lavender-water. Being dried 

 and put up in paper bags, they are also used to perfume 

 linen. Both flowers and leaves are very aromatic. It has 

 an agreeable pungent bitterness to the taste, and its medi- 

 cal properties are stimulant, cordial, and stomachic, and 

 the essential oil mixed with proof spirits is very useful in 

 cases of fainting and paralysis, but the chief use of the 

 plant is as a perfume. 



Lavender is very hardy and easily cultivated. It may 

 be propagated by seeds, slips, or cuttings. Sow the seed 

 in drills ten inches apart, and transplant the next spring- 

 to a dry soil of but medium richness, and it will be more 

 highly aromatic. Give each plant about two feet of space ; 

 for drying gather the flowers before they begin to fade in 

 the least. 



Mentha — Mint. Mentha Piperita — Peppermint. 

 A perennial ; a native of Europe. It has a strong, 

 agreeable odor, a pungent, aromatic taste, giving a sensa- 

 tion of coldness in the mouth. Its medical properties are 

 aromatic, stimulant, and stomachic. It is much used to 



