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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



obviate nausea and relieve flatulent colic. The essential 

 oil and essence are tlie forms in which it is employed in 

 medicine, and thev are also largely used in confectionery 

 and cordials. 



Mentha Tiridis — Spe a rm1x\t. 

 Is a European perennial, and belongs rather to the^ 

 culinary than the medicinal department of the garden. It 

 is employed in sauces and salads, as well as dried for 

 soups in winter. A few sprigs of mint boiled a little time 

 with them, and then withdrawn, are thought by some to 

 improve the flavor of green peas. It is also used in pre- 

 paring mint-julep. Its medicinal properties are aromatic, 

 stimulant, and stomachic. The leaves boiled in milk are 

 useful in diarrhoea. Its infusion is good to prevent nausea. 

 There are two varieties, the broad and narrow leaved, 

 equally good. 



Mint Sauce. — Three tablespoonfuls of young spearmint 

 minced, mixed with two of sugar, and six of vinegar. To 

 be eaten with roast lamb, to which it imparts a delicious 

 flavor. 



Meniha Pulegium — Pexnyroyal. 



Pennyroyal is more acrid than the other mints, and its 

 taste and smell are less agreeable. It possesses their 

 Avarm, pungent flavor, and other general properties, but is 

 not so good a stomachic. It is used for colds, and also as 

 an emmenagogue. Its essence will sometimes relieve the 

 toothache. The American pennyroyal belongs to a dif- 

 ferent germs, Hedcojjia. 



This genus of plants requires a tenacious soil, which is 

 all the better if moist or even wet. 



A border sheltered from the mid-day sun, but not 

 entirely secluded from its influence, is always to be allotted 



