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■ The flowers furroiind the ftalks at the joints in 
little cUiflers ; tliey arc moderately large, and of 
a deep purple. 
I he whole plant has a very fragrant fmell. 
It is common in the ifle of Ely. It flowers in 
J"iy. 
. Ray calls it Mentha arveufis vcrliciUala fclioro- 
tuf:dicre odorc aronmUco. 
4. Curled Mint. 
Mentha crifpa verlkiUata. 
The root creeps under the furface, and fpreads 
abundantly. 
The ftalks are numerous, fqupre, and of a pur- 
piilll colour : they are a foot and half in length ; 
but they lie in a great nieafure upon the ground ; 
and they are not .much branrh.ed, but have many 
fhoots from the bofomsof the leaves. 
■ The leaves are oblong, broad, and of a pale 
green ; they are not at all hairy ; but they are 
often wrinkled, and fomctimes curled at the 
edges. 
. The flo\Yers furround the flalks at the joints; 
and thi-^y are fmall and purple. 
It is common wild about waters; and at one 
time was frequent in gardens, but the fpear-mint 
has there taken its place. It flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Mentha crifpa verticillata. 
Others, from the common rednefs of its ftalk, 
Mentha fativa ruha. 
5. Common red Mint. 
Mentha rubra vulgaris. 
The root is long, (lender, and creeping. 
The ftalk is firm, upright, fquare, and two 
feet high. 
The leaves are oblong, narrow, ferrated at the 
edges, and fharp-pointcd : they have fhort foot- 
ftalks ; and they are of a pale green, but they 
ofren grow red. 
The flowers ftand in fmall circular tufts round 
the ftalks at the places where the upper leaves 
grow ; and they are of a pale red. 
This is one ol thofe mhits we have wild in our 
watery places, and uf'ed to cultivate ; but the 
fpear-mint has rendered it negleftcd. 
C. Bauhine calls it Mentha hortenfis nerticillata 
oqrmoiore. Others, Mentha cardiaca, md Men- 
tha fiifca. 
6. Water-Mint. 
Mentha aquatica folio brevi lalo. 
The rode is compofed of a multitude of Sender 
■fibres, which penetrate deep, and fpread every way. 
The ftalk is fquare, upright, not much 
branched, but full of young flioots from the 
leaves; and it is two feet or more in hei<^ht, 
very upright, and of a robuft afpcft. 
The leaves are broad and Ihort : they have mo- 
derately long footftalks ; and they are largeft at 
the bafe, fliarp-pointed, and fliarply ferrated at 
the edges. Their colour is naturally a deep plea- 
' fant green ; but they frequently grow rediflr. 
The flowers are moderately large, and of a 
pale red : they are placed in large, round heads 
upon the tops of the ftalks, 
It is common about waters, and flowers in 
■June. 
The whole plant has a ftrong fmell, and an 
acrid tafte, in fome degree approaching to that 
of pepper-mint. 
C. Bauhine calls it Mentha rotundifolia paluflris 
feu aquatica major. Others, Mentha aquatica, 
and ffymbrium. 
7. Hairy Water-Mint. 
Afentha aquatica folio hrcvi hirfuto. 
The root is cornpofed of fibres, and fends out 
creeping flroots every way to a great diftance. 
The ftalk is fquare, upright, hairy, of a brownifh 
or redifti colour, and about a foot and half high. 
The leaves are broad, fliort, and roundifli ; 
but they have a long, fliarp point. 
The flowers are fmall, and of a very pale purpli^; 
and they are placed in tiiick, roundifli clullcrs at 
the tops of the ftalks and bi .uiches. 
It is all over covered with a fliort, liglit hairy- 
nefs, of a greyilli colour. 
We have it common about Handing waters, and 
it flowers in July. 
J. Bauhine calls it Mentha aquatica five Jifym- 
hium hirfutivs. Others, Sifymbrium hirfunim,^ and 
Sifymbria menthn. 
Its tafte is acrid, but difagreeable. 
8. Small-leaved hairy Water-Mint. 
Mentha aqttatica hirfuta foliis minorilus. 
The root is flender and creepinsr. 
The ftalk is fquare, firm, upright, redifli, and 
a foot and half high. 
The leaves have flrort footftalks : they are 
fmallcr than in the preceding fpecics, of a pale 
green, and hairy : they are deeply and fliarply 
ferrated at the edges, and fliarp-pointed. 
The flowers are large, and of a beautiful flefh- 
colour: they ftand in fmall, round chifters upon 
the tops of the branches. 
The whole plant has a very fragrant fmell, 
fomewhat refcmbling that of a fine Seville orant^e. 
It is common about vraters in Cambridgefliire, 
and fome other places. It flowers in Auguft. 
Ray calls it Mentha fifyir.lrium diBa hirfuta glo- 
meru'.is ac foliis minoribus rotundiaribus. 
9. Rough-leaved fpikcd Mint. 
Mentha fficat a folio rugcfiore. 
The root is flender and creeping. 
The ftalk is fquare, robuft, upright, of a jnir- 
plifli colour, two feet high, and not much 
branched. 
The leaves have fliort footftalks: they are 
long, narrow, fiiarp-poinied, and ftiarply ferra- 
ted along the edges : their furface is rough, and 
their colour a deep dufky green. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of tlie ftalks and 
branches in long, flender fpikcs : they are fmall, 
and of a faint purple. 
It is not uncommon about waters in Kent, and 
fome other counties. It flowers in Auguft. 
Kay, calls it Mentha angufiifolia fpicata glabra 
folio rugofiore odore graviare. 
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