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6 . Sjrpyllum vulgare hirfutum^ R. 231. Hoary 
Wild 1 hyme. 
7. Serpyllum villofum frutkofius fioribus dilute ru- 
hentihus. Serp. latifolium hirfutum^ R. 231, C. 220. 
1 iic more Ihrubby hairy Mother of 1 hyme, with 
pale red dowers. 
8 . Serpyllwn hirfutum^ minus ^ repens ^ inodorum^ 
R. 231. The Leffcr, hany, creeping. Mother of 
Thy Die, without fmcil. The tops of Mother of 
T’hyrne often change into woolly and whitifn heads, 
occafioned by fome infedt. 
Mother of Thyme is cephalick and uterine, good for the pal 
fy, epiieply, and green ficknefs ; it is aKo good for old coughs, 
and helps ipitting of blood. 
Mentha, Mint. It has a creeping root: The 
dower is labiated •, the ere ft arched *, and the 
beard divided into three •, but fo cut, that it 
is difficult to diftinguiffi the two lips. The 
whole plant has an agreeable aromatical fmell. 
Mints are divided, Into fuch as have their 
dowers growing in whorls, placed at certain diftances 
from each other, round the ftalks and branches : 
2d^ Such as have them difpofed in fpikes. 
I. WhorV d Mints. Of this fort we have eight 
fpecies. 
1. Mentha feu Calamintha aquatica^ R. 232, G, 
E. 684. Cal. arvenfis verticillata., C. 229. Water 
Mint, with whorl’d coronets. Common in moift 
places, and where water ftands in the winter. 
2. Mentha aquatic a exigua.^ R. 232. Calamintha 
arvenfis verticillata., five aquatica Belgarum Lobeliiy 
P. 36, 37. Small Water Mint. The leaves are 
fmoother and narrower than thofe of the former. 
3. Mentha arvenfis verticillata folio rotundiore^ 
odore aromoAico., R. 232. Whorl’d Field Mint, 
with a rounder leaf, having an aromatick fmell. 
4. Mentha 
