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lha, G. 555. Hairy Water Mint, with flowers 
growing in balls on the tops of the ftalks and branches. 
8. Mentha Stfymbrium dl 5 la hirfuta^ glomerulis ac 
foliis minoribus ac rotundioribus^ R. 233-. This is 
like the laft, but much lefs in all its parts, and its 
leaves are rounder and blunter pointed. 
Water Mint is rather hotter than the Garden Mint : It ex- 
pels wind, and helps the cholick. The juice, dropped into the 
ears, is good to eaie dieir pain, and help deafneis. 
II. Such as bear their flowers in fpikes. Of this 
fort we have /even fpecies^ viz. 
1. Mentha anguftifolia fpicata^ glabra^ folio rugo- 
fiore^ odore graviore^ R 233. Spear-mint, with a 
rugged leaf and ftronger fcent. The ftalks are red, 
krger, and firmer than thofe of Common Spear- 
mint *, and the flowers are lefs, and of a paler colour. 
The whole plant has a flrong fmell. 
2. Mentha fpicata anguftifolia^ glabra^ fpica latio- 
re^ R. 233. This differs from the former in being 
more hairy, and having a larger fpike. 
3. Mentha fpicata glabra^ laticre folio^ R. 234. 
SmiOOth-leav’d Spear-mint, with large leaves. 
4. Menthaftri aquatici genus hirfutum fpica latiore^ 
R. 234. Mentha paluftris folto oblcngo^ C. 228. 
Menthaftrum minus ^ G. E. 685. Menthaftrum hir^ 
futum, P. 34. Spiked Horll-mint, or Water-mint, 
with a groffer fpike. 
* 5. Menthaftrum fpicatum folio longiore candi- 
tante^ R. 234. Mentha fylveftris folio longiore^ C. 
227. It rifes a yard, and fomctimes higher, having 
jointed, creeping, fibrous roots. The ftalks are fquare, 
and all over hairy, at whofe joints are fet oblong 
fharp-pointed leaves, notched round the edges, hoa- 
ry, with a foft down, but more lb on the under, 
than on the upper fide ; of a p*etty agreeable fmell : 
The flowers are of a pale red. It is rather a variety 
of the former tlian a diftind fpecies. Long-leav’d 
Hoife-mint. 
6 . Men- 
