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garis. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 202. Smaller common Cat- 
mint. 
3. Nepeta (. Angujlifolia ) floribus fpicatis, verticillis fub- 
feffilibus, foiiis cordato-oblongxs icrratis feflilibus. 
Catmint with fpiked flowers , whofle whorls grow ahnofl 
clofe to the flalks , and oblong , flawed , heart-Jhaped leaves , 
fitting clofle. Cataria anguftifolia major. Tourn. I nit. 
R. H. 202. Greater narrow-leaved Catmint. 
4. Nepeta ( Paniculata ) floribus paniculatis, foiiis ob- 
Ion go cordatis acutis ferratis ieffilibus. Catmint with j 
paraded flowers , iztzc/ oblong, heart-Jhaped, acute, flawed 
leaves, fitting clofle to the Jialks. Cataria quae nepeta 
minor, folio meiiflae Turcicae. Boerh. Ind. alt. 1. 174. 
Smaller Catmint with a Turkey Balm leaf. 
5. Nepeta ( Italic a ) floribus Ieffilibus verticillato-fpica- 
tis, bra&eis Ianceolatis longitudine calycis, foiiis pe- 
tiolatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 798. Catmint whofle flowers 
grow in whirled Jpikes , fitting clofle to the ftalk, having 
Jpear-Jhaped hr act ere the length of the empalement, with 
leaves growing upon the foot-ftalks. Cataria minor 
Alpina. Tourn. Inft. R. IT. 202. Smaller Alpine 
Catmint. 
6 . Nepeta ( Violacea ) verticillis pedunculatis corymbo- 
fis, foiiis petiolatis cordato-oblongis dentatis. Lin. 
Sp. Plant. 797. Catmint with roundijh whorls fianding 
upon foot-ftalks, and oblong , heart-Jhaped , indented leaves. 
Cataria Hifpanica, betonics folio anguftiore flore cae- 
ruleo. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 202. Spaniflo Catmint with 
a narrow Betony leaf, and a blue flower. 
7. Nepeta {Tuber of a) fpicis feflilibus, bradteis ovatis 
coloratis, foiiis fummis Ieffilibus. Hort. Cliff. 311. 
Catmint with fpiked flowers fitting clofle to the flalks, oval 
coloured brablea, and the upper leaves fitting clofle to the 
flalks. Cataria Hifpanica, fupina, betonics folio, 
tuberofa radice. Tourn. Inft. R. PL 202. Spar.ijh Cat- 
mint with a declining ftalk, a Betony leaf , and a tube- 
rous root. 
8. Nepeta ( Hirfluta ) floribus feflilibus verticillato-fpi- 
catis, verticillis tomento obvolutis. Hort. Cliff. 31 1. 
Catmint with flowers growing in whorled Jpikes fitting 
clofle to the ftalk, and the whorls covered with down. 
Horminum fpicatum lavendulae flore & odore. Bocc. 
Plant. Sic. 48. tab. 25. Spiked Clary with a Lavender 
flmell and flower. 
9. Nepeta {Virginica ) foiiis Ianceolatis, capitulis ter- 
minalibus, ftaminibus flore longioribus. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 571. Catmint with Jpear-Jhaped leaves , flalks ter- 
minated by flowers growing in heads, and ftamina longer 
than the flower. Clinopodium amaraci folio, floribus 
aibis. Pluk. Aim. ixo. Field Bafil with a Marjoram 
leaf, and a white flower. 
10. Nepeta ( Orient alis ) floribus fpicatis, verticillis craf- 
fioribus, foiiis cordatis obtuse dentatis petiolatis. Cat- 
mint with fpiked flowers, whofle whorls are very thick , 
and heart-Jhaped leaves which are obtufely indented , and 
fland upon foot-ftalks. Cataria Orientals, teucrii folio, 
lavendulre odore, verticillis florum craffiflimis. Tourn. 
Cor. Inft. 13. Eaftern Catmint with a Tree Germander 
leaf fuelling like Lavender, and very thick whorls to the 
flowers. 
11. Nepeta ( Procumbens ) floribus verticillatis, bradteis 
ovatis hirfutis, foiiis cordato-ovatis crenatis, caule 
procumbente. Catmint with whorled floivers, having 
oval hairy braltcw, oval heart-Jhaped leaves , which are 
crenated, and a trailing ftalk. 
The firft fort is the common Nep, or Catmint, which 
grows naturally on the fide of banks and hedges in 
many parts of England ; this has a perennial root, 
from which arife many branching ftalks, which are 
four-cornered, about two feet high, garnifhed at each 
joint by two heart-fhaped leaves Handing oppoflte, 
upon pretty long foot-ftalks ; they are fawed on their 
edges, and are hoary on their under fide. The flow- 
ers grow in fpikes at the top of the ftalks, and below 
the fpikes are two or three whorls of flowers, which 
have very Jhort foot-ftalks. The flowers are white, 
and have two lips •, the upper lip Hands eredt, and 
the lower is a little reflexed, and indented at the 
point ; thefe are each fucceeded by four oval black 
feeds, which ripen in the empalement. 
The whole plant has a ftrong feent between Mint and 
Penny Royal ; it is called Catmint,, becaufe the cats 
are very fond of it, - efpecially when it is withered, for 
then they will roll theirifelves on it, and tear it to 
pieces, chewing it in their mouths with great plea- 
fure. Mr. Ray mentions his having tranfplanted 
iorne of the plants of this fort from the fields, into 
his garden, which were loon' deft royed by the cats, 
but the plants which came up from feeds in his gar- 
den e leaped, which verifies the old proverb, viz. “ If 
“ you let it the cats will eat it, if you low it the cats 
“ will not know it. 55 I have frequently made trial of. 
this, and have always found it true j for I have tranf- 
planted one of the plants from another part of the 
garden, within two feet of fome plants which came 
up from feeds, the latter has remained unhurt, when 
the former has been rprn to pieces . and deftroyed by 
the cats j but I have always obferved, v/here there is 
a large quantity of the herb growing together, they 
will not meddle with it. This flowers in June and 
July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. It is ufed In 
medicine. 
The lecond fort grows naturally in Italy, and the 
fouth of France ; the ftalks of this are flendere , their 
joints farther afunder, the leaves are narrower, and 
the whole plant whiter. than the firft. The fpikes of 
flowers are divided into whorls ; the lower of thefe 
are two inches apart, others are an inch, and the up- 
per half an inch, and thefe differences are perma- 
nent, for I have always found the feeds produce the 
fame kind. 
The ftalks of the third fort do not branch fo much as 
either of the former they are flenderer, and their 
joints farther afunder ; the leaves are fmall, narrow, 
and almoft heart-ftiaped, fawed on their edges, hoary, 
and ftand upon ftiort foot-ftalks. The fpikes of flowers 
are more broken, or interrupted than thole of the fe- 
cond, and the whorls ftand upon foot-ftalks. It grows 
naturally in Italy. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in Sicily •, this riles 
with a ftrong four-cornered ftalk near three feet 
high ; the lower joints are four or five inches afunder. 
The leaves are long, narrow, and heart-fhaped, deeply 
fawed on their edges, and fet pretty clofe to the ftalk. 
The flowers grow in panicles along the ftalks, and are 
of a pale purplifti colour. It flowers about the fame 
time with the other forts. 
The fifth fort grows naturally upon the Alps •, the 
ftalks of this feldotn rife more than a foot and. a half 
high, fending out very few branches. The whorls of 
flowers which form the fpike, are diftant from each 
other, and fet clofe to the ftalk. The leaves are fhort, 
oval, heart-ftiaped, and ftand upon foot-ftalks ; the 
plant is hoary, and ftrong icented. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in Spain ; the ftalks of 
this rife about two feet high, and have a few (lender 
branches coming out from the fides. The leaves are 
heart-fhaped, and indented on their edges. The 
flowers grow in roundifn whorls, upon foot-ftalks, 
and are blue ; there is alfo a variety of this with white 
flowers. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in Portugal ; this 
has a thick knobbed root, from which comes out one 
or two ftalks, which often decline to the ground; 
they are about two feet and a half long, and fend out 
two fide branches oppoflte. The leaves are oblong, 
crenated on their edges, and fit clofe to the ftalks, 
and are of a deep green. The upper part of the ftalk, 
for more than a foot in length, is garnifhed with 
whorls of flowers, the lower being two inches afunder, 
but are nearer all the way upward ; thefe fit very clofe 
to the ftalks, and are guarded by oval, fmall, coloured 
leaves, or bratfteas. The flowers are blue, and fhap- 
ed like thofe of the other fpeeies ; there is one of this 
fort with .an erect ftalk, which is the only difference 
between them. 
The eighth fort grows naturally in Sicily. The ftalks 
of this grow about two feet high ; the branches come 
out toward the bottom ; they are heart-fhaped, ob- 
tufe, and but little indented!, Handing upon pretty 
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