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Of the JHiftorie of Plants. 
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6 , The ftalke of this is forae cubit and halfe high, fquare, and full of pith : the leaues are like 
m (nape to thofe of Cat-Mint, but not boarie, but rather greeneithetopsofthe branches are fet 
V th roundles offuch white floures as thofe of the Cats-mint : the fmell of this plant is like to 
mat ot the Hor e-Mmt; whence 0ufius calls itMentaflrum Tntnttmmprimum.lt floures in Aueuft 
andgrovves in the mountainous places of Auftria. & 3 
7 The lame Author hath alfo fet forth another by the name of Mentajlrum tuierofa radice It 
hath roughiih ftalkes like the' former, and Iongifh crumpled leaues fomewhat fnipt about the’ed 
ges like thofe of the la ft delcribed : the floures grow in roundles alongft the tops of rhe branches 
and are white of colour, and like thofe of Cat-Mint. The root of this (which,as alfo the leaues is 
not vvellexpreft in the figure) is like a Rad ifh, and blackiflion the out fide, fending forth many 
hiccours like to little Turneps, and alfo diuers fibres : thefe fuccours taken from the maine root 
wih alfo take root and grow. It floures in Iune. cluftm receiued the fed of it from Spaine. ± 
0[ The Place. 
They grow in moift and waterie places, as in medowes neere vnto ditches that haue water in 
them^and by riuers . 
•f The Time.. 
They floure when the other Mints do, and reuiue in the Spring* 
The Names. 
Iris called in Greeke = in Latine, Sifymbrium : in high-Dntch, IftOftiltlint* 
JttUntJ : in French, Mcnthefiuuage in Englilh, Water Mint,Fi(h-Mint, Brooke-Mint and Horfe 
mint. 3 . 
The T emperature. • 
Water Mint is hot and dry as is the Garden Mint,and is ofa ftronger fmell and operation. 
The Venues. 
It is commended to haue the like Vermes that the garden Mint hath- and alfo robe rood 
gamft the flinging of Bees and Wafpes, ifthe place be rubbed therewith. 3 rot °begooda- 
Thefauour or fmell oftheWater-Mmtreioyceth the heart of man- for which caufe thev vfe 
are made “ and places ^creation, pleafure,and repofe,and where feafts and banquets 
agreeing to the'natlimof man'/^^ vvb ^ c ^ we ^ auc tpe garden Mint, which is fweeter,and more 
t The fig»« tk««, in rhefirfl place wa. of the Horte.M.nt.end that in the faced pl.ee (hould haue beene in the firlt, a, „„„ i, it. 
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a p. zz8. Of cSXfountaine Mint or Qilamint. 
IT TheDefcription. 
1 A 1\ 0untaine Calamint is a low herbe , feldome aboue a foot hieh narted inm 
M ‘ the«.lte OT ftnie l„e 
whereof grow forth leaues fomething round,leffer than thofe of Bafill, couered with 
a very thinne hairy downe as are alfo the ftalkes, fomwhat whitilh, and of a fweet fmell the toS 
3 There is another kinde of Calamint which hath hard fquare ftalks, couered in like manner 
as the other with a certame hoaryor fine cotton. The leaues be in (Tape like Bafill, but that thev 
are rough ; and the floures grow in roundles toward rhe tops of the branches fome times three ™ 
foure vpon a ftemrae, of a purphfh colour. The root is threddy, and lon<> laftin^ 
t 4 There is a kinde of ftrong fmelling Calamint that hath alfo fquare ftalks couered with 
-noth^H ground, hauingeuermore two leaues (landing one againft 
unothei, fmall and fof t. not much vn ike the leaues of Penny-Royal!, failing that they are farm 
and whiter : the floures grow about the ftalks like wharles or garlands, ofa blewifh purple colour 
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