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Labiatae. 
and a scent of Basilicum. M. cardiaca Ger., M. rubra 
Sole (Gaud.?), M. Pugeti Per., M. Pauliniana F. Schultz. 
— Shores, rare; W. V., lake of Wallenstadt; sometimes 
escaped from peasants’ gardens (M. hortensis Tausch). 7 
gentilis L. 1715. 
— Cal. entirely hairy. Cor.-tube hairy inside. PI. more or 
less hairy. Cal. of 1713; inflorescence of 1714; hybrid? 
M. sativa auct.—Shores, damp meadows, not common, 
but distrib. 7 . . . . . verticillata L. 1716. 
6(2). Ls with a distinct (fairly long) petiole. Spikes 
thick, oblong-cylindric, gen. interrupted at the base 7 
— Ls sessile or very shortly petioled. Spikes cylindric, 
slender, gen. uninterrupted ..... 8 
7. Cal.-teeth linear-subulate. Achenes wort-like. Ls rather 
shortly petioled, oval or cordate-oval, hairy on both 
sides, gray underneath. Ls almost of 1713; inflorescence of 
1721 but thicker; probably hybrid: M. aquatica-sylves- 
tris. M. Ayassei Malinv. — As the last, rare; W.J V. Ge¬ 
neva! Neuohatel! Bale! 7 . * nepetoides Lej. 1717. 
— Cal.-teeth lanceolate-subulate. Achenes smooth. Ls with 
a medium petiole, oblong or oblong-oval, covered with 
scattered hairs, or almost glabr. PI. with a strong aro¬ 
matic odour. M. viridis is easily distinguished by ts 
almost sessile ls, its slenderer spikes and its shorter 
cal. Pepper-mint. —Cultivated. 7 . f piperita L. 1718. 
8 . Fr.-cal short-campanulate, almost globular, rough; cal.- 
teeth and bracts lanceolate-subulate. Ls orbicular-oval, 
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obtuse or short-acuminate, crenate, rarely (v. serrati- 
folia) toothed, with a net-work of wrinkles, gray-tomen- 
tose underneath—b. crispa Fuchs with crisp. Is.—Ditches, 
brooks; southern and western Switz., Zurich, lake of 
Wallenstadt; b cultivated. 7 . rotundifolia L. 1719. 
— Fr.-cal. campanulate; cal.-teeth and bracts linear-sub¬ 
ulate, narrower than in the last. Ls oblong-lanceolate 
or oblong-oval, twice, or at least 1 */2 times, as long as 
broad, toothed.,9 
9- Ls almost glabr. on both sides, or with scattered hairs 
underneath. Achenes almost smooth. Stolons above ground, 
leafy. PI. with an agreeable smell of peppermint. Spikes 
slender.—b. crispata, Schrad .*) with crisp ls.—As the 
last;, western Switz. as far as Aargau. 7 viridis L. 1720. 
— Ls hairy on both sides, gray-tomentose at any rate 
underneath. Achenes warty. Stolons subterranean, scaly. 
Type of M. sylvestris ...... 10 
10. Ls oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate with rounded or hardly 
cordate base, the surface fairly smooth, covered on both 
*) Under the name “M. crispa” (crisp mint) are found the forms of 
various species with crisp ls ; the true M. crispa is derived partly from 1713 
and partly from 1718, and is perhaps a hybrid. 
