. Flowers of the field. Botany. 382 'E by its pungent smell. Fl. as a pot-heib, and is distinguishable August, Se|)tcmber. Peiennial. 5. M. piperita (Peppermint).—A smalle/, more slender, gla- brous species, i —i \ feet high, with stalked, ovatedaneeolate, acute, serrate leaves ; spikes short, lax, blunt, and interrupted below ; braefs lanceolate; ealvx often red.—\Yet places; uncommon. Perhaps a cultivated ionn oi M. Iiirsula. -,.l'\. July -September. Perennial ' 6. M. p u b <• s e e 11 s (Downy Mint). ^ .S7f//( 12—18 m. high ; leaves stalked, ovate-oblong, serrate, hairy above, Iv
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 382 'E by its pungent smell. Fl. as a pot-heib, and is distinguishable August, Se|)tcmber. Peiennial. 5. M. piperita (Peppermint).—A smalle/, more slender, gla- brous species, i —i \ feet high, with stalked, ovatedaneeolate, acute, serrate leaves ; spikes short, lax, blunt, and interrupted below ; braefs lanceolate; ealvx often red.—\Yet places; uncommon. Perhaps a cultivated ionn oi M. Iiirsula. -,.l'\. July -September. Perennial ' 6. M. p u b <• s e e 11 s (Downy Mint). ^ .S7f//( 12—18 m. high ; leaves stalked, ovate-oblong, serrate, hairy above, Ivoolly beneath; spikes cylindric, stout, dense, interrupted below. — Middle and south of England only ; rare.— Fl, August, September. Perennial. 7. ill. hirsuta (Hairy Mint, Capitate Mint).— The commonest and one of the most variable of the Mints, growing }ii masses in wet places, i—4 feet high, with a strong smell; leaves stalked, ovate, serrate, acute, downy on both surfaces; •flowers pale lavender, in atxillar)' and terminal rounded heads, hairy.— l!anks of rivers and Jnarshes : abundant. l"he J'ergamot Mint (M. cilreila) is a glabrous form.—-Fl. July— Sejitember. Perennial. ft ]]'liurls ill llie axils of Jeafv bracts S. 71/. saliva (Marsh \\'liorled i\lint).—'\\'ith difticulty separated from the preceding ; but growing 2—j feet high, with leaves grei n, thuugh haii\' on both surfaces, and with all ihv -iclioris of poK'irs separate, all the brails lealy, and the uppermost ones. ^yl>l>* ;^iriNTHA mtrsl'ta <Jfairy Jfint).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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