. Flowers of the field. Botany. 33° 13. Nepeta (Cat-mini) 1. A^. catana (Cat-mint). — Stem erect, branched, 2-3 feet high, white with mealy down ; leaves whitish beneath ; the flowers, which are small and whitish or bluish, dotted with crimson, grow in dense whorls, which to- wards the summit of the stem are so close as almost to form a spike. The whole plant has a strong aromatic odour, resembling Penny- royal, and peculiarly grateful to cats, whence it derives its name. Hedges and waste ground; not common.—Fl. July, August. Perennial. 2. A', glechoma (Ground Ivy).—Stem t
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 33° 13. Nepeta (Cat-mini) 1. A^. catana (Cat-mint). — Stem erect, branched, 2-3 feet high, white with mealy down ; leaves whitish beneath ; the flowers, which are small and whitish or bluish, dotted with crimson, grow in dense whorls, which to- wards the summit of the stem are so close as almost to form a spike. The whole plant has a strong aromatic odour, resembling Penny- royal, and peculiarly grateful to cats, whence it derives its name. Hedges and waste ground; not common.—Fl. July, August. Perennial. 2. A', glechoma (Ground Ivy).—Stem trail- ing ; flowers 3 or 4 together, axillary. A favourite spring flower, with creeping stems, kidney-shaped, crenate, roughish leaves, and bright purple-blue flowers, which mostly grow in threes in the axils of the leaves. The whole plant has a strong aromatic odour, which, though scarcely fragrant, is far from being disagreeable. In rural districts the leaves are often dried and made into tea. Described by some botanists under the name of Glechoma hederacea. Hedges and waste ground; abun- Fl. April to June. Nepeta Catarta (Cat-Mint) 14. Marrubtum {White Horehound) I. M. vulgare (White Horehound).—The only British species. Well distinguished by its bushy stems, 1-2 feet high, which are covered with woolly down, by its wrinkled leaves, and its dense whorls of small white flowers, of which the calyx-teeth are sharp and hooked. The whole plant is aromatic and bitter, and is a common remedy for coughs. Waste ground ; not common.—Fl. August. Perennial. 15. Calamintha (Calamint, Basil Thyme, Wild Basil) I. C. vulgaris (Basil Thyme).—Stem as- cending, branched ; leaves oblong, on short stalks, serrated, acute. A small bushy herb, Marrubium Vulgare 6-8 inches Irigh, with hairy, egg-shaped leaves (White Horehound). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearan
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