Mentha piperita

Mentha piperita subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mentha piperita, Linn. Peppermint. Perennial by runners and rootstocks: sts. erect or ascending, 1-3 ft. high, branched, glabrous: lvs. lanceolate, acute, sharply serrate, 1-3 in. long, glabrous or pubescent on the veins beneath, punctate, with minute oil globules: fls. in thick, terminal spikes, 1-3 in. long in fr., the central spike finally exceeded by the lateral ones; calyx glabrous below, its sharp teeth usually ciliate; corolla purple, rarely white, glabrous. Eu.—Intro, into cult, from England and sometimes naturalized in moist ground. Known as "American mint" or "state mint" in N. Y. Var. officinalis, Sole. White Mint. Slender, 1-2 ft. high: lvs. 1-2 in. long: sts. and foliage light- colored. Not known in wild state; long cult, in England and sparingly intro. into cult, in Amer. Var.vulgaris, Sole. Black Mint. Rather stout, 2-3 ft. high: lvs. 2-3 ½ in. long: sts. usually purple and foliage dark-colored. Native in England.—Cult, in recent years in England, Saxony and Amer. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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