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Rootstocks, or creeping subterranean branches of the Peppermint.

Peppermint

Rootstocks, or creeping subterranean branches of the Peppermint.

A piece of the running rootstock of the Peppermint, with its node or joint, and an axillary bud ready to grow.

Peppermint

A piece of the running rootstock of the Peppermint, with its node or joint, and an axillary bud ready…

Eucalyptus is dominate in Australia but also found in adjacent parts of New Guinea and Indonesia. Many are known as gum trees.

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is dominate in Australia but also found in adjacent parts of New Guinea and Indonesia. Many…

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the peppermint (Mentha piperita).

Peppermint

Of the Mint family (Labiatae), the peppermint (Mentha piperita).

"The mint family of plants, of which the most important species are peppermint, spearmint and penny-royal, all contain an aromatic essential oil, possessing medicinal qualities." -Lupton

Peppermint

"The mint family of plants, of which the most important species are peppermint, spearmint and penny-royal,…

"The upper part of Peppermint (Mentha piperita), with flowers. a, flower; b, calyx." -Century, 1889

Peppermint

"The upper part of Peppermint (Mentha piperita), with flowers. a, flower; b, calyx." -Century, 1889

"An aromatic plant, <i>Mentha viridis</i>, the common garden-mint, or mint proper. It is known chiefly in gardens, or as an escape from them, in both hemispheres, and is suspected to be a garden or accidental variety of <i>M. sylvestris</i>. Its properties are those of peppermint, and it yields an oil like that of the latter, but with a more pleasant flavor." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>This illustration shows the flower of the plant.

Spearmint Flower

"An aromatic plant, Mentha viridis, the common garden-mint, or mint proper. It is known chiefly in gardens,…