Cutler, Manasseh, 1742-1823. Manasseh Cutler papers, 1782-1856. Book XIII Descriptions and Notes on American indigenous plants by Manasseh Cutler. gra00062. Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Botany Libraries, Harvard University.

14) ciliated form. The coul colours of ye hair gives ye top of ye head a reddish appearance.

Cor. Pet. unicum. T. Cylind. caly. long L. ringen L. S. rectum, angust. lineare, integuum L. J. reflexum latius, trifidum (as ye apex; segt nearly equal — middle one rather ye narrowing doubtful whether emarginated — ye lateral segts obtuse. — The 3 segts infect inflected or turned in ward, & then ye apex a gain reflected or bent back. Only one bloss. yt ye lower segt of ye cor. was not mutulated by insects.

Stam. Fil. 2. Letuce — long. labii sup. aquo involuta — (Anth — mutulated by insects) — but appear to answer Lin. descrip.

Pist. G. quad. Styles filiformis cum Stam. involutus. Stig. lupid. acutum Per nullum. Cal. in sund T. contin. Sem. 4 subrotund.

Gen. Chr. accord remarkably well, Hairs around ye mouth in 2 series one without & ye other within spread

15) spreading — coloured — reddish. The Lower lip of cor. was so mutulated by a little worm on every bloss — tho^ I sensed perfect — can not depend on ye form.

Stems 3 or 4 feet high, obluse angular smooth — spotted — terminates, as do ye branches in a single head. Leaves opposite, ovato-oblong — serrated — serra distant, intire around ye base — apex acumi= =nated — upper surface is soft like a fine velvet —?tep? under side lighter green — not so soft — sur= =face spread over with numerous small pellucid spots — probably contains ye essential oil. Stems rather long, towards ye bottom of ye stalk. Bractea under ye head — lower leaves ovate, intire — inner leaves tiled lanceolate & linear, with hairy margins. Heads convex. Blos. purple, ye tube very long.

Grows in ye woods between Rowley & Parkers bridge on

16) on both sides ye road. This plant, I am confident is called in Connectt Calimint growing in dry land, side hills.

Aug. 22 Mentha Cal. accord. Lin — Hairy Cor. accord. Do. Upper segt broadest & notched — ye lower segt ye narrowest & longest — ye divi= =sion between this & ye lateral ones not so deep as between them ye upper segt. The border of ye lateral segt oblike — Bloss. white spotted with purple

Stam. Fili. 4 — very short, distant — erect — ye 2 next ye upper segt of Cor. somewhat longest. The filaments are inserted just below ye mouth of ye tube, & rise only just without ye mouth. Anthera sub=

17) subrotunda. Pist. G. quadifed. Stylus, filiform, nearly erect in clinging some wt to ye upper segt of ye Cor. Cor just or very little longer yn ye Cor. Stig. bifid. patens.

Per. N. Cal. erect. in sinus & Sem. 4 parva.

Stem erect — 3 feet high — 4 square, with a longitud. grove in ye center of ye f each side — thick set with short hairs — Branched towards ye top — ye branches opposite — rising from axil of opposite leaves Terminates in a close head close set with florets with out any stems, like ye M. piper. Somewt convex, (but nearly plain). The 2 upper lives placed near ye head — Between them, close to ye head, 2 live brac? two Bract & leaves on each side, opposite — ovate & sharp pointed. Within these 4 Bracta are series of shorter &

18) & smaller Bracta — of a lanceolate, & some linear, form.

Leaves ovate — apex acute — very slightly serrated — opposite — very short leaf-stalks, Veins numerous — some wt depressed on upper & projected on lower surface. Fine hairs on upper surface wh render it soft to ye touch. The unders side thick set with indentatos. in wh there appears to be very small granu= =la that perhaps contain ye essen= =tial oils.

Time does not permit to be particular — Compare other mints

Grows in woodland in Rowley on both sides road towards Newbury — sides of hills — among bushes — This & plant preceding grow in ye same ground & some wt intermixed.