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Mentha Spicata (Spearmint) in Billings-Kittredge Herbaria

Preserved biological specimen on paper.

Preserved Specimen On A3 Paper With A Printed Label Identifying It In The Bottom Right Corner. The Paper Is Mounted On A Larger Cardboard And Covered With Plastic Which Is Sealed To The Board. There Are Three Samples On The Page Which Have All Been Cut From The Main Plant. There Are No Roots On The Page. The First Sample Is The Longest And Consists Of A Single Stem With Groups Of Small And Medium Sized Leaves Attached. Along With The Leaves Are Pairs Of Small Off Shoots That Also Have Leaves And Terminate In Small Groups Of Flowers. The Top Of The Stem Splits Into Five Sections Which Are Densely Lined With Many Small Flowers. The Second Sample Is A Bit Shorter Than The First, But Its Off Shoots Are Longer. The Final Sample Is A Small Section Of Stem With Small Leaves And Three Groups Of Flowers. There Are Also Three Colored Drawings On The Page. They Detail The Flowers And One Is Labeled In Ink, 'Flower Much Enlarged'.

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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Code: MABI

'Taftsville'

NPS Museum Catalog Number : MABI 15071

08/17/2023

09/19/1919

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Organization: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
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