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U.S. Janet B.

On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 07:30:42 -0400, wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:48:24 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
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>>On Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:47:05 -0400, wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 18 Feb 2018 17:00:07 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>wrote:
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>>>>On Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:47:19 -0400, wrote:
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>>>>>In defence of the garden markets here, I would say it was hard to find
>>>>>a veggie garden in the UK which did not have a patch of that mint, but
>>>>>to me, Spearmint, is slightly different.
>>>>
>>>>I have both. The leaves of spearmint are darker green, more pointed
>>>>and hairier. The common mint is a rounder leaf that is lighter green.
>>>>The scent and taste are noticeably different.
>>>>Janet US
>>>
>>>I meant to add that smell enters into it as well. Catnip has a
>>>slightly minty smell too, when fresh.
>>
>>same family - square stems. I have that too as a weed
>>Janet US
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>Do you get all the cats in the neighbourhood rolling through? (I
>know, it's not really funny, I used to have uninvited deer)

the cat mint is on my creek bank and there is a cat trail right
alongside of the cat mint. -- is that what you had in mind? :-)
Janet US