# Peppermint

Author: Henkel, Alice, 1869-1916

Genre: Category: History - American

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76015

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Peppermint+Henkel&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

One of the most important essential oils produced in the United States is distilled from the peppermint plant and its varieties. The three kinds of mint grown in this country for the distillation of peppermint oil are the so-called American mint (_Mentha piperita_ L.), the black mint (_Mentha piperita vulgaris_ Sole), and the white mint (_Mentha piperita officinalis_ Sole), the two last named being varieties of the American mint.

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peppermint-76015/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/peppermint-76015/chapters/2/index.md)