Feedback request: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita (HU2007-01230355)

[oldnick]

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Specimen #235215

Taxon:	Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita var. crispa named by Rex Alan Henry Graham 22/11/1950 xM crispa
Filed in taxon folder:	Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica x spicata = M. x piperita var. citrata (Ehrh.) Briq.
Collected by:	Dr George Johnston
Collection date:	9/10/1834
Locality:	Great Britain, VC68 North Northumberland, Langleeford, NT92, Near 'Langley ford' in the Cheviot Hills [Langleeford is just NE of The Cheviot]
ex herb:	Prof Charles Cardale Babington
Institution:	Cambridge University (CGE)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by alan forrest on 25^th June 2007.

Checked by oldnick

Edit history

date	user	change
24/05/2013	oldnick	Deleted locality: GB VC67,VC68 Langley Ford, Cheviot Hills
24/05/2013	oldnick	Added locality: GB VC68 Langleeford, Near 'Langley ford' in the Cheviot Hills [Langleeford is just NE of The Cheviot]
24/05/2013	oldnick	Added determiner's note: xM crispa
21/05/2015	xmhcman	Added provenance: exherb Prof Charles Cardale Babington
21/05/2015	xmhcman	Deleted determiner's note: xM crispa
21/05/2015	xmhcman	Added determiner's note: xM crispa

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oldnick wrote

I can find no Langley place-name in the Cheviot Hills. The same place-name is found, mis-edited, on http://herbariaunited.org/specimen/235092/

[oldnick]

Langleeford is just NE of The Cheviot.

[Roger Horton]

'A Flora of Northumberland and Durham' J. G. Baker & G.R. Tate (1868) says:

'M. crispa, L., ... specimens gathered by the late Mr. James Mitchell on the banks of the Wooler Water between Langlee-ford and the town [Wooler].'

... and on the accompanying map has 'Langley Gowt' at around this point.

I think the date is in Babington style (and handwriting), i.e. 'month/day. year' so 10th Sept., 1834. This conforms with sheet 235092, same taxon, location, and date 10/9/1834 (but handwriting most probably Henslow's).

From Babington's Journal we know he was in Edinburgh this day, and did not arrive in Berwick until 10pm, 15th Sept., and left at 8am, 22nd Sept. On the 16th he 'Walked about Berwick' with Dr Johnstone, but no mention of Langley on this or the following days.

I wonder if Johnston was the collector of both these specimens before Babington's arrival and donated them to the latter for transport to Cambridge.

Note: Babington didn't return to Cambridge until 17th October having passed through London the previous day and witnessing the great fire in the Houses of Parliament!