Illustrated page from John Gerard "The Herball of General Historie of Plantes" (London 1633) showing the Balsam Mint, and a pressed leaf of the plant, in the Springhill Library collections

Illustrated page from John Gerard "The Herball of General Historie of Plantes" (London 1633) showing the Balsam Mint, and a pressed leaf of the plant, in the Springhill Library collections, Co. Londonderry.