Botanical illustration of a mint stem with spikes of pale pink flowers and textured green leaves on a cream background.

Green spaced capitals on cream read: Thank you for a lovely time. — Inside: four of your photos stand up below this, with your note.

Round-leaved Mint

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A sprig of round-leaved mint in soft pink flower, from James Sowerby's English Botany, says thank you for a lovely time. In old houses mint was scattered on floors and tables to greet guests with a fresh scent, which makes it a fitting plant for thanking a host. For someone who welcomed you in.

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Inside, it says

THANK YOU FOR A LOVELY TIME

On the back

From the great botanical books of the 1700s to the 1900s / ROUND-LEAVED MINT / Mentha suaveolens / Round-leaved mint is also called apple mint, for its soft fruity scent. In old houses mint was strewn on floors and tables to welcome guests with a fresh smell. / English Botany, 1863 / From English Botany, the great record of British plants begun by James Sowerby in 1790, here in its third edition, drawn plainly and life-like.

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