1821 S. F. Gray II. 364 Elegant mint. Stem very much branched, spreading; leaves ovate, blunt, serrated.
1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur vi. 199 The most used of them are, the Crisped Mint, Mentha crispa, Lin.; the Green Mint, M. Viridis,..the Elegant Mint, M. gentilis, Lin.