768 
sessile, linear-subulate, acute, with revolute edges, fascicled in 
the axils, green, nearly glabrous ; floral leaves lanceolate, ob- 
tuse; whorls distant; teeth of the upper lip of the calyx ovate, 
and the segments of the lower lip subulate. h. H. Native of 
the South of Spain, Pavon; near Cadiz, Picard. This differs 
from T. vulgaris, in the more slender, green, glabrous leaves, 
which are scarcely white from pubescence beneath. 
Fine-leaved Thyme. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1548. 
to 1 foot. 
5 T. pirru'sus (Salzm. pl. exsic. ex Benth. lab. p. 342.) pro- 
cumbent ; floriferous branches ascending, clothed with hoary 
pubescence ; leaves sessile, linear or lanceolate-linear, fascicled 
in the axils, with revolute, naked margins, clothed with hoary 
tomentum on both surfaces; floral leaves similar to the others ; 
whorls approximate into an oblong head ; teeth of the upper lip 
of calyx lanceolate, acute: segments of the lower lip subulate, 
ciliated. 5. F. Native of Gibraltar. T. ascéndens, Bernh. 
ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 313. Habit of T. angustif lius. 
Leaves of T. vulgaris, of which it is probably a variety. 
Diffuse Thyme. Shrub procumbent. 
6 T. pecussa‘rus (Benth. lab. p. 342.) erect; stems much 
branched, pubescent; leaves sessile, ovate, obtuse, with revo- 
lute edges, clothed with fine tomentum: those of the sterile 
branches decussate; floral leaves similar to the rest; whorls 
few-flowered, capitellate ; teeth of upper lip of calyx short, 
ovate, obtuse : segments of the lower lip subulate, ciliated. k. 
F, Native of Arabia, in the desert of Sinai, Bove. Old 
branches rather spiny. Whorls few, 2-4-flowered at the tops 
of the branches. Corollas small. 
Decussate-leaved Thyme. Shrub erect. 
7 T. Bove's (Benth. lab. p. 342.) erect; branches stiff, strict, 
villous ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, obtuse, flattish, having 
the petioles and margins ciliated a little; floral leaves similar to 
the rest, adpressed ; whorls few-flowered, spicate ; upper lip of 
calyx large, shortly tridentate, and the segments of the lower 
lip subulate, ciliated. Ļ}. F. Native of the desert of Sinai, 
between Suez and Gaza, Bové; and between Aleppo and Bagdad, 
Olivier. Leaves almost like those of T. piperélla. Whorls about 
6-flowered : lower one rather distant: upper whorls approxi- 
mate, spicate. Calyx rather villous. Corolla of T. Serpyllum. 
Bové’s Thyme. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
8 T. PIPERE'LLA (Lin. syst. p. 452. but not of Ait.) suffruti- 
cose, procumbent ; branches ascending, stiff, pubescent; leaves 
petiolate, broad-ovate, obtuse, truncately subcordate at the base, 
not ciliated, thick, stiff, veiny, glandular : floral ones conforming 
to the others ; calyx almost glabrous: teeth of upper lip short, 
ovate, and the segments of the lower lip subulate, ciliated. h, 
Native in the region of the Mediterranean; as of Barbary, 
Spain, Mount Parnassus, &e. T. gravéolens, Sibth. et Smith, 
fl. graec. 6. p. 61. t. 576. but not of Bieb.— Barr. icon. 694, ?— 
Shrub 3 
Bocce. mus. 2. p. 166, t. 117.2 Allied to T. Serpyllum. Co- 
rolla exceeding the calyx a little, purple. ? 
Small-Peppermint Thyme. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810, 
Shrub procumbent. 
9 T. nerpasarona (Lois. fl. gall. p. 360. t. 9.) procumbent, 
glabrous; floriferous branches shortly ascending; leaves on 
short petioles, ovate-lanceolate, acute, rounded at the base, cili- 
ated a little; floral leaves conforming to the others; teeth of 
upper lip of calyx short, lanceolate, and the segments of the 
lower lip subulate, ciliated. 5. H. Native of Corsica, Re- 
quien. T. affinis, Sieb. pl. exsic. T. lücidus, Guss. prod. fl. 
sic. suppl. 193.1  A'eynos hérba baróni, G. Don, in Loud. hort 
brit. 259. Hardly distinct from T. Serpyllum, unless in tis 
shape of the leaves, and more loose habit. 
Herb-Baron Thyme. Fl. July, Aug. 
Eri um y y; Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
LABIATA, XLII. Tuymus. 
10 T. Serry’ttum (Lin. spec. 825.) suffruticose, procum. 
bent; floriferous branches shortly ascending ; leaves on short 
petioles, ovate, narrowed at the base, cuneated or rounded, 
veiny, baving the petioles and margins more or less ciliated; 
floral leaves almost similar to the rest; teeth of upper lip of 
calyx lanceolate, ovate: segments of the lower lip subulate, cili- 
ated. h.H. Native throughout Europe and the North of 
Asia, in dry exposed places; as of Britain, Sweden, Lapland, 
Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, European 
Russia, even to St. Petersburgh, Caucasus, Siberia; and the 
Himalaya, at Simla and Choor. T. exsérens and T. inclüdens, 
Ehrh. arb. p. 158. This is a very variable plant. Corollas 
purple. Whorls 6-12-flowered, usually approximating into a 
terminal head. This, the Wild Thyme, has the same sensible 
qualities as Garden Thyme, but the flavour is milder, and rather 
more grateful. It is a common notion, that the flesh of sheep 
that feed upon aromatic plants, particularly Wild Thyme, is su- 
perior‘in flavour to other mutton. The truth is, that sheep do 
not crop these aromatic plants, unless now and then by accident, 
or when they are first turned on hungry to downs, heaths, or 
commons ; but the soil and situations favourable to aromatic 
plants, produce a short sweet pasturage, best adapted to feeding 
sheep, whom nature designed for mountains, and not for turnip 
grounds and rich meadows. The attachment of bees to this and 
other aromatic plants is well known, Few plants are subject to 
more varieties than Wild Thyme. 
Var. a, vulgaris (Benth. lab. p. 343.) leaves smaller, with 
very prominent veins. 5. H. T. Serpyllum, Lin. spec. 825. 
Fries. nov. fl. suec. Hook. fl. lond. vol. 3. with a figure. 
Smith, engl. bot. t. 1514. Woodv. med. bot. p. 301. t. 110, 
Curt. lond. 2. t. 47. T. sylvéstris, Schreb. and Rchb. fl. germ, 
exc. p. 313. T. rígidus, Rchb. T. humifüsus, Bernh. ex 
Rchb. fl. germ. l. c. T. collinus, Bieb. fl. cauc. 3. p. 401. with 
narrower leaves. T. effüsus, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 137. T. 
procérus, Opiz. T. Kollmunzeriànus, Opiz. T. Sudéticus, 
Opiz. ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 312. T. serratus, Opiz. l. c 
T. lævigàtus, Vahl, symb. 2. p. 65. with cuneate-oblong, not 
linear leaves. T. arenarius, Bernh. ex Rchb. fl. germ. l. c. T. 
melissoides, Fisch. T. decümbens, Bernh, ex Rchb. fl. germ. 
l.c. T. glabratus, Schultes, ex Rchb. l. c. and probably of 
Link. T. defléxus, Lej. ex Rchb. l.c. T. glaber, Mill. dict. 
no. 6. Corollas usually purple, rarely white. 
Var. B, lanugindsus ; the whole plant white from wool; stems 
trailing. h. S. Native of France, at Fontainbleau; and of 
England, on the Gogmagog hills. T. lanugindsus, Willd. spec. 
3. p. 138. Schkuhr. handb. 2. p. 164. with a figure. Mill. 
dict. no. 8. T. serpyllum, var. à, Lin. spec. p. 825. 
Var. y, citratum ; plant almost glabrous, yellowish, trailing. 
h.H. Native of Kent, and at Downton Castle, Shropshire, 
O. citriodórus, Pers. ench. 2. p. 130. Schreb. ex Link, enum. 
2. p. 115. T. subcitratus, Schreb. ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. P 
313. T.citràtus, Dumort, floril. belg. p. 47. Lemon Thyme 
is frequently kept in gardens for the agreeable odour of the 
leaves. Plants raised from seeds of this kind have not the 
same scent, it is therefore an accidental variety, which is pre- 
served by means of slips or cuttings. 
_ Far. à, montànus (Benth, lab. p. 344.) leaves larger and less 
rigid. h.H. Native of the more southern parts of Europe. 
T. montànus, Waldst. et Kit. hung. 1. p. 72. t. 71. T. chame- 
drys, Fries. nov. fl. suec. ed. Ist. p. 35. ed. 2d. p. 197. 
pulegioides, Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 319. Cunila thymoide® 
Lin. spec. p. 31, Hedebma thymoides, Pers. ench. 2. p. i 
Ziziphora thymoides, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 209. x 
nummulàrius, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p.58. Sims, bot. mag. vol, $5 
t. 2666. with larger broader leaves. T. pseudoserpjllum, 
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