LABIAT E. 
Rchb. T. marjoranoides, Desf. cat. hort. par. p. 74. Poir. 
suppl. 5. p. 306. T. ovatus, Mill. dict. no. 7. 
N.B. Besides the above varieties, there are numerous others 
which run so gradually into each other as scarcely to be distin- 
guished. 
Wild Thyme, or Mother of Thyme. 
tain. Shrub trailing. 
11 T. ancustivoxius (Pers. ench. 2. p. 130.) suffruticose, pro- 
cumbent ; floriferous branches shortly ascending, glabrous or 
pubescent ; leaves on short petioles, oblong-linear, narrowed at 
the base, veiny, having the petioles and margins ciliated ; floral 
leaves almost similar to the others ; calyxes usually glabrous: 
teeth of upper lip short, lanceolate-ovate, and the segments of 
the lower lip ciliated. h.H. Native of the South of Europe 
and Middle Asia, on dry arid hills, and by way sides; as of 
Portugal, Spain, South of France, South of Germany, Italy, 
Greece, Caucasus, and Siberia; also of Madeira and the 
Azores. T. aciculàris, Waldst. et Kit. hung. 2. p. 157. t. 147. 
T. ceespititius, Link et Hoffm. fl. port. 1. t. 18.? Brot. phyt. 
p. 26.t. 11. T. répens, Link et Hoffm. fl. port. T. odoratis- 
simus, Bieb. fl. cauc. 3. p. 405. more erect plant. T. spinu- 
lósus, Tenore, fl. nap. prod. p. 35. T. nervósus, Gay, pl. exs. 
ind. itin. T. Zygis, Lin. spec. p. 826. and of many other au- 
thors. T. variábilis, Link et Hoffm. fl. port. 1. t. 17. T. cili- 
àtus, Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 392. T. álbidus, Opiz, in bot. zeit. 
1824. 2. p. 526. T. inodórus, Lej. ex Dumort, fl. belg. p. 47. 
T. micans, Lowe, prim. fl. mader. p. 19. Thymbra ciliata, 
Tenore, fl. nap. prod. suppl. 2. p. 69. syll. fl. neap. p. 269. but 
not of Lin.—Barr. icon. 777. Hardly differing from some va- 
rieties of T. Serpyllum, unless in the narrower leaves. Corollas 
purple. There are varieties of this with glabrous, pubescent, or 
villous leaves, but usually quite glabrous. The T. Zygis of the 
gardens is an erect, narrow-leaved, canescent plant, with white 
flowers. j 
Narrow-leaved Thyme. 
cumbent. 
12 T. Pannonicus (All. fl. ped. 1. p. 20.) suffruticose, pro- 
cumbent; floriferous branches ascending, villous; leaves on 
short petioles, linear, or the lower ones are oblong, narrowed at 
the base, veiny, having the petioles and margins ciliated ; floral 
leaves almost similar to the others; calyx villous: teeth of 
upper lip short, lanceolate-ovate, and the segments of the lower 
lip subulate, ciliated. b. H. Native of the South of Europe, 
and Middle Asia; as on the alps of Pannonia, South of Ger- 
many, Hungary, Podolia, Caucasus, Altaia, &c. T. Marchal- 
liànus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 141. T. glabréscens, Hoffm. et Link, 
fl. port. 1. p. 130. t. 15.? T. Zygis, Pall. nov. act. petrop. 10. 
p. 313. but not of Lin. T. adscéndens, Bernh. ? ex Link, enum. 
9. p. 115.? T. odoratíssimus, Mill. dict. no. 9. T. lanugind- 
sus, Mill. dict. no. 8. and other authors. T. Austriacus, Bernh. 
ex Rchb. fl. germ. exe. p. 312. T. piligerus, Opiz, ex Rchb. 
F €. p. 313. Corollas purple. Hardly differing from 7. an- 
Sustifolius, unless in the floriferous branches being longer and 
more erect, villous, and in the leaves being twice as long. 
Pannonian Thyme. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1817. 
procumbent. F 
13 T. Sisrnónen (Benth. lab. p. 345.) stem procumbent at 
the base, branched ; branches erect, nearly glabrous; leaves 
nearly sessile, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, nerved ; floral leaves 
conform to the others ; flowers numerous, small, somewhat spi- 
cate; calyx villous, the lips divaricate: teeth of upper lip lan- 
ceolate, very acute, and the segments of the lower lip subulate. 
b. F. Native of Greece, on the mountains. T. lanceolàtus, 
Sibth. et Smith, prod. fl. graec. 1. p. 419. but not of Desf. 
Leaves 6-9 lines long, broader than in T. Pannónicus. Whorls 
VOL. IV. 
Fl.June, Aug. Bri- 
Fl. Aug. Clt. 1771. Shrub pro- 
Shrub 
XLII. Tuymus. 
769 
2-6-flowered, approximating into loose spikes. Corollas hardly 
exceeding the calyx. Stamens exserted. 
Sibthorp's Thyme. Shrub 4 foot. 
14 T. rawcEora' rus (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 30. t. 128. but not of 
Smith.) suffruticose, erect, clothed with soft villi; leaves nearly 
sessile, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, roundly cuneated at the base, 
veiny, clothed with soft pubescence beneath; floral leaves sim- 
iar to the others; racemes dense, secund; calyxes villous, 
nutant: the teeth of the upper lip ovate, acute, and the seg- 
ments of the lower lip subulate. kh. F. Native of the North 
of Africa, on Mount Atlas, near Tlemsen, Desf. Erect, much 
branched at the base. Leaves nearly an inch long. Spikes 
2-3 inches long. Corollas purple. Bentham has seen speci- 
mens of this species, in which the spikes are scarcely secund. 
Lanceolate-leaved Thyme. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1828. 
Shrub 3 to į foot. 
15 T. niNEA' rus (Benth. in Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 1. p. 31. lab. 
p. 346.) procumbent; floriferous branches shortly ascending ; 
leaves on short petioles, oblong-linear, narrowed at the base, 
veiny, having the petioles and margins ciliated; floral leaves 
ovate, rounded at the base, rather imbricate; calyx almost gla- 
brous: teeth of upper lip short, lanceolate-ovate, ard the seg- 
ments of the lower lip subulate, ciliated. h.? F. Native of 
the Himalaya, among the mountains of Kamaon. This species 
differs from the more glabrous variety of T. Pannónicus, in the 
more loose habit and floral leaves. 
Lined Thyme. Shrub procumbent. 
16 T. sracteòsus (Visiani, mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 346.) pro- 
cumbent ; floriferous branches ascending ; leaves petiolate, ob- 
long, narrowed at the base, flat, veiny, having the margins and 
petioles of the upper leaves ciliated; floral leaves sessile, broadly 
roundish-cordate, imbricate, ciliated; calyx villous: teeth of 
upper lip short, ovate-lanceolate, and the segments of the lower 
lip short, subulate, ciliated. hp. H. Native of Dalmatia. 
Corollas purple.? Habit of T. linearis, but differs in the floral 
leaves; it differs also from T. stridtus, in the more loose habit, 
but is probably only a variety of it. 
Bracted Thyme. Shrub procumbent. 
17 T. strra‘tus (Vahl, symb. 78.?) procumbent; floriferous 
branches ascending, pubescent; leaves nearly sessile, linear, 
stiff, narrowed at the base, glabrous, ciliated; floral leaves 
broadly cordate-ovate, striated, and are, as well as the calyxes, 
pubescent, rather imbricate, approximating into an oblong head. 
h. F. Native of the South of Europe, Gibraltar, Naples; on 
the banks of the Bosphorus, Olivier. T. Zygis, Sibth. et Smith, 
fl. graec. 6. p. 60. t. 574. but not of Lin. T. hírtus, Willd. 
enum. p. 623.? T. aciculàris, Guss. prod. fl. sic. 2. p. 127. 
Corollas purple. Habit of T. angustifolius ; but the leaves are 
longer and stiffer, and the inflorescence is very distinct. The 
floral leaves are veiny, stiff, with ciliated edges. 
Striated-leaved Thyme. Shrub procumbent. 
18 T. ninsu'rus (Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 59. 3. p. 408.? Benth. 
lab. p. 346.) procumbent; floriferous branches ascending, 
clothed with hoary pubescence ; leaves sessile, linear, somewhat 
fascicled in the axils, with flat ciliated margins, clothed with 
hoary tomentum on both surfaces ; floral leaves broader, closely 
approximate, as well as the flowers, into an oblong head. k. 
H. Native of Greece and Tauria. T. vulgaris, Sibth. et 
Smith, fl. graec. prod. 1. p. 419. but not of Lin. This species 
differs from T. villósus in the quite entire floral leaves; and 
from 7. diffüsus and T. angustifolius, in the broader floral 
leaves; and from T. stridtus in the hairiness. 
Hairy Thyme. Fi. July, Aug. Cit. 1821. Shrub procum- 
bent. 
19 T. vittésus (Lin. spec. 827.) suffruticose, procumbent ; 
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