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branches short, rather hairy ; leaves oblong-linear, flattisb, with 
ciliated margins; floral leaves oblong-lanceolate, serrated at 
top, and are, as well as the calyxes, coloured ; whorls few-flow- 
ered, approximate. h. F. Native of the Grecian Archipe- 
lago. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 62. t. 578. Hoffm. et 
Link, fl. port. 1. t. 14. Corollas purple. Habit of T. angusti- 
folius ; from which it differs in the leaves being more ciliated, 
and especially in the calyxes being twice the size, and in the 
floral leaves, which are coloured as in Thymbra spicata. Whorls 
loose, not imbricate. Corolla scarcely exceeding the calyx. 
Villous Thyme. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1759. Shrub pro- 
cumbent. 
20 T. caPrrELLA rUs (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. 1. t. 12.) 
shrubby, canescent; leaves lanceolate, obtuse, with revolute 
edges, clothed with hoary tomentum beneath ; floral leaves sub- 
imbricate, broad-ovate, exceeding the calyxes; whorls few- 
flowered, collected into globose terminal heads. k. F. Na- 
tive of Portugal, beyond the Tagus, near Lisbon, Link; and in 
the Algarves, Masson. Habit and cauline leaves of T. vulgaris. 
Heads of flowers very numerous, size of peas. Calyx small, 
with short spreading teeth. Corolla purplish? scarcely longer 
than the calyx. 
Small-headed Thyme. Shrub. 
21 T. Numrbicus (Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 29.? Benth. lab. p. 
347.) erect or prostrate at the base; branches clothed with 
hoary pubescence; leaves sessile, oblong-linear or spatulate, 
small, fascicled, flat, glabrous, ciliated a little ; floral leaves im- 
bricating, very broad at the base; whorls closely approximate 
into small globose heads ; calyx villous: teeth of upper lip lan- 
ceolate, acute, and the segments of the lower lip subulate. h. 
F. Native of Spain, Pavon; and of Barbary, near La Calle, 
Desf. Habit of T. vulgàris; but differs from it in the shorter 
glabrous leaves, and especially in the inflorescence. Heads 
hardly larger than peas, hairy. Floral leaves clasping the 
flowers, ciliated, ex Desf. Corollas small, rose-coloured. 
: Numidian Thyme. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub i 
oot. 
22 T. Hispa’nicus (Poir. dict. 7. p. 646.) shrubby, erect; 
leaves linear, ciliated; flowers capitate, rather villous. hb. F 
Native of Spain, and of North Africa, on the sea-shore. 
Branches numerous, slender. Leaves sessile. Teeth of calyx 
sub-setaceous, ciliated. Corolla purplish, longer than the calyx. 
Stamens rather longer than the corolla. Very nearly allied to 
T. Numidicus, and probably only a variety of it. 
Spanish Thyme. Shrub 1 foot. p 
23 T. carıta`rus (Hoffm. et Link, f. port. 1. p. 123.) pro- 
cumbent at the base, much branched ; branches erect, canes- 
cent; sterile branches sub-spinescent; leaves sessile, linear or 
oblong, flat; floral leaves imbricate, ovate, ciliated, green, co- 
vering the calyxes. 5. H. Native of the region of the Me- 
diterranean, in dry, arid, stony places; as of Barbary, near 
Tangiers ; Portugal, Spain, Sicily, Naples, Greece, Syria, Pales- 
tine, &c. T. Créticus, Brot. phyt. p. 27. t. 12. T. Marinósci, 
Tenore, fl. nap. prod. p. 35. syll. p. 296. Saturéia capitàta, 
Lin. spec. 795. Sibth, et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 36, t. 544.— 
An elegant, densely branched shrub. Heads of flowers globose 
or oblong, composed of 6-flowered whorls. Corollas exserted, 
purple. Stamens exserted. 
Capitate-flowered Thyme. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1596. Shrub 
4 to 1 foot. 
Secr. III. Psrvporuy’mpra (from Wevdoc, pseudos, falsehood : 
and Ovufjpa, thymbra, a sweet-scented herb allied to Thyme.) 
Benth. lab. p. 348. Floral leaves large, membranous, coloured. 
24 T., cepnarotus (Lin. spec. 826.) erect, branched, clothed 
LABIATZE. XLII. Tuymus. 
with hoary pubescence; leaves sessile, linear, with revolute 
edges, small, fascicled : floral leaves large, ovate, acute, rather 
membranous, coloured, covering the calyxes. h.H. Native 
of Spain and Portugal. Habit of T. vulgaris, but the inflores- 
cence is very distinct. Floral leaves sessile, with ciliated edges, 
purplish. Heads of flowers size of cherries. Corolla downy 
outside, purplish or white: tube exserted from the calyx. Sta 
mens diverging, about equal in length to the corolla. 
Headed Thyme. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1759. Shrub } to 1 
foot. 
25 T. cıLra`rus (Benth. lab. p. 348.) shrubby, erect ; branches 
pubescent or villous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate or linear, obtuse, _ 
flat, green, veiny, having the margins a little ciliated ; floral 
leaves large, broad-ovate, acute, rather membranous, nerved, 
coloured, ciliated, imbricate, covering the calyxes. h, F. 
Native of the North of Africa, on arid hills near Mascar, Desf.; 
and near Galla, Masson; and the Canary Islands. Thymbra 
ciliata, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 10. t. 122. An elegant much branch- 
ed shrub. Heads of flowers ovate, cylindrical. Bracteas pur- 
plish. Teeth of calyx ciliated: lower teeth the longest. Co- 
rollas violaceous. Stamens scarcely longer than the corolla. 
Ciliated Thyme. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. Shrub $ to 1 
foot. 
+ Species not sufficiently known, or doubtful. 
26 T. rurcHze'uLUvs (Meyer, verz. pflanz. p. 87.) stems 
shrubby at the base, erect, pubescent on the angles; leaves 
quite glabrous, flat, oblong or linear, obtuse: lower ones ellip- 
tic; whorls spicately approximate ; teeth of the upper lip of 
the calyx nearly equal, subulate; stamens exserted. kh. H. 
Native of Caucasus, on gypsaceous hills at the river Anti- 
ceta. 
Neat Thyme. Shrub erect. : 
97 T. senPyrrorpzs (Bory, ann. gen. 3. p. 18.) stems fruti- 
cose, procumbent; leaves linear or lanceolate, obtuse, a little 
ciliated at the base; flowers capitate. h. H. Native of 
Spain, on Sierra Nevada, among rocks. Allied to T. angustifo- 
lius. There are varieties of this with white and purple flowers. 
Serpyllum-like Thyme. Shrub procumbent. : 
28 T. Ricua/mpr (Pers. ench. 2. p. 130.) flowers capitate ; 
bracteas ovate, and are, as well as the calyxes, stiff; leaves 
broad-ovate, nerved beneath. b. H. Native of the Balearic 
Islands, Ant. Richard. Perhaps the same as Origanum Majón- 
cum, Cambess. 
. Richard's Thyme. Shrub. : 
. 29 T. wurrzzFíónus (Pers. ench. 2. p. 181.) flowers axillary, 
pedunculate; peduncles many-flowered; calyxes oblong, with 
acute teeth; leaves ovate, glabrous, having the veins promi- 
nent beneath. h.?:H: Formerly cultivated in the garden of 
ber a Persoon. Allied to Calamintha. Leaves dotted be- 
neath. 
Many-flowered Thyme. PI. ? 
50 T. uirsutr’ssimus (Poir. dict. 7. p. 650.) leaves ovate-lan- 
ceolate, nearly sessile, hairy ; spikes capitately verticillate ; 
bracteas ciliately hairy. p. T. Native of the Levant. Erect, 
humble, much branched. Leaves small. Flowers disposed in 
short spicate heads at the tops of the branches, dense, very vil- 
lous. Bracteas lanceolate, equalling the flowers, ciliated. Co- 
rolla purplish, rather longer than the calyx. Teeth of calyx 
subulate, acuminated, rather spiny, nearly equal, ciliated. Per- 
haps the same as Microméria nervosa. 
Very-hairy Thyme. Shrub i foot. 
31 T. A'LsicaNs (Hoffm. et Link, fl. port. t. 11-) flowers 
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