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Small-flowered Micromeria. Shrub. 
12 M. re'nuis (Benth. lab. p. 374. and 731.) suffruticose, 
procumbent; branches ascending, clothed with floccose wool; 
leaves sessile, linear, acute, quite entire, with revolute margins, 
woolly ; whorls 2-6-flowered; calyxes sessile: teeth subulate, 
stiff, longer than the breadth of the tube. 5. F. Native of the 
Canary Islands, on the mountains. Saturéia ténuis, Link, in L. 
de Buch, beschr. can. ins. p. 143. M. lanàta, Benth. lab. p. 
$74. Floriferous branches densely leafy. Flowers usually soli- 
tary, axillary, rather shorter than the floral leaves. Corolla 
hardly exceeding the calycine teeth. 
Slender Micromeria. Shrub procumbent. 
13 M. tana‘ra (Benth. lab. p. 731.) suffruticose, procum- 
bent; branches ascending, clothed with floccose wool; leaves 
sessile, linear, obtuse, quite entire, with revolute margins, 
woolly; whorls 6-10-flowered ; cymes pedunculate; calyxes 
sessile: teeth short, soft, tomentose. h. F. Native of the 
Canary Islands, on the mountains. Saturéia lanàta, Link, in L. 
de Buch. beschr. can. ins. p. 143. M. ténuis, Benth. lab. p. 
374. Very nearly allied to M. tenuis. 
Woolly Micromeria. Shrub procumbent. 
14 M. va‘ria (Benth. lab. p. 374.) suffruticose, procumbent, 
pubescent, or villous; leaves sessile: lower ones ovate: upper 
ones lanceolate, subfasciculate in the axils, all obtuse, with revo- 
lute edges, rather canescent beneath; flowers minute, sessile, 
disposed in pedunculate or sessile fascicles; bracteas minute; 
calyx tubular, pubescent, shorter than the floral leaves : throat 
villous inside. ^b. F. Native of the Canary Islands, very 
common. Saturéia varia, Berth. et Webb, mss. Thymus 
ericzefolius, Roth. cat. 2. p. 50. ex Willd. enum. 624. Thymus 
inodorus, Benth. in Linnea, 6. p. 77. but not of Desf. Satu- 
réia thymoldes, Lowe, prim. fl. mader. p. 19. Stems much 
branched. Calyx often purplish. Corolla purplish, hardly ex- 
ceeding the calyx. 
Various Micromeria. 
cumbent. 
15 M. approxma'ra (Rchb, fl. germ. exc. p. 859.) suffruti- 
cose, procumbent, pubescent, or villous; leaves sessile, lanceo- 
late; superior leaves linear, somewhat fascicled, all bluntish, 
with subrevolute edges; flowers on short pedicels; bracteas 
equalling the pedicels; calyx tubular, pubescent: throat vil- 
lous inside. Native of the region of the Mediterra- 
nean, on dry hills; as of Sicily, Naples, Albania. Saturéia fas- 
ciculàta, Rafin. prec. p.39. Saturéia approximata, Biv. manip. 
5. p. 13. Thymus fruticulósus, Bert. amæn. ital. p. 101. Very 
nearly allied to M. varia; but differs in the flowers being almost 
twice the size ; and in the leaves being longer. Corolla purple, 
twice as long as the calyx. 
Approximate-leaved Micromeria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. 
Shrub procumbent. ; } 
16 M. rnopdra (Benth. lab. p. 375.) suffruticose; branches 
pubescent ; leaves sessile, very numerous, fascicled, small, lan- 
ceolate, obtuse, with revolute edges, canescent, ciliated ; whorls 
few-flowered ; flowers almost sessile, among the fascicles of the 
leaves ; bracteas minute ; calyx tubular, almost glabrous : throat 
villous inside. h.F. Native of Algiers, on arid hills, and 
the Balearic Islands. Thymus inoddrus, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 30. t. 
129. Shrub much branched, erect. Corolla purple, longer 
than the calyx: lobes all obtuse, entire, This differs from M. 
varia, in the stem being more erect ; in the leaves being smaller, 
more numerous, and narrower. This is probably the same as 
the preceding. 
Scentless Micromeria. Shrub 1 foot. 
17 M. pensrrxéra (Benth. lab. p- 375.) suffruticose, diffuse 
glabrous ; branches short ; leaves approximate, sessile, lanceo- 
late-linear, acute, with revolute margins ; floral leaves equalling 
Fl.June, Aug. Clt. 1806. Pl. pro- 
"Native of the Canary Islands, Broussonet. 
LABIATA. XLVIII. Micromenta. 
the calyxes; whorls about 10-flowered, densely approximate 
into ovate spikes; calyxes sessile, tubular, almost glabrous, 
having the throat villous inside, and the teeth lanceolate-subu- 
late, erect, scarcely so long as the breadth of the tube. h.F, 
Habit of TÀjmus 
Serpyllum, var. angustif lia. Leaves green above, and canes- 
cent beneath. Calyx purplish. Corolla purple, a little longer 
than the calyx, glabrous. Style almost equally bifid. 
Dense-flowered Micromeria. Shrub diffuse. 
18 M. Fonsr'su (Benth. lab. p. 376.) pubescent, suffruti- 
cose, proeumbent; branches ascending; leaves almost sessile, 
ovate, obtuse, rounded at the base, flat, or with subrevolute 
edges, pubescent on both surfaces ; floral leaves exceeding the 
flowers a little; whorls dense, few-flowered ; calyxes almost 
sessile, ovate-cylindrical: teeth short, setaceous, shorter than 
the corolla: throat villous inside. h. F. Native of the 
Island of St. Nicholas, one of the Cape Verds. This differs 
from M. Teneriffe, in the pubescence, stronger branches, 
larger, more numerous leaves, and shorter, almost sessile 
calyxes. 
Forbes’s Micromeria. Shrub. 
19 M. cane’scens (Guss. pl. rar. p. 228. t. 42. prod. fl. sic. 
2. p. 120.) canescent from villi; stem slender; lower leaves 
ovate: upper ones lanceolate-linear, acute ; peduncles axillary, 
2-7-flowered, solitary or twin, rather secund; bracteas short, 
about equal in length to the pedicels; calyx very villous. b. 
F. Native of Sicily, on arid calcareous hills. Corolla purple. 
Allied to M. Greca. 
Canescent Micromeria. Shrub 1 to 1 foot. : 
20 M. nervosa (Benth. lab. p. 376.) pubescent, suffruticose; 
branches ascending ; leaves sessile, all ovate, acute, quite entire, 
flat, or with rather revolute margins ; whorls many-flowered : 
superior ones approximate; fascicles of flowers loose, scarcely 
pedunculate ; bracteas very short; calyx pilose, with spreading 
setaceous teeth: throat rather villous inside. b. F. Native 
of the region of the Mediterranean, on dry arid hills, and in the 
fissures of rocks ; as of Mount Atlas, South of Sicily; Naples, 
by the sea side; Grecian Islands, and Lybia. Saturéia nervósa, 
Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 9. t. 121. f. 2. Saturéia filifórmis, Tenor. 
prod. and marin. viag. bot. 1. p. 299. ex Tenore, syll. p. 219. 
Thymus filifórmis, Sieb. pl. cret. exs. but not of Lin. Thymus 
Mastichina, Smith, prod. fl. greece. but not of Lin. Branches j 
simple. Corollas hardly longer than the calyx, red: upper lip 
shortly emarginate. 
Nerved Micromeria. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
21 M. micropuy’txa (Benth. lab. p. 377.) suffruticose, nearly 
glabrous, pubescent, or villously canescent; branches filiform ; 
leaves small, ovate or. oblong, obtuse, flat, or with subrevolute 
margins ; fascicles of flowers pedunculate, loose, many -flowered ; 
bracteas about equal in length to the pedicels; calyxes ovate, 
almost glabrous, or covered with short villi: throat rather vil- 
lous inside. h.F. Native of the region of the Mediterra- 
nean; as in the fissures of rocks on Mount Atlas; Sicily, on 
arid hills; Naples, and Island of Melita. Stems decumbent. 
Corollas purple. 
Var. a, glabriáscula (Benth. lab. p. 377.) small, pale green; 
nearly all glabrous. 5. F.  Saturéia microphylla, var. % 
Guss. prod. fl. sic. 2. p. 120. Thymus Teneriffze, Hortul, but 
not of Pers. Saturéia Teneriffe, Link, enum. 2. p. 101. 
Var. B, villósa (Benth. lab. p. 377.) plant firmer, often pur- 
plish or canescent; stems and calyxes villous. h. F. Satu- 
réia microphylla, b. c. d. Guss. prod. fl. sic. 2. p. 12% 121. 
Thymus microphylus, D'Urv. enum. in mem. soc. Lin. per. 
327. Saturéia filifórmis, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 8. t. 121. tlc E 
DAMM CERIS Micromeria. Fl. June, July. Clt.? Shrub $ 
to 1 foot. 
