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22 M.ova'ra (Benth. lab. p. 377.) suffruticose, procumbent ; 
branches ascending, villous ; leaves sessile, ovate, bluntish, sub- 
cordate at the base, with revolute edges, pubescent on both sur- 
faces; floral leaves shorter than the peduncles, or the upper 
ones are longer; fascicles of flowers pedunculate, loose; teeth 
of calyx setaceous ; throat of calyx villous inside. h. F. 
Native of Abyssinia, Salt. Saturéia ovàta, R. Br. in append. 
to Salt, abyss. Allied to M. Forbesii and M. microphylla ; it 
differs from the first in the branches being more slender; in the 
flowers being smaller; and in the fascicles being pedunculate ; 
and from the latter, in the leaves being broader at the base; in 
the margins being very revolute, and in the floral leaves being 
narrower. 
Ovate-leaved Micromeria. Shrub procumbent. 
23 M. Fitirérmis (Benth. lab. 378.) suffruticose, diffuse, 
glabrous; branches filiform ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate: lower 
ones cordate: superior ones rounded at the base, all bluntish, 
and quite entire, flat; whorls about 2-flowered ; pedicels mi- 
nutely bracteate at the base, about equal in length to the calyxes ; 
calyx tubular, declinate, or nutant: teeth subulate, rather shorter 
than the corolla: throat rather villous inside. h.F. Native 
of the region of the Mediterranean; as of Spain and the Balea- 
ric Islands. Thymus filiformis, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 318. 
Piperélla filifórmis, Presl, fl. sic. p. 36.  Cunila thymoides, Go- 
wan, herb. ex Benth. Habit of M. microphylla, but the branches 
are more slender and the leaves more remote. Leaves generally 
purplish. Corollas purplish. Style about equally bifid. 
Filiform Micromeria. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1770. Shrub 
diffuse. 
24 M. puncra‘ra (Benth. lab. p. 378.) suffruticose, branches 
elongated, slender, finely pubescent ; leaves nearly sessile : lower 
ones ovate, acute: superior ones oblong, obtuse, narrowed at 
the base, with scarcely revolute edges: uppermost leaves about 
equalling the flowers ; fascicles of flowers on short peduncles ; 
bracteas minute; calyxes sessile, nearly glabrous, small, ovate, 
cylindrical, with short setaceous teeth: throat villous inside. 
h. F. Native of Abyssinia, Salt. Saturéia punctàta, R. Br. in 
append. to Salt, abyss. Habit of M. Græ ca, with the flowers 
of M. Teneriffe. Leaves distant. Peduncles 3-6-flowered. 
Dotted Micromeria. Shrub. 
25 M. Tenerirrz (Benth. lab. p. 378.) suffruticose, diffuse, 
almost glabrous; branches stiff, slender, pubescent above; 
leaves sessile, ovate, acute, rigid, glabrous, flat: lower ones 
broader and somewhat plicate : superior ones almost lanceolate, 
about equal in length to the flowers; fascicles of flowers dense, 
on short peduncles; bracteas very short; calyxes sessile, pu- 
bescent, cylindrical: teeth setaceous, about equal in length to 
the corolla: throat villous inside. 5. F. Native of Teneriffe, 
plentiful. Thymus Teneriffe, Poir. dict. 7. p. 650. Thymus 
terebinthinàceus, Willd. enum. p. 624. Allied to M. micro- 
phylla, but differs in the branches being elongated and woody, 
and in the leaves being more acute, stiffer, and longer; in the 
flowers being sessile, and in the calyx being elongated and more 
slender. : Corollas small, purple. 
Teneriffe Micromeria. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
26 M. srròra (Benth. lab. p. 978.) suffruticose, much 
branched, tufted ; branches ascending, pubescent or pilose ; 
leaves sessile, ovate, acute, flat, with sub-revolute edges, stiff, 
glabrous, rather cordate at the base: superior ones shorter than 
the flowers ; whorls loosely few-flowered ; bracteas about equal 
in length to the pedicels; calyxes pedicellate, sub-secund, finely 
pubescent, or rather pilose : throat villous inside. h . F. Native 
of Nipaul and Kamaon, Wall; Mussooree, Royle ; Nielgherri, 
Wight. Thymus biflórus, Hamilt. in D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 
112. Stems densely branched at the base; branches densely 
leafy. Corolla half as long again as the calyx: upper lip emar- 
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ginate. Lobes of style nearly equal. Hardly differing from M. 
Teneriffe, unless in habit, and in the larger, stiffer leaves. 
T'wo-flowered Micromeria. Shrub 3 foot. 
27 M. sunconpA TA (Vis. mss. ex Benth. lab. p. 379.) suffru- 
ticose ; branches short, erectish, nearly simple, pubescent ; leaves 
sessile, flat, broad-ovate, obtuse, broadly and truncately cordate 
at the base: floral leaves narrower ; fascicles of flowers secund ; 
peduncles few-flowered ; calyx cylindrical, pubescent, with subu- 
late teeth and a naked throat; corollas exserted. ^. F. Na- 
tive of Dalmatia. Stems many, woody at the base; erect or 
procumbent at the base. Bracteas short, lanceolate. Corolla 
equal in length to the calycine teeth. 
Subcordate-leaved Micromeria. Pl. X to 1 foot. 
28 M. riPEnz'rrA (Benth. lab. p. 379.) suffruticose, branches 
ascending, pubescent ; leaves sessile, broad-ovate, obtuse, rounded 
or sub-cordate at the base, glabrous on both surfaces: upper 
leaves oblong, small ; fascicles of flowers loose, pedunculate, se- 
cund, few-flowered ; bracteas small, oblong ; calyxes nearly ses- 
sile, tubular, pubescent, with subulate teeth, the 3 superior teeth 
spreading: throat naked inside. 5. F. Native of the South 
of Europe; as of Piedmont, and Croatia. Thymus piperélla, 
All. ped. 1. p. 21. t. 37. f. 8. bad. Waldst et Kit. pl. rar. 
hung. 2. p. 169. t. 156. but not of Lin. Thymus marginatus, 
Smith, in Dicks. pl. sic. no. 71. Thymus Croáticus, Pers. ench. 
2. p. 130. Calamintha Croatica, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 132. 
Branches herbaceous. Whorls remote. Peduncles 3-5-flowered. 
Calyx and Corolla purplish and pubescent. 
Small Peppermint Micromeria. Shrub 1 foot. 
29 M. Fonskca Lr (Benth. lab. p. 379.) stems decumbent, 
imbricate ; leaves ovate, acute ; flowers axillary, solitary, sessile. 
h. F. Native of Kurma, Forsk. Thymus imbricàtus, Forsk. 
fl. ægypt. p. 108. Calyx striated, having the throat closed with 
villi, 5-toothed. Flowers red. Leaves ciliated on the keels, ex 
Benth. 
Forskcel’s Micromeria. Shrub procumbent. 
30 M. Sina‘ica (Benth. lab. p. 380.) suffruticose ; branches 
elongated, almost simple; leaves almost sessile, ovate, flat, or 
with revolute edges : superior ones exceeding the flowers ; fas- 
cicles of flowers dense, scarcely pedunculate; calyxes almost 
sessile, ovate, with short setaceous teeth; corollas minute. h. 
F. Native of Arabia, among rocks, in the desert of Sinai, Bové. 
Habit of M. Gre'‘ca, but is distinguished from it by the leaves, 
dense whorls, and small ovate calyxes. Leaves remote. Whorls 
12-30-flowered, all remote. Flowers smaller than in any other 
species. 
Sinai Micromeria. Shrub 4 to 1 foot.? 
* * Species natives of Australia. 
31 M. sarurziolpes (Benth. lab. p. 380.) glabrous ; stems 
erect, branched ; leaves nearly sessile, rather elliptic or lanceo- 
late, obtuse, flat; whorls loose, 3-10-flowered ; calyxes finely 
pubescent, cylindrical, with short lanceolate teeth, and with the 
throat villous inside; corollas scarcely exceeding the calyxes. 
h.? F. Native of New Holland, at Lake George, Cunningh. ; 
about Port Jackson, R. Br. Méntha satureioides, R. Br. prod. p. 
505.? Stems slender, rooting at the base. Flowers on short 
pedicels, 3-5 in each fascicle. Bracteas scarcely equalling the 
pedicels. 
Savory-like Micromeria. Shrub } to } foot. 
32 M. AusrnA ris (Benth. lab. p. 380.) stems ascending, with 
marginate scabrous angles; leaves lanceolate ; calyxes tomen- 
tose : teeth obsoletely bearded inside at the base ; flowers verti- 
cillate; stamens exserted ; superior lip of corolla 2-lobed. h .? 
F. Native of New South Wales, about Port Jackson; and of 
Van Diemen's Land. Méntha australis, R. Br. prod. p. 505. 
Southern Micromeria. Shrub. ? 
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