782 
414. Thymus grandiflorus, Sims, bot. mag. t. 997. Floriferous 
branches elongated, twiggy, glabrous, or pubescent. Leaves 
half an inch long. Corolla an inch long, glabrous, pale red. 
Carolina Balm. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. Pl. 1 foot. 
Secr. III. A'cixos (from axwoc, akinos, the Greek name of a 
balsamic plant now unknown.) Benth. lab. p. 389. — A'cinos, 
Meench. meth. 407. Whorls about 6-flowered ; pedicels erect, 
short, stiff. Bracteas minute or wanting. Calyx gibbous be- 
neath at the base, nearly terete, deeply striated, and the throat 
villous inside. 
8 M. A'cixos (Benth. lab. p. 889.) herbaceous, annual, erect- 
ish, pubescent or villous; leaves ovate, sub-serrated: floral 
leaves similar to the others, exceeding the flowers, which are 
almost sessile ; whorls 6-flowered; lips of calyx short; corolla 
hardly exceeding the calyx. ©.H. Native of Europe, in corn 
fields; as of Britain, Sweden, Portugal, Naples, Greece, about 
Petersburgh, and of the Caucasus. Thymus A'cinos, Lin. spec. 
826. Hook. fl. lond. vol. 1. with a figure, Smith, engl. bot. t. 
411. A'cinos thymoides, Moench. meth. 407. A'cinos vulgaris, 
Pers. ench. 2. p. 131. Thymus heterophyllus, Poir. dict. 7. p. 
648. Thymus canéscens, Dumort, florul. belg. 47. — Calamín- 
tha arvénsis, Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 394.— Lob. icon. 1. t. 506. f. 1. 
— Riv. mon. t. 43. f. 2.—Mor. hist. 3. p. 404. sect. 11. t. 18. f. 
1. Stems branched, usually procumbent at the base; branches 
usually purplish, more or less villous. Whorls distant. Corollas 
purplish blue : upper lip entire. Lower lobe of style flattened. 
This plant has a pleasant aromatic smell. 
Basil Balm, or Basil Thyme. | Fl. June, Aug. Britain. 
foot. 
9 M. Paravr sa (Benth. lab. p. 389.) herbaceous, ascending, 
pubescent; leaves petiolate, ovate, acute, scarcely serrated, 
veiny, almost glabrous: floral ones similar to the rest, longer 
than the calyxes; lips of calyx shorter than the tube ; corollas 
scarcely twice as long as the calyxes. 2f. H. Native of the South 
of Europe ; as of Spain, South of France, Italy, Piedmont, Na- 
ples; and on Mount Parnassus. Thymus Patavinus, Jacq. obs. 
bot. 4. p. 7. t. 87. A’cinos Patavinus, Pers. ench. 2. p. 131. 
Calamíntha Patavina, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 133. Melissa mar- 
joranzefólia, Mill. diet. no. 7. Thymus suavéolens, Smith, 
prod. fl. graec. 1. p. 420. Thymus acinoides, Tenore, prod. fl. 
nap. p. 35. syll. 296.— Bocc. mus. t. 45. f. 3. Larger and 
firmer plant than M. Z'cinos, with the flowers twice the size; 
and smoother and more erect than M. alpina, to which it is more 
nearly allied. Corollas pale red, or purplish red. 
Paduan Balm. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1776. Pl. 4 to $ foot. 
10 M. micropuy’tia (Benth. lab. p. 390.) suffruticose, small, 
diffuse, nearly glabrous; leaves petiolate, roundish, quite en- 
tire: floral ones similar to the others; whorls 4-6-flowered ; 
flowers almost sessile ; lips of calyx much shorter than the tube; 
corolla almost twice as long as the calyx. 5. F. Native of 
Corsica, on the mountains. Thymus Córsicus, Pers. ench. 2. p. 
131. Plant small, much branched; branches short, pilose 
while young. Leaves small, glabrous, or a little pilose. Flowers 
similar to those of M. Patavina, but the calyxes are longer and 
slenderer. 
Small-leaved Balm. Shrub small. 
11 M. azrrwa (Benth. lab. p. 390.) perennial, diffuse, pubes- 
cent, or villous ; leaves petiolate, roundish, or ovate, hardly ser- 
rated ; floral leaves about equal in length to the calyxes ; whorls 
4-6-flowered ; flowers almost sessile; lips of calyx shorter than 
the tube ; corolla more than twice as long as the calyx. XY. H. 
Native of the South of Europe, in mountainous and shady places ; 
as of the South of France, Germany, Italy, &c. Thymus alpi- 
nus, Lin. spec. 826. Sims. bot. mag. 2152. Jacq. austr. 1. p. 
60. t. 97. A’cinos alpinus, Mcench. meth. p. 407.  A'cinos 
Pl. 3 
LABIATA. XLIX. Metissa. 
diffüsus, Bonningh. fl. monast. ex Bot. zeit. 1825. 1. p. 333,? 
Thymus nummularizfólius, Lois. ex herb. D. C. Thymus mon- 
tànus, Crantz, stirp. austr. p. 278. Thymus villosíssimus, 
Tausch, in syll. pl. ratisb. 2. p. 248. ?—Bocc. mus. 2. p. 50. t. 
45. Stem much branched at the base, rather woody ; floriferous 
branches ascending, usually villous. Leaves smaller, but gene- 
rally broader than those of M. A’cinos, and M. Patavina. Calyx 
purplish. — Corollas larger than those of M. Patavina, purplish- 
blue; upper lip and middle lobe of lower lip shortly emarginate. 
Lower lobe of style flattened. 
Alpine Balm. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1731. Pl. 4 foot. 
12 M. crave otens (Benth. lab. p. 390.) herbaceous, annual, 
erect, villous; leaves petiolate, ovate, a little serrated: floral 
leaves similar to the rest, exceeding the flowers; whorls 6-flow- 
ered ; flowers almost sessile; lips of calyx incurved, equalling 
the tube; corolla scarcely half as long again as the calyx. ©. 
H. Native of Caucasus, Naples, Island of Cyprus, Transylva- 
nia, Tauria, and Iberia; frequent about Madrid, and between 
Bagdad and Kermancha, &c. Thymus gravéolens, Bieb. fl. cauc. 
2. p. 60. pl. rar. ross. 1. t. 38. A'cinos gravéolens, Link, enum. 
host. berol. 2. p. 117. Thymus canus, Stev. ex. Hoffm. in 
comm. soc. phys. med. mosq. 1. p. 46. ex Bieb. Thymus ex- 
íguus, Sibth. et Smith, fl. grec. 6. p. 61. t. 575. A'cinos cànus, 
Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 327. Herb simple or branched. Leaves 
like those of M. Patavina, but more villous. Flowers larger than 
in M. Z'cinos, but smaller than in M. Patavina, purplish blue. 
Strong-scented Balm. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 foot. 
+ Species evidently belonging to sect. III., but are not sufficiently 
nomn. 
13 M. vurpura’scens (Benth. lab. p. 391.) stem branched, 
divaricate, tomentose; leaves ovate, a little serrated: upper 
ones crowded, coloured ; whorls 1-2-flowered, rather approxi- 
mate. ©. H. Native of Spain, Clemente. A’cinos purpu- 
ráscens, Pers. ench. 2. p. 13. Thymus purpurascens, Poir. dict. 
7. p. 654. Leaves reddish violet, especially the veins. Corollas 
rather large, red. "Apparently an intermediate plant between 
M. vulgàris and M. alpinus, and probably only a variety of the 
latter. 
Purplish Balm. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. 3 foot. 
14 M. rorunprrér1a (Benth. lab. p. 391.) leaves orbicular, 
mucronate, having the veins prominent beneath ; stems procum- 
bent, villous at top as well as the calyxes. %.? H. Native - 
of Hungary.  A'cinos rotundifdlius, Pers. ench. 2. p. 131- 
Thymus rotundifólius, Poir. dict. 7. p. 654. Thymus melis- 
soides, Bernh. ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 327. 
Round-leaved Balm. Pl. procumbent. 
Secr. IV. CrixorópruM (from xy, kline, a bed; and rove 
mod0c, pous podos, a foot; heads of flowers like turned bed-feet.) 
Benth. lab. p. 391. Clinopódium, Lin. and other authors. Whorls 
many-flowered or loosely few-flowered, equal ; common pedun- 
cles almost wanting; pedicels filiform, not flattened. Bracteas 
subulate, sometimes minute, sometimes equalling the calyxes. 
Calyx gibbous on the under side at the base or almost equal: 
throat naked, or a little villous inside. : 
15 M. pr'siuis (Benth. lab. p. 391.) plant herbaceous, small, 
weak, glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, serrated : floral leaves 
smaller; whorls few-flowered; pedicels elongated, filiform ; 
bracteas minute ; throat of calyx naked inside. 4%. H. Native 
of Altaia, in shady places, near Alexandrowsk ; and in the Soon- 
garian desert, about Mount Kent. Thymus dèbilis, Ledeb. a 
alt. 2. p. 391. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 438. Herb hardly 3-4 inches 
high, quite glabrous. Leaves i inch long, narrowed a long way 
into the petioles at the base. Corolla shorter than the calyx- 
Weak Wild Basil. PI. ł to 4 foot. 
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