LABIATZE. CVIII. Teucrium. 
ish, crenated, with revolute edges ; whorls very few, subcapitate 
at the tops of the branches; calyx declinate, ovate-tubular, 
pilose, with nearly equal short obtuse teeth. h.H. Native of 
Candia, on the Sphaciotic Mountains, and near Mirabello. T. 
saxátile, Sieb. pl. cret. exs. but not of Cav. Habit of T. thy- 
mifolium, but allied to T. Pólium in character. Leaves distant, 
2-3 lines long, greenish on both surfaces. Heads terminal, size 
of peas, composed of 4-6 flowers. Corollas small, white. 
Alp Germander. Shrub humble. 
64 T. Pòrrum (Lin. spec. p. 792.) suffruticose, canescent 
from tomentum, woolly, rarely pilosely hispid; leaves cune- 
ated, oblong or linear, with revolute edges ; whorls few, con- 
densed into globose or oblong terminal heads; calyx tubu- 
larly campanulate, with nearly equal teeth. 5. F. Native of 
Europe and Africa, in the region of the Mediterranean; as well 
as of Tauria and Caucasus. Stems much branched ; branches 
procumbent or ascending, rarely erect. Leaves sessile, variable 
in form. Whorls 2-6-flowered. Corollas small, white, yellow- 
ish, or purple. 
Var. a, flavéscens (Benth. lab. p. 685.) leaves broader ; heads 
very hairy ; tops of branches yellowish. h. F. In the western 
region common. T. aüreum, Schreb. unilab. p. 43. Cav. icon. 
2. p. 16. t. 117. T. flávicans, Lam. dict. 2. p. 700. T. to- 
mentósum, Vill. fl. dauph. 2. p. 352.  Pólium aüreum, Moench, 
meth. p. 385.  Pólium luteum, Mill. dict. no. 2.— Barrel. icon. 
t. 1082.—Blackw. 456. Flowers of a deep yellow colour. The 
yellow Poly or Mountain Germander. 
Var. D, hirsütum (Benth. lab. 685.) leaves oblong, scarcely ca- 
nescent, and are, as well as the heads, pilose. h. F. Native of 
Egypt. T. Agyptiacum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 112. 
Var. y, vulgare, (Benth. lab. p. 685.) leaves oblong, and are, 
as well as the heads, clothed with tomentose wool ; corolla white. 
h. F. Common throughout the region of all the varieties. T. 
Pólium, Lin. and other authors. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 
29. t. 585. T. pseudohyssópus, Schreb. unilab. p. 45. T. 
Teüthrion, Schreb. unilab. p. 46. T. Bélion, Schreb. unilab. p. 
47. T. Lusitánicum, Schreb. unilab. p. 47.? but not of Lam. 
T. álbum, Poir. dict. suppl. 2. p. 770. T. trifoliàtum, Vahl. 
symb. 1. p. 40. T. subtriphyllum, Lag. gen. et spec. nov. p. 
17. Polium álbum, Mill. dict. no. 4. Pólium latifolium, Mill. 
dict. no. 7.  Pólium Smyrnéum, Mill. dict. no. 15.  Pólium an- 
gustifolium, Mill. dict. no. 3. Pólium ramósum, Mill, dict. no. 
2. Podlium diffüsum, Mill. dict. no. 18.— Lob. icon. 486.—Bar- 
rell, icon. 1074.—-Column. ecphr. 1. p. 59. t. 67. White Poly or 
Mountain Germander. 
Var. 6, gnaphalódes (Benth. lab. p. 686.) humble; leaves and 
heads densely woolly. h. F. Native of Spain. T. gnaphalódes. 
Vahl. symb. 1. p. 41. Lher. stirp. T. lanígerum, Lag. gen. et 
spec. nov. p. 17.? 
Var. e, purpuráscens (Benth. lab. p. 686.) leaves oblong, and 
are, as well as the heads, clothed with tomentose wool; corollas 
reddish purple. kh. F. On the sea-shore about Marseilles, 
and on the shores of the Adriatic sea. T. Achaeménis, Schreb. 
unilab. p. 44. Pólium integérrimum, Mill. dict. no. 14.—Mor. 
hist. 3. sect. 11. t. 2. f. 12. The purple Poly or Mountain Ger- 
mander. 
Var. ¢, angustifolium (Benth. lab. p. 686.) leaves linear or 
linear-oblong, and are, as well as the heads, which are small, 
clothed with hoary, rarely yellowish, tomentum ; corollas red. 
b. F. Native throughout the whole region of the species. T. 
capitàtum, Lin. spec. 792. Cav. icon. 2. p. 17. t. 119. Sibth. 
et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 30. t. 586. T. flavéscens, Schreb. uni- 
lab. p. 44. T. Valentinum, Schreb. unilab. p. 46. T. pycno- 
phyllum, Schreb. unilab. p. 48.? T. lavandulàtum, Pourr. 1 
corymbiferum, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 8.2 T. cylíndricum, Lam. ex 
869 
Steud. nom. p. 829.  Pólium capitatum, Mill. dict. no. 5. Pò- 
lium serràtum, Mill. dict. no. 12.  Pólium spicatum, Mill. dict. 
no. 18. Pólium fruticdsum, Mill. dict. no. 11. Pólium eréctum, 
Mili. dict. no. 8.— Barrel. icon. t. 1079 and 1078. Pòlium 
Monspessulànum, Bauh. hist. 3. p. 299. 
Poly Mountain. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. var. a, 1731. ; y, 1562. ; 
e, 1816. ; Z, 1731. Shrub 1 to 1 foot. 
65 T. AMPLEXICAU'LE (Benth. lab. p. 687.) suffruticose ; 
branches clothed with white wool; leaves ovate-oblong or ob- 
long, crenated, usually cordately stem clasping at the base, with 
revolute margins, at first tomentose above, but at length nearly 
glabrous, and clothed with dense white wool beneath ; whorls 
few, globosely capitate; calyx declinate, tubularly campanulate, 
with nearly equal broad acute teeth; tube of corolla exserted. 
h. F. Native of Spain. Habit and leaves of some of the va- 
rieties of T. Polium, but stiffer. Flowers similar to those of T. 
montanum, and T. Pyrenàicum, but much larger than in 7. Pò- 
lium. It differs from T. thymif lium in the taller stature, form of 
leaves, and larger heads. 
Stem-clasping-leaved Germander. Shrub. 
66 T. ruymirotium (Schreb. unilab. p. 50. Benth. lab. p. 
687.) suffruticose, humble, much branched ; branchlets hoary, 
ascending ; leaves oblong or obovate, hoary on both surfaces or 
only beneath ; whorls about 2-flowered, very few, subcapitate at 
the tops of the branches ; calyx declinate, tubularly campanulate, 
with nearly equal broad acute teeth ; tube of corolla subexserted. 
h. F. Native of Spain. Habit of T. alpéstre, tufted. Leaves 
short, crowded, less wrinkled and less tomentose than in 7. Pó- 
lium, but more so than in T. montanum. Flowers 2-6 on each 
branch, hardly capitate. Calyx one half smaller than in 7. mon- 
tànum, and the corollas are reddish. 
Thyme-leaved Poly or Germander. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1816. 
Shrub 4 to 3 foot, tufted. 
67 T. monta‘num (Lin. spec. 791.) suffruticose, prostrate ; 
branches hoary or pubescent ; leaves oblong-linear, quite entire, 
hoary on both surfaces or only beneath, flat or the margins are 
revolute; whorls few, condensed into a terminal head; calyx 
subdeclinate, tubularly campanulate, glabrous or hoary, with 
nearly equal lanceolate subulately acuminated teeth. h. F. 
Native of the southern parts of Europe, on hills and mountains, 
in calcareous places; as of Spain, South of France, South of 
Germany, Italy, Sicily, Grecian Mountains ; and of Volhynia and 
Tauria. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 28. t. 534. T. supinum, 
Lin. spec. 791. Jacq. austr. 5. p. 8. t. 417. Polium montànum, 
Mill. dict. no. 1.—Lob. icon. 488. Stem much branched. 
Leaves smoothish above. Heads larger than in T. Polium, each 
usually composed of 2-4, 4-6-flowered whorls. Corollas cream- 
coloured or white. 
Mountain Poly or Mountain Germander. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 
1710. Shrub prostrate. 
68 T. pu'mitum (Lin. spec. p. 792.? Benth. lab. p. 687.) 
suffruticose, procumbent or erect ; branches hoary ; leaves nar- 
row-linear, quite entire, hoary beneath, with revolute margins ; 
whorls few, condensed into terminal heads; calyx subdeclinate, 
tubularly campanulate, with nearly equal lanceolate subulately 
acuminated teeth. h. F. Native of Spain. T. Libanótis, 
Schreb. unilab. p. 38.? Cav. icon. 2. p. 17. t. 118.— Barrel. 
icon. t. 1091 and 1093. ? This hardly differs from T. montanum, 
except in the more erect stems, narrower leaves, and purplish 
flowers. 
Dwarf Mountain Poly. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 
procumbent. 
69 T. vEnTIcILLA tum (Cav. icon. 2. p. 77. t. 198.) stems 
erect; leaves linear, verticillate, whitish, glaucous, sessile, with 
revolute margins ; heads terminal, leafy at the base; calyx turbi- 
