LABIATAE • CHENOPODIACEAE 261 



SALVIA — continued 



S. officinalis. Garden Sage. 2. July. E. Ls. ov., 3, much wrinkled. Fls, f, 

 purple, in whorls in terminal racemes. South Europe. (Fig. 56 A.) 



Variety alha. Fls. white. 



Variety purpurea. Stems and Is. reddish. 



Satureia MONTANA. Winter Savory. i. August. | E. Stems erect. Ls. linear, 

 I, entire, pointed, pitted on both sides, stalkless. Fls. |-, purple or whitish, in 

 terminal leafy panicles. South Europe. (Fig. 50 B.) 



TEUCRIUM. Germander. Stems square. Fls. purple or rose; upper lip 

 deeply 2-cleft, stamens protruding. 



T. Chamaedrys. f. July-September. E. Stems hairy. Ls. ov., i, coarsely 

 toothed. Fls. \, purple or rose, in whorls of four in loose terminal spikes. 

 Europe and West Asia. (Fig. 56 e.) 

 * T.fruticans. 8. July-September. E. Stems white-felted. Ls. ov., lane, 

 I h, entire, dark green above, white-felted below, pairs somewhat distant 

 on stem. Fls. pale purple, in erect leafy racemes. South Europe. 

 (Fig. 66 B.) 



THYMUS. Thyme. Prostrate shrubs only a few inches high. Ls. | or less, 

 entire, dotted with oil glands. Fls. small, lilac or purple, in erect racemes or 

 spikes. 



T. Chamaedrys. Common Thyme. |. May-July. E. Ls. ov., h, blunt-ended. 

 Fls. I, rosy purple, in elongated spikes. Europe (including Britain). 

 (Fig. 49 F.) 

 T. Serpyllum. Wild Thyme. |. May-July. E. Ls. ov., I, blunt-ended, with 

 long white hairs below and on margins. Fls. \, rosy purple, in rounded 

 heads. Europe (including Britain), North Africa, West Asia. (Fig. 49 H.) 

 T. vulgaris. Garden Thyme, i. May-July. E. Ls, lane, |, grey, downy, 

 margins recurved. Fls. h, lilac, in terminal spikes. South Europe. 

 (Fig. 49 G.) 



SUB-CLASS in. MONOCHLAMYDEAE 



Perianth not differentiated into distinct sepals and petals, usually small and 

 inconspicuous, sometimes absent. The sub-class being largely artificial is rejected 

 by modern botanists, but is retained here in deference to custom. 



Family 79. CHENOPODIACEAE. P2-5, A-P, Gi 



(Beet) 

 ATRIPLEX. Ls. alternate, entire, usually scurfy or mealy. Fls. unisexual, in 

 terminal spikes. 



A. canescens. Grey Sage Brush. Orach. 3. July. E. Ls. linear, 2, greyish 



green, fleshy. Fls. yellowish. West North America. (Fig. 51 G.) 

 A. Halimus. Tree Purslane. 8. June. | E. Ls. ov. or diamond-shaped, 2|, 

 pointed, silvery grey. Fls. greenish. South Europe. (Fig. 125 G.) 



