CuNiLA. XCIII. LABIATE. 421 



10-ribbed, the throat closed with hairs ; upper lip of the corolla flat, 

 cmargiuatc, shorter than the lower. 



1. T. VULGARIS. Garden T/iijmc. — ^V. procumbent at base, erect; /rs. re vo- 

 lute at the sides, oblong-ovate ami lanceolate ; reitidls in teriniuul, Iciify spikes. 



\l Native of S. Enro|)e ninl eultivated lor culinary purj)oses. Slenis suflru- 



ticose, numerous, branched, (J — 10' liigh. It is highly aromatic, as well as the 

 Other species, and is peculiarly attractive to bees. Blossoms in summer. X 



2. T. Serpyllus. Wild Thyme. Mother of Thyvic. 



Si. decumbent; Ivs. flat, elliptical, obtuse, ciliate ;.t l)ase ; Jls. capitate. — 

 % Ma.ss., N. Y. and Penn. An aromatic plant, similar to the j)receding, but 

 milder and rather more pleasantly flavored. fStems suflhuicose, wiry, slender 

 and wavy, with lealV, downy and ascending branches, each terminating in a 

 small, dense, oblong" head ot' purple flowers, much frequented by be<.'s. Leaves 

 entire, petiolatc, punctate, smoothish, ciliate. Corolla purple, spotted. June. 

 Cultivated and naturalized. 



14. SAT UREJj\. 



Ariibic satur the general name lor labiate plants. 



Calyx tubular, 10-ribbed; segments of the bilabiate corolla nearly 

 equal ; stamens diverging, scarcely exserted. 



S. HORTENSis. Summer Savory. — St. branching; Ivs. linear-oblong, entire, 

 acute at the end; ped. axillary, cymose. — % Native ot Italy. Cultivated as a 

 culinary aromatic. Stem branching and bu.shy, Uf high, woody at ba.se, fre- 

 quently changing to purple. Leaves numerous, small and narrow, with axil- 

 lary cymes of pink-colored flowers. Calyx about as long as the corolla. Jl. Aug. :|: 



15. HYSSOPUS. 



Hebrew ezo5; Kmh'ic azzof; Eng. hyssop. 



Upper lip of the corolla erect, flat, emarginate, lower lip 3-parted, 

 the middle segment krgest, tube about as long as the calyx ; stamens 

 exserted, diverging. 



H. OFFICINALIS. Hyssop. — Lrs. linear-lanceolate, acute, entire, sessile ; cal. 

 teeth erect; Jls. in racemose, secund verticils, middle division of the corolla 2- 

 lobed, entire. — 7L The common hyssop is a native of S. Europe, often met with 

 in our gardens, being cultivated for its reputed medicinal properties. It is a 

 handsome plant, growing in tufts, 2f high, with delicate foliage and bright blue 

 flowers. July, i^ 



IG. COLLlNSONIA. 



Name in lionor of John Collinson, an English botanist. 



Corolla exserted, campanulate-ringont, upper lip in 4 subequal 

 lobes, lower lip longer, declined, fimbriate; stamens 2, (rarely 3) 

 much exserted, divergent. 



C. Canadensis. Hirse Balm. 



Lvs. ovate, acuminate, coajj^ly serrate, petiolatc, glabrous; teeth of the cat. 

 subulate, shorter than the tube; rac. paniculate, terminal. — % A tall herb with 

 large leaves and yellow flowers, woods and fields. Can. to Ky. and Car. Stem 4- 

 sided, 3 — 4f high, smooth or a little pubescent. Leaves thin," 6 — 8' long and 3 — 4' 

 wide. Flowers in a large, compound raceme, with opposite branches and 

 pedicels. Corolla greenish-yellow, the lower lip elongated and fringed. Style 

 and stamens very long. Flowering in summer. 



17. CUNlLA. 



The ancient Roman name for pennyroyal. 



Calyx 10-ribbed, equally 5-toothed, throat densely villose ; upper 

 lip of corolLt flat, emarginate ; stamens 2, erect, exserted, distant. 

 C. Mariana. (Ziziphora, R. cf- S.) Dittany. 

 Lvs. ovate, serrate, subsessile; r//»jc5 pedunculate, corymbose, axillary and 



