618 LABIATE. (MINT|fAMILY.) 



ed, somewhat longer than calyx ;Tcalyx obsoletely 8-toothed — Summer 

 — Said by Aucher to be found in Syria. 



5. TMYMU§, L. Thyme. ZaHar. 



Calyx ovoid, 10-13-nerved, bilabiate, with villous throat, the an 

 terior lip composed of 2, subulate teeth, the posterior of 3, triangular 

 or lanceolate teeth. Corolla-tube included or exserted, naked within; 

 limb somewhat bilabiate, the anterior lip spreading, trifid, the poste- 

 rior nearly flat, retuse. Stamens 4, straight, the anther-cells parallel 

 or divergent. Nutlets ovate or oblong — Perennial herbs or shrubby 

 plants. 



* Calyx terete, corolla included or scarcely exserted. 



1. T. §erpyllum, L. If .15 to .35, tufted; lower branches 

 prostrate-rooting or ascending, puberulent all over or in lines. Leaves 

 ovate-elliptical to linear, .005 to .012 long, rounded or more or less ta- 

 pering at base, short-petioled. Whorls sessile, the upper crowded into 

 ahead, the lower more or less distant; pedicels somewhat shorter 

 than calyx ; corolla pink — June to September — Fields ; especially in 

 mountain and subalpine regions. 



Yar, gcnuinns, Boiss. Leaves small, flat, linear-elliptical to el- 

 liptical, glabrescent. Flowers capitate. 



Var. I£otschyanu§, Boiss. Woody, erect. Leaves o'ounded or 

 cuneate-ovate to lanceolate or elliptical, with prominent nerves below. 

 Base of spike sometimes interrupted. Calyx-teeth ciliate. Corolla 

 generally white — Amanus, Akherdagh, and northward. 



Var. aiig'U§tifoliu§, Boiss. Decumbent. Leaves oblong -linear, 

 ciliate at base, sometimes tomentellous. Heads usually compact — 

 Sands near Gaza and southward. 



Var. squarrosiis, Boiss. Branches short, generally velvety. 

 Leaves minute, elliptical to ovate, spreading, often somewhat recurved 

 and channeled, the floral nearly similar. Heads ovate or oblong ; co- 

 rolla white — Amanus. 



2. T. Iiir§iitu§, M. B, If .1, tufted, matted, stems procum- 

 bent from a woody root; new branches filiform, densely leafy, leaves 

 clustered in axils. Leaves not dotted, sessile, lincar-siiMlate, .008 to 

 .005 long, obtuse, margins revolute, ciliate. Heads oblong, floral 

 leaves somcAvhat broader than flowers ; bracts subulate ; calyx reddish, 

 hirsute, bilabiate beyond its middle ; corolla pink — Summer — Ascent 

 from Buswayeh to Rijal-el-*Asherah (Northern Lebanon). 



3. T. clecu§satus, Bth. La^. 5 ZiHerdn. .2 to .3, branches 

 slender, tomentellous, erect, rigid, intricately branched, the older 

 spinescent. Leaves .003 to .004 long, grey-tomentellous, linear, revo- 

 lute-margined, obtuse, crowded, strongly decussated, A-ranTced on the 

 sterile twigs, the Jiorcd similar. Flowers few, in small heads; pedicels 

 shorter than calyx ; calyx glandular-punctate and hispidulous, bilabiate 

 to near middle ; corolla lohite — Summer — Sinai. 



4. T. Syriacu§, Boiss. 5 -^to .5, branching from base into 

 stiff, simple, hirtellous, whitish branches. Leaves glandular-dotted, 

 sessile, rigid, spreading, linear -lanceolate, .01 to .02 long, .001 to .003 



