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TIARIDIUM 



THYMEL^'A. (From thumos, thyme, and elaia, the 

 olive ; the leaves are comparable to those of thyme, and 

 the berries to olive berries. Nat. ord. Thymeleacea?.) 



Hardy or nearly hardy shrubs. Cuttings in a cold 

 frame. Loam, peat, and sand. 

 T. arve'nsis (field). i. Pale yellow. Mediterranean 



region, &c. 



dioi'ca (dioecious). 2. Yellow. July. Europe. 1834. 

 hirsu'ta (hairy). See PASSERINA HJRSUTA. 

 Sanamu'nda (Sanamunda). 3. Yellow. March. 



Europe. 1815. 



Tartonrai'ra (Tartonraira). 3. White. Yellow. S. 

 Europe. 1640. 



THY'MUS. Thyme. (From thuo, to perfume. Nat. 

 ord. Lipworts [Labiatae]. Linn. i^-Didynamia, i- 

 Gymnospermia.) 



Hardy evergreen trailers, and purple-flowered, except 

 where otherwise mentioned. Seeds, cuttings, or divisions 

 in March or April ; sandy loam suits them all best. 

 T. vulga'ris is our common pot-herb thyme. For culture, 

 see SAGE. 



T. angustifo' Hits (narrow- leaved). . June. S.Europe. 



1771- 



azo'ncus (Azorean). July. Azores. 1820. 

 azu'reus (azure). . June. S. Europe. 1830. 

 capita' tus (headed). June. S. Europe. 1596. 

 carno'sus (fleshy). J. Spain. 



Cephalo'tes (great-headed). J. July. Portugal. 1759. 

 Chamce'drys (Chamaedry's). July to September. 



Europe (Britain). 



como'sus (long-haired). J. Transsylvania. 

 monta'nus (mountain), f. Flower-spikes large. 

 ,, nummula'rius (moneywort-like). Leaves large, 



round. 



cilia' tus (hair- fringed). Violet. July. N.Africa. 1824. 

 citriodo'rus (citron-scented). See T. SERPYLLUM 



CITRIODORUS. 



colli'nus (hill). See T. CHAM^JDRYS MONTANUS. 



co'rsicus (Corsican). See MENTHA REQUIENI. 



croa'ticus (Croatian). See MICROMERIA CROATICA. 



elonga'tus (lengthened). See T. TOMENTOSUS. 



eric&jo'lius (heath-leaved). See MICROMERIA VARIA. 



fruticulo'sus (shrubby). See MICROMERIA APPROXI- 



MATA. 



glabra'tus (smooth). See T. SERPYLLUM. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). See CALAMINTHA 



GRANDIFLORA. 



He'rba-baro'na (Herba-barona). i. July. Corsica. 

 1820. " Seedy Cake." 



hirsu'tus (hairy). See T. SERPYLLUM. 



lanceola' tus (spear-head-leaved). |. July. N, Africa. 

 1823. 



lanugino'sus (woolly) of gardens. See T. VILLOSUS. 



monta'nus (mountain). See T. CHAM^DRYS MON- 

 TANUS. 



nummula'rius (moneywort-like). See T. CHAM/EDRYS 



NUMMULARIUS. 



panno'nicus (Pannonian). See T. SERPYLLUM. 



patari'nus (Paduan). See CALAMINTHA PATAVINA. 



Pipere'lla (small peppermint). \. July. Spain. 1810. 



rotundifo'lius (round- leaved). J. Pink. Leaves 

 round. Pyrenees. 1879. 



Serpy'llum (wild-thyme). \. July. Britain. 



,, a'lbus (white-flowered). J. July. Britain. 



atropurpu'reus (dark-purple). Dark purple. Eng- 

 land. 1888. 



ChamcE'drys (Chamaedrys). See T. CHAM^EDRYS. 



citra'tus (citron-scented). July. 



citriodo'rus (citron-scented). . July. Tauria. 

 1820. " Lemon Thyme." 



,, ,, citriodo'rus-arge'nteo-margina'ta (silver- edged). 

 Leaves edged with creamy-white. 



citriodo'rus au'reo-margina'tus (golden-margined). 

 Leaves edged with yellow. 1871. 



citriodo'rus au'reus (golden). Leaves golden-yellow. 

 1870. 



cocci'neus (scarlet). Bright red. 1888. 



,, lanugino'sus (woolly). J. July. Britain. 



mi'cans (glittering). J. Erect in habit. Europe. 



, monta'nus (mountain). See T. CHAM^DRYS MON- 

 TANUS. 



pulche'llus (pretty). Europe. 



sfile'ndens (splendid). Brilliant red. 1904. 



., variega'tus (variegated-kaved). J. July. Britain. 



T. Serpy'llum vulga'ris (common). See T. SERPYLLUM 



CITRIODORUS. 



,, spica'tus (spiked), i. June. Pyrenees. 1832. 

 ,, stria' tus (striped). S. Europe ; Asia Minor. 

 tomento'sus (felted), i. August. Spain. 1816. 

 ,, *ransst7tJa'mcs(Transsylvanian). SeeT. CHAM^DRYS 



COMOSUS. 

 villo'sus (shaggy). J. Purple. July. Portugal. 



" Woolly Thyme." 

 ,, vulga'ris (common), i. June. S. Europe. 1548. 



" Garden Thyme." 



,, latifo'lius (broad-leaved), i. June. 

 variega'tus (variegated-leaved), i. July. Gardens. 

 ,, Zy'gis (Zygis). Spain and Portugal. 



THYRSACA'NTHUS. (From thursos, a thjnrse, and 

 Acanthus; thyrse-flowered Acanthus. Nat. ord. Acan- 

 thads [Acanthaceae]. Linn. 2-Diandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Stove evergreen shrub. For culture, see GEISSOMERIA. 

 It must be spurred in closely. Flowers nearly all the 

 year. 



T. barlerioi'des (Barleria-like). Red. Brazil. 

 bracteola'tus (small-bracted). ij. Red. July. 



Colombia. 1823. 



callista'chyus (beautiful-spiked), ij. Purple. Mexico. 

 ,, cocci'neus (scarlet). See T. LEMAIRIANUS. 

 ,, i'ndicus (Indian). See ERANTHEMUM INDICUM. 

 lemairia'nus (Lemairian). 3. Red. February. 



Country unknown. 1840. 

 lilaci'nus (lilac). See T. CALLISTACHYUS. 

 ,, ni'tidus (shining). 3-4. Red. W. Ind. 

 ru'tilans (orange-red). 2. Glowing red. Winter. 



Colombia. 1851. 

 schomburgkia'nus (Schomburgk's). 3. Scarlet. Winter. 



Guiana. 1855. 

 stri'ctus (upright). 2-3. Red. Winter. Honduras. 



THYESO'PTERIS. (From thursos, a thyrse, and pteris, 

 a fern ; in reference to the fruiting portion of the frond. 

 Nat. ord. Filices.) 



Stove fern with much divided fronds. Spores. Fibrous 

 loam, peat, and sand. 



T. e'legans (elegant). 10-15. Fronds two and three 

 times pinnate. Juan Fernandez. 



THYSANO'TUS. (From thysanotos, fringed ; the 

 flower much fringed. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliacea?]. 

 Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Greenhouse, purple-flowered, from Australia. By 

 division of the plant in the herbaceous, and dividing the 

 tuberous-rooted ; sandy loam and leaf-mould. Winter 

 temp., 38 to 45, and very little water. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



T. dicJio'tomus (forked), f . July. 1838. 

 intrica'tus (intricate-stemmed). See T. DICHOTOMUS. 

 ,, ju'nceus (rush-like). . 1804. 

 multiflo'rus (many-flowered), i. August. 1838. 

 ,, proli'ferus (proliferous). See T. MULTIFLORUS. 

 te'nuis (slender). Lilac. May. 1836. 



GREENHOUSE TUBERS. 



T. ela'tior (taller). See T. TUBEROSUS. 

 isanthe'rus (even-anthered). . August. 1822. 

 tubero'sus (tuberous), i. June. 1823. 



TIARE'LLA. (From tiara, a little diadem ; form of 

 seed-pod. Nat. ord. Saxifrages [Saxifragaceas]. Linn. 

 lo-Decandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Hardy, white-flowered herbaceous. Divisions of the 

 root ; common soil ; dry borders, and the front of them, 

 or elevated places in rock-works. 

 T. colo'rans (colouring). See HEUCHERA GLABRA. 

 cordifo'lia (heart-leaved). \. April. N. Amer. 1731. 



" Foam Flower." 



Menzie'sii (Menzies'). See TOLMIEA MENZIESII. 

 polyphy'lla ^^ (many- leaved), i. April. Nepaul. 1820. 

 unifolia'ta (one-leaved). 2-3. Rose-tinted. N.W. 

 Amer. 1907. 



TIARI'DIUM. (From tiara, a diadem, and eidos, like ; 

 form of seed-pod. Nat. ord. Borageworts [Boraeinaceaej. 

 Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia* United to Hdiotro 

 pium.) 



