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LABIATE. XLII. THYMUS. 



sessile, linear-subulate, acute, with revolute edges, fascicled in 

 the axils, green, nearly glabrous ; floral leaves lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse ; whorls distant ; teeth of the upper lip of the calyx ovate, 

 and the segments of the lower lip subulate. Tj . H. Native of 

 the South of Spain, Pavon ; near Cadiz, Picard. This differs 

 from T. vulgaris, in the more slender, green, glabrous leaves, 

 which are scarcely white from pubescence beneath. 



Fine-leaved Thyme. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1548. Shrub \ 

 to 1 foot. 



5 T. DIFFU'SUS (Salzm. pi. exsic. ex Benth. lab. p. 342.) pro- 

 cumbent ; floriferous branches ascending, clothed with hoary 

 pubescence ; leaves sessile, linear or lanceolate-linear, fascicled 

 in the axils, with revolute, naked margins, clothed with hoary 

 tomentum on both surfaces ; floral leaves similar to the others ; 

 whorls approximate into an oblong head ; teeth of the upper lip 

 of calyx lanceolate, acute: segments of the lower lip subulate, 

 ciliated. J? . F. Native of Gibraltar. T. ascendens, Bernh. 

 ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 313. Habit of T. angustifolius. 

 Leaves of T. vulgaris, of which it is probably a variety. 



Diffuse Thyme. Shrub procumbent. 



6 T. DECUSSA'TUS (Benth. lab. p. 342.) erect ; stems much 

 branched, pubescent ; leaves sessile, ovate, obtuse, with revo- 

 lute edges, clothed with fine tomentum : those of the sterile 

 branches decussate ; floral leaves similar to the rest ; whorls 

 few-flowered, capitellate ; teeth of upper lip of calyx short, 

 ovate, obtuse : segments of the lower lip subulate, ciliated. Jj . 

 F. Native of Arabia, in the desert of Sinai, Bove. Old 

 branches rather spiny. Whorls few, 2-4-flowered at the tops 

 of the branches. Corollas small. 



Decussate-leaved Thyme. Shrub erect. 



7 T. BOVE'I (Benth. lab. p. 342.) erect; branches stiff, strict, 

 villous ; leaves on short petioles, ovate, obtuse, flattish, having 

 the petioles and margins ciliated a little; floral leaves similar to 

 the rest, adpressed ; whorls few-flowered, spicate ; upper lip of 

 calyx large, shortly tridentate, and the segments of the lower 

 lip subulate, ciliated. \j . F. Native of the desert of Sinai, 

 between Suez and Gaza, Bove; and between Aleppo and Bagdad, 

 Olivier. LeaCes almost like those of T.piperella. Whorls about 

 6-flowered : lower one rather distant : upper whorls approxi- 

 mate, spicate. Calyx rather villous. Corolla of T. Serpyllum. 



Bove's Thyme. Shrub 5 to 1 foot. 



8 T, PIPERE'LLA (Lin. syst. p. 452. but not of Ait.) suffruti- 

 cose, procumbent ; branches ascending, stiff, pubescent ; leaves 

 petiolate, broad-ovate, obtuse, truncately subcordate at the base, 

 not ciliated, thick, stiff, veiny, glandular : floral ones conforming 

 to the others ; calyx almost glabrous : teeth of upper lip short, 

 ovate, and the segments of the lower lip subulate, ciliated, fy . 

 F. Native in the region of the Mediterranean ; as of Barbary, 

 Spain, Mount Parnassus, &c. T. graveolens, Sibth. et Smith, 

 fl. graec. 6. p. 61. t. 576. but not of Bieb. Barr. icon. 694.? 

 Bocc. mus. 2. p. 166. t. 117.? Allied to T. Serpyllum. Co- 



rolla exceeding the calyx a little, purple. ? 

 Shrub procumbent. 



Small- Peppermint Thyme. 



July, Aug. Clt. 1810. 



9 T. HERBABARONA (Lois. fl. gall. p. 360. t. 9.) procumbent, 

 glabrous ; floriferous branches shortly ascending ; leaves on 

 short petioles, ovate-lanceolate, acute, rounded at the base, cili- 

 ated a little ; floral leaves conforming to the others ; teeth of 

 upper lip of calyx short, lanceolate, and the segments of the 

 lower lip subulate, ciliated, fj . H. Native of Corsica, Re- 

 quien. T. affinis, Sieb. pi. exsic. T. lucidus, Guss. prod. fl. 

 sic. suppl. 193. ? A'cynos herba baroni, G. Don, in Loud. hort. 

 brit. 239. Hardly distinct from T. Serpyllum, unless in the 

 shape of the leaves, and more loose habit. 



Herb-Baron Thyme. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



10 T. SF.RPY'LLUM (Lin. spec. 825.) suffruticose, procum- 

 bent ; floriferous branches shortly ascending ; leaves on short 

 petioles, ovate, narrowed at the base, cuneated or rounded, 

 veiny, having the petioles and margins more or less ciliated ; 

 floral leaves almost similar to the rest ; teeth of upper lip of 

 calyx lanceolate, ovate : segments of the lower lip subulate, cili- 

 ated. Jj . H. Native throughout Europe and the North of 

 Asia, in dry exposed places ; as of Britain, Sweden, Lapland, 

 Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, European 

 Russia, even to St. Petersburgl), Caucasus, Siberia; and the 

 Himalaya, at Simla and Choor. T. exserens and T. includens, 

 Ehrh. arb. p. 158. This is a very variable plant. Corollas 

 purple. Whorls 6-12-flowered, usually approximating into a 

 terminal head. This, the Wild Thyme, has the same sensible 

 qualities as Garden Thyme, but the flavour is milder, and rather 

 more grateful. It is a common notion, that the flesh of sheep 

 that feed upon aromatic plants, particularly Wild Thyme, is su- 

 perior in flavour to other mutton. The truth is, that sheep do 

 not crop these aromatic plants, unless now and then by accident, 

 or when they are first turned on hungry to downs, heaths, or 

 commons ; but the soil and situations favourable to aromatic 

 plants, produce a short sweet pasturage, best adapted to feeding 

 sheep, whom nature designed for mountains, and not for turnip 

 grounds and rich meadows. The attachment of bees to this and 

 other aromatic plants is well known. Few plants are subject to 

 more varieties than Wild Thyme. 



Var. a, vulgaris (Benth. lab. p. 343.) leaves smaller, with 

 very prominent veins, fj . H. T. Serpyllum, Lin. spec. 825. 

 Fries, nov. fl. suec. Hook. fl. lond. vol. 3. with a figure. 

 Smith, engl. bot. t. 1514. Woodv. med. bot. p. 301. t. 110. 

 Curt. lond. 2. t. 47. T. sylvestris, Schreb. and Rchb. fl. germ, 

 exc. p. 313. T. rigidus, Rchb. T. humifusus, Bernh. ex 

 Rchb. fl. germ. 1. c. T. collinus, Bieb. fl. cauc. 3. p. 401. with 

 narrower leaves. T. effusus, Host, fl. austr. 2. p. 137. T. 

 procerus, Opiz. T. Kollmunzerianus, Opiz. T. Sudeticus, 

 Opiz. ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 312. T. serratus, Opiz. 1. c. 

 T. laevigatus, Vahl, symb. 2. p. 65. with cuneate-oblong, not 

 linear leaves. T. arenarius, Bernh. ex Rchb. fl. germ. 1. c. T. 

 melissoldes, Fisch. T. decumbens, Bernh. ex Rchb. fl. germ. 



1. c. T. glabratus, Schultes, ex Rchb. 1. c. and probably of 

 Link. T. deflexus, Lej. ex Rchb. 1. c. T. glaber, Mill. diet, 

 no. 6. Corollas usually purple, rarely white. 



Var. ft, lanuginbsus ; the whole plant white from wool ; stems 

 trailing. ^ S. Native of France, at Fontainbleau ; and of 

 England, on the Gogmagog hills. T. lanuginosus, Willd. spec. 

 3. p. 138. Schkuhr. handb. 2. p. 164. with a figure. Mill, 

 diet. no. 8. T. serpyllum, var. , Lin. spec. p. 825. 



Var. y, cilratum ; plant almost glabrous, yellowish, trailing. 

 Tj. H. Native of Kent, and at Downton Castle, Shropshire. 

 O. citriodorus, Pers. ench. 2. p. 130. Schreb. ex Link, enum. 



2. p. 115. T. subcitrikus, Schreb. ex Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 

 313. T. citratus, Dumort, floril. belg. p. 47. Lemon Thyme 

 is frequently kept in gardens for the agreeable odour of the 

 leaves. Plants raised from seeds of this kind have not the 

 same scent, it is therefore an accidental variety, which is pre- 

 served by means of slips or cuttings. 



Var. S t montanus (Benth. lab. p. 344.) leaves larger and less 

 rigid. Jj . H. Native of the more southern parts of Europe. 

 T. montanus, Waldst. et Kit. hung. 1. p. 72. t. 71. T. chamae'- 

 drys, Fries, nov. fl. suec. ed. 1st. p. 35. ed. 2d. p. 197. T. 

 pulegioides, Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 313. Cunila thymoides, 

 Lin. spec. p. 31. Hede6ma thymoides, Pers. ench. 2. p. 131. 

 Ziziphora thymoides, Roam, et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 209. T. 

 nummularius, Bieb. fl. cauc. 2. p. 58. Sims, bot. mag. vol. 53. 

 t. 2666. with larger broader leaves. T. pseudoserpyllum, 



