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LABIATE. XLIII. SATUREIA. 



Afttfzc-calyxed Savory. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1836. Shrub 

 erect. 



5 S. VIRGA'TA (Vis. ex. pi. exs. un. itin. vvurtemb. ex Benth. 

 lab. p. 353.) suffrulicose, hispidly-scabrous ; leaves oblong- 

 linear, acute ; whorls many-flowered, nearly equal, rather re- 

 mote, disposed in long twiggy racemes. J? . H. Native of 

 Dalmatia, Naples, &c. Micromeria spicata, Rchb. fl. germ. exc. 

 p. 311. S. fasciculata, Tausch, in syll. pi. soc. ratisb. 2. p. 

 248.? but not of Biv. S. cuneifolia, Tenore, fl. nap. t. 151. f. 

 2. syll. p. 277. S. obovata, Lag. ex Spreng, syst. 2. p. 720. 

 This does not differ in any respect from S. montdna, unless in 

 the inflorescence and hairiness ; the teeth of the calyx is also a 

 little shorter, and the flowers smaller. Racemes never beyond 

 a foot in length. 



Twiggy Savory. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. ? 



6 S. SPINOSA (Lin. spec. 795.) suflfruticose, erect, tortuosely- 

 branched ; branches tomentose, spinescent ; leaves oblong, 

 acute, glabrous ; whorls few, few-flowered. Tj . F. Native of 

 the Grecian Islands. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 36. t. 545. 

 Much branched. Branches short, all ending in spines. Leaves 

 shorter and broader than those of S. monlana, and the flowers 

 smaller. Corollas purplish. ? 



Spiny-branched Savory. Shrub \ foot. 



7 S. INODORA (Salzm. pi. tang. exs. ex Benth. lab. p. 354.) 

 suffruticose, diffuse, nearly glabrous, branches ascending ; leaves 

 linear-spatulate, obtuse, with ciliated edges : superior leaves 

 exceeding the flowers ; flowers few, nearly sessile ; calycine 

 teeth bluntish. J? . F. Native near Tangiers, Salzmann. A 

 very distinct species, with the habit of Thymus angunlifolius. 

 Branches scabrously-pubescent: branchlets short, densely clothed 

 with leaves at top. Throat of calyx naked inside. 



Scentless Savory. Shrub diffuse. 



SECT. II. TRAGORIGANUM (from rpayoc, tragos, a goat, and 

 opiyavov, origanon, marjoram, goat's marjoram.) Benth. lab. p. 

 354. Whorls densely-globose, many-flowered, remote, propped 

 by bracteas. Calyx about equal in height to the tube of the 

 corolla. 



8 S. THY'MBRA (Lin. spec. 794.) suffruticose, diffuse, sca- 

 brously hispid ; leaves oblong-linear, or the lower ones are obo- 

 vate-cuneated, acute ; whorls many-flowered, dense, nearly glo- 

 bose, all remote. Ij . H. Native of the Grecian islands, and 

 the mountains of Syria and Palestine. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 

 6. p. 33. t. 541. Thy'mus tragoriganum, Lin. mant. p. 84. Sa- 

 tureia tragoriganum, Tausch. in syll. pi. soc. ratisb. 2. p. 248. 

 Sab. hort. rom. 2. t. 71. Mor. hist. sect. 11. t. 17. f. 6. Park, 

 theatr. 5. f. 4. Barr. icon. rar. t. 898. Leaves more acute, 

 shorter and a little broader than those of S. monlana. Whorls 

 20-40-flowered. Bracteas ovate, lanceolate, acute, adpressed, 

 equalling the calyxes, hispid from spreading pili, as well as the 

 calyxes. Teeth of calyx nearly equal, lanceolate-subulate. Co- 

 rollas smaller than those of S. monlana. 



Thymbra Savory. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1739. Shrub 1 to 

 2 feet. 



SECT. III. PYCHNOTHY'MUS (from TTV%>>O, pychnos, dense ; and 

 Ovfioc, thymos, thyme ; in reference to the dense heads of flowers.) 

 Benth. lab. p. 354. Whorls collected into an oblong head, 

 propped by bracteas. Calyx minute. 



9 S. RiciDA (Bartr. in herb. Banks ex Benth. lab. p. 354.) 

 suffruticose, procumbent ; branches ascending, rather pilose at 

 top ; leaves lanceolate, obtuse, with revolute margins ; whorls 

 collected into an oblong head ; bracteas imbricate, very villous ; 

 calyx very short, membranous. ^ F- Native of Eastern Flo- 

 rida. Branches almost simple, numerous. Leaves sometimes 

 glabrous, and sometimes hispid. Bracteas a little coloured, lan- 



ceolate, obtuse. Tube of corolla equalling the bracteas ; limb 

 like that of Pychnanlhemum. 

 Stiff Savory. Shrub \ foot. 



f Doubtful species. 



10 S. INTERME'DIA (Meyer, verz. pflanz. p. 91.) plant clothed 

 with canescent pubescence ; stems diffuse, much branched, 

 shrubby at the base ; leaves obovate-oblong, bluntish, a little 

 crenated ; cymes axillary, few-flowered ; bracteas nearly linear, 

 rather shorter than the calyxes ; calyx bilabiate, with linear- 

 lanceolate mutic lobes. T; . H. Native of Caucasus, in stony 

 places, near Swant. Leaves of S. Thymbra, and the calyxes 

 almost of S. monlana. 



Intermediate Savory. Shrub. 



11 S. SESSILIFLORA (Presl, fl. sic. p. 36.) stem shrubby at the 

 base; branches diffuse, clothed with velvety pubescence ; leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, acute, ciliated, dotted, scabrous above ; fasci- 

 cles of flowers sessile, disposed into an oblong, leafy spike ; 

 mouth of calyx ciliated, and the teeth ovate, erectly spreading ; 

 tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx. ^ H. Native of 

 Sicily. 



Sessile-flowered Savory. Shrub diffuse. 



12 S. HIRSU'TA (Presl, del. prag. 79.) stems simple, hairy ; 

 hairs erectly spreading ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, hispid ; pedun- 

 cles axillary, short, 1-3-flowered ; bracteas about equal in length 

 to the calyxes. Tj . ? H. Native of Sicily. Perhaps referrible 

 to Micromeria microphylla or M. Juliana. 



Hairy Savory. Shrub. ? 



13 S. PARVIFLORA (Presl, fl. sic. p. 36.) stems suffruticose at 

 the base, villous ; leaves villous, ovate-lanceolate, twice the 

 length of the internodes ; fascicles of flowers sessile, 3-flowered, 

 disposed into a leafy spike ; bracteas numerous, setaceous ; teeth 

 of the calyx erect ; tube of corolla exceeding the length of ca- 

 lyx. Tj . H. Native of Sicily. 



Small-JJonered Savory. Shrub. 



14 S. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Presl, fl. sic. 36.) stem suffruticose, 

 spreading, scabrously-pubescent, as well as the leaves ; leaves 

 oblong -lanceolate ; fascicles of flowers shorter than the leaves; 

 teeth of calyx erectly-spreading ; tube of corolla exceeding the 

 calyx a little. I? . H. Native of Sicily. 



Narrorv-leaved Savory. Shrub diffuse. 



15 S. LONGIFLORA (Presl, fl. sic. p. 36.) stem suffruticose, dif- 

 fuse ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, canescent beneath ; fascicles of 

 flowers equal in length to the leaves ; teeth of calyx spreading ; 

 tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx. ^ H. Native of 

 Sicily. 



Long-flonered Savory. Shrub diffuse. 



16 S. CAMPANE'LLA (Ehrenb. naturg. reize, p. 13.) suffruticose; 

 branches pubescent ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, quite entire, 

 rather hispid, nearly sessile ; cymes of flowers a little longer 

 than the leaves, bracteate ; calyx shortly campanulate, deeply 

 5-toothed. f? . F. Native of the North of Africa, near Castel- 

 nuovo, Ehrenberg. 



Small-bell calyxed Savory. Shrub. 



1 7 S. O'LLA (Ehrenb. 1. c.) suffruticose ; branches rather 

 bristly ; leaves narrow-linear and lanceolate-linear, acute, se- 

 tosely hispid ; cymes of flowers hardly longer than the leaves, 

 bracteate ; calyx shortly campanulate, deeply 5-cleft. ^ . F. 

 Native along with the preceding. Habit almost of S. Thymbra, 

 but the leaves and flowers are larger. 



Olla Savory. Shrub. 



18 S. SCA'BRA (Presl, fl. sic. p. 36.) ^.? H. Native of 

 Sicily. Thymus scaber. Presl, del. prag. 



Scabrous Savory. Shrub, 



19 S. GLOBIFERA (Desf. ex Steud. nom.) Nothing is known 

 of this plant but the name. 



