LABIATE. CVIII. TEUCRIUM. 



869 



ish, crenated, with revolute edges ; whorls very few, subcapitate 

 at the tops of the branches ; calyx declinate, ovate-tubular, 

 pilose, with nearly equal short obtuse teeth. ^ H. Native of 

 Candia, on the Sphaciotic Mountains, and near Mirabello. T. 

 saxatile, Sieb. pi. cret. exs. but not of Cav. Habit of T. thy- 

 mijolium, but allied to T, Polium in character. Leaves distant, 

 2-3 lines long, greenish on both surfaces. Heads terminal, size 

 of peas, composed of 4-6 flowers. Corollas small, white. 



Alp Germander. Shrub humble. 



64 T. POLIUM (Lin. spec. p. 792.) suffruticose, canescent 

 from tomentum, woolly, rarely pilosely hispid ; leaves cune- 

 ated, oblong or linear, with revolute edges ; whorls few, con- 

 densed into globose or oblong terminal heads ; calyx tubu- 

 larly campanulate, with nearly equal teeth. Jj . F. Native of 

 Europe and Africa, in the region of the Mediterranean ; as well 

 as of Tauria and Caucasus. Stems much branched ; branches 

 procumbent or ascending, rarely erect. Leaves sessile, variable 

 in form. Whorls 2-6-flowered. Corollas small, white, yellow- 

 ish, or purple. 



far. a,}iavescens(Bent}}. lab. p. fi85.) leaves broader ; heads 

 very hairy ; tops of branches yellowish, fj . F. In the western 

 region common. T. aureum, Schreb. unilab. p. 43. Cav. icon. 

 2. p. 16. t. 117. T. flavicans, Lam. diet. 2. p. 700. T. to- 

 mentosum, Vill. fl. dauph. 2. p. 352. Polium aureum, Mcench, 

 meth. p. 385. Polium luteum, Mill. diet. no. 2. Barrel, icon, 

 t. 1082. Blackw. 456. Flowers of a deep yellow colour. The 

 yellow Poly or Mountain Germander. 



Var. ft, hirsutum (Benth. lab. 685.) leaves oblong, scarcely ca- 

 nescent, and are, as well as the heads, pilose. ^ . F. Native of 

 Egypt. T. -Egyptiacum, Pers. ench. 2. p. 112. 



far. y, rulgare, (Benth. lab. p. 685.) leaves oblong, and are, 

 as well as the heads, clothed with tomentose wool ; corolla white. 

 J; . F. Common throughout the region of all the varieties. T. 

 Polium, Lin. and other authors. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 

 29. t. 535. T. pseudohyssopus, Schreb. unilab. p. 45. T. 

 Teuthrion, Schreb. unilab. p. 46. T. Belion, Schreb. unilab. p. 

 47. T. Lusitanicum, Schreb. unilab. p. 47. ? but not of Lam. 

 T. album, Poir. diet, suppl. 2. p. 770. T. trifoliatum, Vahl. 

 symb. 1. ]>. 40. T. subtriphyllum, Lag. gen. et spec. nov. p. 

 17. Polium album, Mill. diet. no. 4. Polium latifolium, Mill, 

 diet. no. 7. Polium Smyrneum, Mill. diet. no. 15. Polium an- 

 gustifolium, Mill. diet. no. 3. Polium ramosum, Mill, diet. no. 

 2. Polium diffusum, Mill. diet. no. 13. Lob. icon. 486. Bar- 

 rel!, icon. 1074. Column, ecphr. 1. p. 59. t. 67. White Poly or 

 Mountain Germander. 



Var. c, gnaphalodes (Benth. lab. p. 686.) humble ; leaves and 

 heads densely woolly. fj . F. Native of Spain. T. gnaphalodes. 

 Vahl. symb. 1. p. 41. Lher. stirp. T. lanigerum, Lag. gen. et 

 spec. nov. p. 17. ? 



Var. t, purpurascens (Benth. lab. p. 686.) leaves oblong, and 

 are, as well as the heads, clothed with tomentose wool ; corollas 

 reddish purple. fj . F. On the sea-shore about Marseilles, 

 and on the shores of the Adriatic sea. T. Achaemenis, Schreb. 

 unilab. p. 44. Polium integerrimura, Mill. diet. no. 14. Mor. 

 hist. 3. sect. 11. t. 2. f. 12. The purple Poly or Mountain Ger- 

 mander. 



/ ur. f, angustifolium (Benth. lab. p. 686.) leaves linear or 

 linear-oblong, and are, as well as the heads, which are small, 

 clothed with hoary, rarely yellowish, tomentum ; corollas red. 

 V} . F. Native throughout the whole region of the species. T. 

 capitatum, Lin. spec. 792. Cav. icon. 2. p. 17. t. 119. Sibth. 

 et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 30. t. 536. T. flavescens, Schreb. uni- 

 lab. p. 44. T. Valentinum, Schreb. unilab. p. 46. T. pycno- 

 phyllum, Schreb. unilab. p. 48. ? T. lavandulatum, Pourr. T. 

 corymbiferum, Desf. fl. all. 2. p. 8. ? T. cylindricum, Lam. ex 



Steud. nom. p. 829. Polium capitatum, Mill. diet. no. 5. Po- 

 lium serratum, Mill. diet. no. 12. Polium spicatum, Mill. diet, 

 no. 18. Polium fruticosum, Mill. diet. no. 11. Polium erectum, 

 Mill. diet. no. 8. Barrel, icon. t. 1079 and 1078. Polium 

 Monspessulanum, Bauh. hist. 3. p. 299. 



Poly Mountain. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. var. a, 1731. ; y, 1562. : 

 e, 1816. ; , 1731. Shrub i to 1 foot. 



65 T. AMPLEXICAU'LB (Benth. lab. p. 687.) suffruticose ; 

 branches clothed with white wool ; leaves ovate-oblong or ob- 

 long, crenated, usually cordately stem clasping at the base, with 

 revolute margins, at first tomentose above, but at length nearly 

 glabrous, and clothed with dense white wool beneath ; whorls 

 few, globosely capitate ; calyx declinate, tubularly campanulate, 

 with nearly equal broad acute teeth ; tube of corolla exserted. 

 Tj . F. Native of Spain. Habit and leaves of some of the va- 

 rieties of T. Polium, but stifFer. Flowers similar to those of T. 

 montanum, and T. Pyrenaicum, but much larger than in T. Po- 

 Hum. It differs from T. thymtfblium in the taller stature, form of 

 leaves, and larger heads. 



Stem-clasping-leaved Germandar. Shrub. 



66 T. THYMIFOLIUM (Schreb. unilab. p. 50. Benth. lab. p. 

 687.) suffruticose, humble, much branched ; branchlets hoary, 

 ascending ; leaves oblong or obovate, hoary on both surfaces or 

 only beneath ; whorls about 2-tiowered, very few, subeapitate at 

 the tops of the branches ; calyx declinate, tubularly campanulate, 

 with nearly equal broad acute teeth ; tube of corolla subexserted. 



F? . F. Native of Spain. Habit of T. alpestre, tufted. Leaves 

 short, crowded, less wrinkled and less tomentose than in T. Pb- 

 lium, but more so than in T. montanum. Flowers 2-6 on each 

 branch, hardly capitate. Calyx one half smaller than in T. mon- 

 tanum, and the corollas are reddish. 



Thyme-leaved Poly or Germander. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1816. 

 Shrub 5 to | foot, tufted. 



67 T. MONTA'NUH (Lin. spec. 791.) suffruticose, prostrate; 

 branches hoary or pubescent ; leaves oblong-linear, quite entire, 

 hoary on both surfaces or only beneath, flat or the margins are 

 revolute ; whorls few, condensed into a terminal head ; calyx 

 subdeclinate, tubularly campanulate, glabrous or hoary, with 

 nearly equal lanceolate subulately acuminated teeth. Jj . F. 

 Native of the southern parts of Europe, on hills and mountains, 

 in calcareous places ; as of Spain, South of France, South of 

 Germany, Italy, Sicily, Grecian Mountains ; and of Volhynia and 

 Tauria. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 6. p. 28. t. 534. T. suptnum, 

 Lin. spec. 791. Jacq. austr. 5. p. 8. t. 417. Polium montanum, 

 Mill. diet. no. 1. Lob. icon. 488. Stem much branched. 

 Leaves smoothish above. Heads larger than in T. Polium, each 

 usually composed of 2-4, 4-6-flowered whorls. Corollas cream- 

 coloured or white. 



Mountain Poly or Mountain Germander. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 

 1710. Shrub prostrate. 



68 T. PU'MILUM (Lin. spec. p. 792. ? Benth. lab. p. 687.) 

 suffruticose, procumbent or erect ; branches hoary ; leaves nar- 

 row-linear, quite entire, hoary beneath, with revolute margins ; 

 whorls few, condensed into terminal heads ; calyx subdeclinate, 

 tubularly campanulate, with nearly equal lanceolate subulately 

 acuminated teeth. I? . F. Native of Spain. T. Libanotis, 

 Schreb. unilab. p. 38.? Cav. icon. 2. p. 17. t. 118. Barrel, 

 icon. t. 1091 and 1093. ? This hardly differs from T. monlanum, 

 except in the more erect sterns, narrower leaves, and purplish 

 flowers. 



Dwarf Mountain Poly. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



69 T. VERTICILLATUM (Cav. icon. 2. p. 77. t. 198.) stems 

 erect ; leaves linear, verticillate, whitish, glaucous, sessile, with 

 revolute margins ; heads terminal, leafy at the base ; calyx turbi- 



