328 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



ThymilS capitatus, Hoffmann and Link. (Satureja capitata, 



Linne) . 



Around the whole Mediteranean Sea. Since the times of 

 Hippocrates, Theophrastos, and Galenus, this small scented 

 shrub has been employed in medicine. 



Thymus Mastichina, Linne. 



Spain, Portugal, Morocco. A half -shrub of agreeable scent, 

 used also occasional! v in medicine. 



Thymus Serpillum, Linne. 



Europe, Western Asia. A perennial herb of some medicinal 

 value. It would live on the highest Alps. An essential oil 

 can be obtained from it. One particular variety is lemon- 

 scented. 



Thymus vulgaris, Linne. 



The Garden Thyme. South Europe. This small shrubby 

 plant is available for scent and for condiments. It is also well 

 adapted for forming garden-edges. The essential oil of this 

 plant can be separated into the crystalline thymol and the 

 liquid thymen and cymol. T. aestivus (Euet.) and T. hie- 

 malis (Lange.) are closely cognate plants. Several other species 

 with aromatic scent occur on the Mediterranean Sea. 



Tilia Americana, Linne. 



The Basswood Tree or North American Linden Tree, growing 

 to 52 north latitude. Height of tree 80 feet, diameter 

 of stem 4 feet. The wood is close-grained and firm, as sof 

 as deal ; used in the construction of musical instruments, 

 particularly pianofortes. Specially valuable for the cutting- 

 boards of curriers and shoemakers, bowls, pails, shovels, panel- 

 ling of carriages (Robb). As the wood is free of knots, it is 

 particularly eligible for turnery and carving, and certain por- 

 tions of machinery. The tree is highly valued for street-plant- 

 ing in its native land. It also furnishes the linden bast. 

 Tilia heterophylla (Vent.), the Silver Lime of North America, 

 and Tilia Manchurica (Rupr.), of South Siberia, might te 

 tested. 



Tilia argentea, Desfontaines.* 



The Silver Lime Tree of South-East Europe. The wood is not 

 attacked by boring insects. The flowers are deliciously fragratt 

 and yield on distillation a precious oil. 



