334 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



Thymus capitatus, Hoffman and Link. (Satureja capitata, Linne.) 



Around the whole Mediterranean 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 occasionally 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 sepa- 

 rated into the crystalline thymol and the liquid thymen and cymol. 

 T. aestivus (Ruet.) and T. hiemalis (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 soft as deal ; used in the 

 construction of musical instruments, particularly pianofortes. 

 Specially valuable for the cutting-boards of curriers and shoe- 

 makers, bowls, pails, shovels, panelling of carriages (Robb). As 

 the wood is free of knots it is particularly eligible for turnery and 

 carving, and certain portions of machinery. The tree is highly 

 valued for street-planting 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 be 

 tested. 



Tilia argent ea, Desfontaines.* 



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

 attacked by boring insects. The flowers are deliciously fragrant 

 and yield on distillation a precious oil. 



Tilia Europsea, Linne. 



The common Lime of Europe, extending naturally to Japan, the 

 large-leaved variety of South European origin. Height up to 120 

 feet, exceptionally 50 feet in girth. The wood pale, soft, and close- 



