530 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



the volatile acrid principle, for which the bark of Daphne Mezereum 

 (Linne) is used ; these are remarkably developed in the South- 

 Eastern Australian Pimelea stricta (Meissner). The bark of many 

 is also pervaded by a tough fibre, that of the tall Pimelea clavata 

 (Labillardiere), a West-Australian bush, being hence particularly 

 tenacious, and used for whips. 



Thymus capitatus, Hoffmannsegg and Link. (Satureja capitata, Linn.) 



Around the whole Mediterranean Sea. Since the time of Hippo- 

 crates, Theophrastos and Galenus this small scented shrub has been 

 employed in medicine. According to Dr. Savastano, an important 

 honey-plant. 



Thymus mastichina, Linn6. 



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

 also occasionally in medicine. 



Thymus Serpillum, Linn6. 



Europe, Western Asia, North-Eastern Africa. 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, Linn<. 



The Garden-Thyme. South-Europe, particularly westward. Both 

 this and the preceding species can be grown in Norway up to lat. 

 70 22' [Schuebeler]. This small shrubby plant is available for 

 scent and for condiments ; further as a honey-plant. It is also well 

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

 can be separated into the crystalline thymol, one of the most power- 

 ful, best applicable and least dangerous of all antiseptics, and the 

 liquid thymen and cymol. T. a3stivus (Renter) and T. hiemalis 

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

 aromatic scent occur at or near the Mediterranean Sea. 



Tilia alba, Aiton. (T. heterophylla, Ventenat.) 



The " Silver-Linden " of the Eastern and Middle States of North- 

 America. 



Tilia Americana, Lhm6. 



The Basswood-Tree or North-American Linden-Tree, this fine 

 tree growing there to 52 north latitude in the eastern regions. In 

 Norway it is hardy as far as Christiania (59 55') as well as the 

 following [Schuebeler]. It likes deep, friable, somewhat moist soil, 

 on which it is a quick and persistent grower [B. E. Fernow]. Height 

 of tree reaching about 80 feet, diameter of stem 4 feet. The wood 

 is close-grained and firm, as soft as deal ; used in the construction of 



