1804 



TUVYA 



compact, globose shrub, golden yellow in spring, chang- 

 ing to bright green. Var. ailrea conspicua, Hort. More 

 erect, the intense golden foliage partially suffused with 

 green. Var. ailrea nina, Hort. Golden yellow foUusre 

 and very dwarf and compact habit. Var. ailreo-varie- 

 gita, Hort. Of pyramidal habit: branchlets variegateil 

 with vflliivv. \':ir. decussata. Heissu. A: Hochst. ili'el- 



. i! ., /.■ ' - ', \ .11 . elegautissima, 



II :iii. TH iii-iU. \':ir. falcata, LiiHtl. nf 

 ( il iinkuiinU, \:iv. !ilii6rmis stricta. 



Hort 



yellov 

 densi- 



Hort. 



type. Var. p6ndula, I'arl. (vai-. / /.,'w„i',. II. nk. A; 

 Hoch.st. T. pemluta, Lamb. T. filiformis. Ijindl.l. 

 Branches pendulous, thread-like, sparingly ramitied, 

 and with the Ivs. wide apart and acuminate. Var. furii- 



THYMUS 



spreading and often nodding at the ends: branchlets 

 one-fifth to one -fourth in. broad: Ivs. glossy green 

 alinvp. iiiarkiMl with a broad white band beneath, those 

 of till- iipiii r Mild under side obovate-oblong, obtuse, 

 iiihiiii. I :.i 1 I'l 111 the apex, the lateral ones spreading. 



iiviit. I.ii .lull- and curved (hatchet-shaped), obtusish : 



Miili - "f -laiiiiiuit.- fl.s. (>-10, much thickened at the ob- 

 tn^.ly |H.iiitiil a|H-x. the middle ones fertile and with 

 :;-.'iH 111-1 il ,i..U under each scale. Japan. 8.2.2:119, 

 iL'ii. I.e. II. I. ^ :.-).-,«.- Var. n4na, Sieb. & Zucc. {T. la- 

 hr,i;i,x. Liiiill.). Dwarf form, with more slender and 

 mil riuvrr liranchlets of alighter green. Var. varieg^ta, 

 Fiirtiirif. Tips of branchlets creamy white. 



T hnr.-Alls. Hort.=Cham(EcyparisN\itkaensis. — r. SniiHlislii. 

 tii.r.l. -Thuja Japonic*. Alfred Rehrer. 



THYME. See Tliynms. 



THYME, WATEK. See ElocUa. 



TH'?MUS (classical name of doubtful origin, perhaps 

 fr.ini til.- Greek for incense). Labidtm. Thyme. Prob- 

 aM\ aliout 50 species, although more have been de- 

 >,-ril..al, all natives of the Old World and chiefly of 

 the Mediterranean region. They are low, half-shrubby 

 perennials, although usually herbaceous or nearly so in 

 the North. Lvs. small, opposite, simple and mostly en- 





2508. Creeping Thyme— Thymus Serpyllum (X ^). 



oili'ita, Hort., and var. inlermfdia. Carr., are interme- 

 diate forms between this var. and the type. Var. pyra- 

 midilis, Endl. Of pyramidal habit, with bright green 

 foliage; one of the tallest and hardiest vars. Var. sem- 

 peraurSsoens, Veitidi. Dwarf, globose; the golden hue 

 of the foliage remains throughout the whole year. Var. 

 Si^boldi, Endl. (var. JapotiU-a. Sieb., var. ndna, Carr. 

 var. Zwccarinidna, Veitch. Var. vnmpdcta, Beissn.). 

 Globose, compact, low form, bright green. 



Alfred REnDER. 

 THHYOPSIS (Cr.-rk, rimii., -lik, t . fniiifrm. Fvir- 

 greeil unianimtal iiyranii.la! tivr .,r -.liiiili, uilli -l"''''"l- 



fashion, iiin.-li llaltninl ami .■Inllinl wiili v,.,!,. . |,kr 

 glossy green I"! i.- Tl u ..|.-i, i- mir ul' tin. imi-t 

 beautiful Jap: ..i ;.i umI is xmII ailaiiir.i Im- 

 planting as a -II " . i. ,11 III,. Ian 11 u lii.i. \ 1 I- 1! 

 can be grown siai-' -i lii . Ii i -. Iiar-l', a- larni.rllias 



Mass.. l.nt u-u.-iili -uin i, i im '■ ,!",i-L-lit. it 



thrives hrst in a -h. •Ill I.. I I ■: :i. ' I ■■ 1^1-11 and in 



moist i.iiuiiv -nil. ami SI 1 111- 111 ;!'• ' • :- ■ '• • imi only 



in cool ami limml .■liniiiH-. I'r.i|. i. .1 . .li . liy CUt- 



cUttiiiL'- II ii:i I'' ■ I ' i'„ I, lliiNiiled plants. 



Plant- , ,: , r , , , . i Kr short-lived. 



Seedliii - Mill. The genus 



contain- mil-, mil' .lai.im-. -j.i.ii-. i-lnselv allied to 

 Thuya and rhicHv distinguislu-.l by the 4-5 ovules 

 under each scale. The yellowish white, close and 

 straight-grained wood is very durable and is used in 

 Japan in boat- and bridge-building. 



dolobrita, Sieb. & Zucc. {Thiiya dolohrMa, Linn.). 

 Pyramidal tree, attaining 50 ft. or sometimes shrubby: 

 branchlets irregularly whorled or scattered, horizontally 



tire. The calyx is ovate or ovoid, hairy in the throat, 

 5-toothed and 2-lipped, about 10-1.3-nerved, usually de- 

 clined in fruit : corolla small, 21ipped. the upper lip 

 2-toothed and erect, the lower one 3-cleft and spreading: 

 4, mostly in 2 pairs and usually exserted. The 

 ' mostly in shades of blue or purple, but are 

 vtiiti-: they are borne in whorls, forming a 

 !■ ' iir head-like cluster. Thymes are erect 

 I Ills with strong mint-like odor. Most of 

 miiwn as a ground cover on banks, in 

 K I «nrk. The creeping or prostrate habit, 

 jM-rsist in dry places and poor soils, and the 

 woolly foliage of some species make them 

 to a variety of uses. The common T. Ser- 

 •vergreeii. "v. i!(/,/r(ii,s- is the Thyme of sweet 



seem to be referable to three species, one of which is 

 not a true Thymus. See Sage, where general culture 

 of such herbs is given. 



vulg&ris, Linn. Common Thtme. Plant erect, 

 the base sometimes decumbent, 1-2 ft., the branches 

 stiff and woody, usually white-pubescent: Ivs. sessile, 

 linear to ovate'-lanceolate, acute, the margins more or 

 less revolute: fls. small, lilac or purplish, in terminal 

 interrupted spikes. S. Eu.-An old garden plant, being 

 grown as a sweet herb. The leaves and shoots are used 

 for seasoning. It is well to renew the plants from seeds 

 every two or three years. There are varieties with broad 

 and narrow leaves. 



SeTp^'llum, Linn. Fig. 2.508. Mother of Thyme. 

 Creeping Thyme. Creeping, wiry -stemmed, slightly pu- 



