228 DIDYNAMIA — GYMNOSPERMIA. [Origanum. 



and such as arc figured in E. Bot. On comparinf^ them with a Yorkshire 

 speriinen of 31. rubra from Mr Turner, I find tlioni to be the same ; 

 and was hence led in Fl. Scut, to doubt of their real dift'ercnce. In 

 this I am corrected by Sir J. E. Smith. The present has much smaller 

 flowers than the last, not so much confined to the axils as in M. rubra. 



Cultivated lor its agreeable scent, which is improved and rendered 



more powerful by a dry soil. 



10. M. grdrilis, Sm. [nariow-leaved 3Iint); " flowers whorled, 

 leaves lanceolate nearly sessile, stem upright much branclied, 

 flower-stalks and base of the calyx quite smooth." — M. gentilis, 

 E. Bot. i. 449. — BI. arvensis, rj. Benth. 



Watery places in moist meadows. (Sin.) Fl. Aug. Sept. 11. — Ap- 

 parently very nearly allied to the preceding, and first published by Sir 

 J. E. Smith, as M. gentilis. 



11. M. arvensis, L. (Corn 3Iint); flowers whorled, leaves 

 ovate hairy serrated, calyx campanuhite and clothed with 

 spreading hairs. JE. Bot. t. 2119. 



Corn-fields. Fl. Aug. Sept. "4-. — The short and campanulate calyx 

 well distinguishes this species. Peduncles glabrous or hairy. The 

 smell has been compared to that of decayed cheese. 



12. M. agrestis, Sole, {rugged Field-mint); "flowers whorled, 

 leaves somewhat heart-shaped strongly serrated rugose, stem 

 erect, calyx bell-shaped covered all over with horizontal hairs, 

 E. Bot. t. 2120. — M. arvensis, g. Beiith. 



Corn-fields and neglected gardens, Somersetshire ; plentiful in Sussex. 

 Fl. Aug. Sept. 11- — " Whether this be a distinct species ornot" (from 

 the preceding), " I will not dare to assert, nor do I know any person 

 competent to decide the question." Sm. 



13. M. Ptdegium, L. (Penny -royaV); flowers whorled, leaves 

 ovate downy obtuse subcrenate, stem prostrate, flowerstalks 

 slightly and calyx very pubescent, teeth of the latter fringed. 

 E. Bot. t. 1026. 



Wet commons and margins of brooks, England and south of Ireland. 

 Rare in Scotland and probably not indigenous. Fl. Aug. Sept. 11 . — 

 The smallest of the genus, readily known by its prostrate sterns and 

 small frequently recurved leaves, both of which are thickly covered 

 with short hairs. Smell powerful. Much employed medicinally. 



2. Thymus. Linn. Thyme. 



1. T. SerpyUum, L. (wild Thyme); flowers capitate, stems 

 branched decumbent, leaves plane ovate obtuse entire petiolate 

 more or less ciliated at the base. E. Bot. t. 1514. 



Hills and dry pastures, abundant. Fl. July, Aug. 7^. — Variable in 

 size, and in the hairiness, and scent of its foliage, which is sometimes 

 all over hoary, and smells like lemon. Flowers purple. — The other 

 species of Linnsean Thymus, are referred to Aeinos and Calamiutha. 



3. Origanum. Linn. Marjoram. 

 1. O. vidgdre, L. (common Marjoram); heads of flowers 



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