FLAVORING AND BE\ERAGE PLANTS 189 



Fig. 134. — Thyme (Thymus rulgaris. Mint Family, Labiatce). Plant in 

 flower. (Briquet.) — A pcreimial, low and shrubby with whitish-hairy 

 aromatic stems and leaves; flowers lilac or purplish; nutlets brownish. 

 Native home, southern Europe. 



Fig, 135. — Spearmint {Mentha spicata, Mint Family, Lahmtw). Flowering 

 top, reduced. Flower. Corolla, stamens, and pistil. (Britton and 

 Brow^n.) — A smooth perennial herb; flowers pale purplish: nutlets 

 brown. Native home, Europe. 



Fig. 136. — Summer Savory (Satureia hortensis. Mint Family. LobiaiCF). 

 Flowering top, reduced. Flower. Caly.x. Nutlet, enlarged. (Britton 

 and Brown.) — An annual with downy stems and leaves; flowers purple; 

 nutlets brown; finely roughened. Native home, Europe. 



