C 83 ) 
4 52^. Symphytum^ Confolidd major ^ C. 259. Confo- 
le- lida major ^ G. 660. Comfrey. In meadows, and 
lie I by the Tides of brooks. The leaves are large, rough, 
nd and fharp-pointed. 
CLASS XL 
Herbs and Undershrubs, with thitr 
flowers generally growing in whorls. 
RayT Syno^. 230. 
r I HE plants of this clafs have their leaves placed 
X by pairs upon the flalks ; their flowers are la- 
biated, to each of which fucceed four naked feeds. 
Serpylltjm, Mother of Thyme. The flalks lie 
upon the ground, and are not fo woody nor hard 
as thofe of Common Thyme *, the leaves fhort, 
but not very narrow : The flowers are colle6led 
into a head, monopetalous and labiated : The 
crefl is upright and fplit in two, and the beard 
in three. The fpecies are : 
^ i, Serpy Hum vulgar R. 230, G. 455. vulgar e 
minus^ P.8, C. 220. Common Mother of Thyme. 
It is very common on mountains, dry paflures, and 
pifmire hills. Often found with white flowers. 
2. Serpy Hi vulgaris fecu'ndum genus ^ R. 230. Com- 
mon Mother of Thyme, with large flowers. This 
is a variety of the former. 
3. Serpyllum vulgar e maj us ^ R. 231, C. 220. ma- 
jus flore purpureo & alho^ G. 456. The larger Mo- 
ther of Thyme, with purple and white flov/ers. 
4. Serpyllum citratum^ R. 231, G. E. 571, P. 8. 
foliis Citri odore^ C. 220. Lemon Thyme. The 
leaves, bruifed, fmell like a lemon. 
5. Serpyllum angujlifolium glahriim^ R. 231, C. 
220. Pannonicuni Clufii^Y . Mother of Thyme-, 
with narrow fmooth leaves. 
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