p. 147. — Lindl. Syn (2nd ed. ) p. 202. — Don’s Gen. Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. v. 
p. 781. — Macr. Man. Brit. Bot. p. 182. — Sibth. FI. Oxon. p. 190. — Bab. Prim. FI. 
Savn. p. 72. — Thymus Nepeta, Engl. Bot. t. 1414, — Sm. FI. Brit. v. ii. p. 642. — 
Engl. FI. v. iii. p. 110. — With. (7tli ed.) v. iii. p. 722. — Lindl. Syn. p. 205. — Relh. 
FI. Cant. (3rd ed.) p. 274 — Winch’s FI. of Northumb. & Durh. p. 40. — Walker’s 
F). of Oxf. p. 172. — Cow. FI. Guide, p. 50. — Baines’ FI. ofYorksli. p. 84. 
Localities. — In dry situations, on banks and way-sides, on a chalky soil; 
not uncommon in England. — Oxfordsh. Ensliam, on the road to Stanton Har- 
court: Dr. Sibthoup — Berks; Road-side near Wickham: Mr. Gotobi-d. 
Bank on the side of the Abingdon road, going through Bagley Wood: 1831 ; 
W. B. — Bucks; Road-side near Bulstrode : Mr. Gotobfd. Between St. 
Peter’s and St. Giles, Chalfont, abundantly : Bi.ackstone. — Cambridgeshire ; 
Granchester; Hildersham ; Linton, &c. : Rev. R. Rei.han. — Cornwall ; Near 
St. Austel: Tour. — Derbysh ■ South Normanton : Pilkincton. — Dorset; Not 
uncommon; lane near Old Warren; and elsewhere about Blandford: Dr. 
Pui.teney. — Durham; On the bank next the river by Durham Abbey ; Wil- 
son’ s Syn., g. 91 . It still grows there: N. J. Winch, Esq. On old Ballast 
Hills at Friar’s Goose, below Gateshead : N. B. G . — Essex ; Way-sides about 
Henham ; Stanstead ; Mount Fitchet; Chelmsford ; Billericay ; and elsewhere 
in many parts of the county : Mr. E. Forster, jun. — Gloucestersh. Near 
Bristol: Miss Worsley, in N. B. G. — Kent; about Charlton, Dartford, and 
many other places in the county: Blackstone. In old sand-pits at the back 
of Charlton Church: Curtis. Tunbridge Wells . FI. Ton. S. Kent: Rev. 
G. E. Smith. — Leicestersh. In dry lanes near Prestwold ; about Leicester; at 
Swithland : Dr. Pulteney. — Norfolk ; Common in Norfolk : Mr. Woodward. 
On the Castle Hill at Castle Acre: Mr. E. Forstf.r, jun. — Notts; In fields 
about Coddington : N. B. G . — Suffolk ; Hedge on the right, just below Kennet 
Bell: Sir T. G. Cullum. — Surrey; Sparingly on banks near Red-hill. 
Plentiful by road-sides between Dorking and Leatherhead: Reig. FI. — Sussex ; 
A bout Hastings Castle : W. Borrer, Esq. Near Tunbridge Wells : Forster. — 
Wilts ; On the wall opposite Lacock Abbey: N. B. G. — In Worcestershire : 
E. Leis. — Yorksh. Neighbout hood of Malton: Teesdale. At Cookridge: 
Rev. W. Wood.— W A LES. Denbighsh. Denbigh Castle; and Graig near 
Denbigh: Mr. Griffith. 
Perennial. — Flowers in July and August. 
Root branched, woody, round, and fibrous. Stems many, ascend- 
ing, from 1 to 2 feet long, much branched, obscurely 4-cornered, 
brown towards the base, clothed with soft, spreading, somewhat 
recurved hairs (see fig. 7). Leaves opposite, on very short petioles, 
spreading, broadly egg-shaped, blunt, serrated, the margin slightly 
recurved, somewhat downy on both surfaces, paler underneath, 
with prominent hairy nerves, and resinous dots. Flower- stalks 
axillary, solitary or in pairs, opposite, forked, much longer than the 
adjoining leaves, from 3- to more than 20-flowered, forming a 
spurious kind of half whorl, with awl-shaped bracteas at the base 
of the partial flower-stalks. Calyx somewhat bell-shaped, not 
swelling in front, slightly 2-lipped, the outside clothed with long 
hairs, and minute, shining, resinous glands; the inside smooth, 
except the throat, which is closed with long, white, projecting, 
bristly hairs, which are very conspicuous, especially after the 
flowers have fallen ; two lower teeth rather longer and narrower 
than the three upper (see fig. 6). Corolla pale purplish-blue, 
about twice as long as the calyx, downy ; the middle lobe of the 
lower lip with a broad shallow notch ; throat with white club- 
shaped bristles. Seeds pale brown, minutely dotted. 
The whole herb has a strong aromatic smell, resembling that of Pennyroyal, and 
is said to make an agreeable tea, of somewhat tonic effect. It is distinguished from 
Calammtka officinalis by the prominent hairs of the calyx. 
