The third fort grows naturally in Spain and Portu- 
gal •, this has a low woody ftalk, from which come 
out manydtiff branches about five or fix inches long, 
garni ihed with fmall, narrow, fpear-fhaped leaves 
placed oppofite, and are terminated by pretty large 
heads of flowers, which come out from oval fcaly 
leaves, lying over each other like the fcales of -fi fin ; 
they are white, and but fmall, fo make no great ap- 
pearance. The whole plant is of a hoary colour, 
and has a weak aromatic fcent. It flowers in July, 
but unlefs the feafon proves warm, the feeds do not 
ripen in England. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in Portugal ^ this has 
(lender, ligneous, hairy (talks, which grow eredt, about 
fix inches high, garnilhed with very narrow, briftly, 
hairy leaves, which, at the lower part of the (talks, 
come out in duffers, but upward they are placed by 
pairs. The (talks are terminated by Angle fcaly heads. 
The leafy fcales are indented in acute points ; thefe 
lie over each other in the fame order as the other, and 
between them the flowers peep out, which are of a 
purple colour, and (haped like thofe of the common 
Thyme. This plant flowers in July, but does not 
produce feeds in England. 
Thefe two forts may be propagated by (lipvS, if they 
are planted in April on an eaft border, and clofely co- 
vered with a bell or hand-glafs, refrefhing them twice 
a week with water, which mud not be given to them 
in too great quantity. When thefe have put out good 
roots, fome of them may be tranfplanted into pots, 
to J>e flickered under a frame in winter ; the others 
fhould be planted on a warm border of dry ground, 
obierving to (hade and water them till they have taken 
new root. Thefe plants will live through the winter 
in the open air in a warm dry fltuation, but in fevere 
fro ft they are generally deflroyed ; they may be pro- 
pagated by feeds when they can be procured. If 
thefe are (own on a bed of light earth in the fame way 
as common Marjoram, the plants will come up, and 
may be treated as thofe raifed from (lips. 
The fifth fort is the common Mother of Thyme, 
which is frequently titled wild Thyme ; it grows na- 
turally upon dry commons and paftures in mod parts 
of England, fo is very rarely admitted into gardens. 
This is fo well known as to need no defcription. 
There is a very common miftake which has prevailed 
in regard to this plafit, which is, that the (keep and 
deer which feed upon them, have much finer fla- 
voured (lefts than others, whereas no cattle will med- 
dle with it j for in the places where it grows, when 
the Grafs is as clofely eaten down as poflible, the 
wild Thyme will be found in flower with all its (talks 
entire. 
Of this there are the following varieties : the fmall 
creeping Mother of Thyme without fcent. Narrow- 
leaved Mother of Thyme fmelling like the leaves of 
the Walnut-tree : (hrubby Mother of Thyme v/ith 
pale red flowers ; and the Lemon Thyme. The lad: 
is frequently kept in gardens for the agreeable odour 
of its leaves •, but when this is propagated by feeds, 
the plants have not the fame fcent ; fo it is an acciden- 
tal variety, which is obtained by propagating it by 
flips and cuttings. 
The fixth fort has broader and fmoother leaves than 
the common fort •, the (talks grow much longer ; the 
joints are farther diftant •, the heads of flowers are 
larger, and the flowers are of a brighter purple co- 
lour. There is a variety of this with variegated 
leaves, which is propagated in gardens, and was for- 
merly planted for edgings to borders •, but it is now 
frequently brought in pots to the markets, to fupply 
the London gardens. 
The leventh fort has trailing fcalks like the common 
kind, but they grow longer, and their joints are far- 
ther afunder *, the leaves are oval, fmooth, and of a 
lucid green. The flowers grow in clofe thick whorls 
which are diftant from each other, forming a loofe 
fpike five or fix inches long. The flowers of this fort 
are much (mailer than thofe of the common fort, ap- 
pearing but little beyond their emplements. This is 
pretty common in the neighbourhood of Paris, but is 
rarely found growing naturally in England. 
The eighth fort grows naturally in the foreft of Fon- 
tainbleau in France ^ this has "trailing (lender (talks 
like the firft, which are garnifhed with fmall, oval, 
fpear-fhaped, hoary leaves ; the young (hoots of the 
fame year are alfo very white and hoary. The leaves 
are differ than tiiTe of the other forts. The flowers 
are produced in round heads at the end of the 
branches they are of a bright purple colour, and ap- 
pear at the fame time as thofe of the other forts. 
The ninth fort grows naturally in Tartary •, the fcalks 
of this are long, (lender, and trail upon the ground, 
but do not emit roots from their joints as many of the 
others do ; the ftalks are fmooth, of a light brown 
colour, and are garnifhed with narrow fpear-fhaped 
leaves which are fmooth. The fcalks have fmall 
whorls of flowers at the wings of the leaves, and are 
terminated by oblong heads of flowers, whofe empale- 
ments are hoary. The flowers are of a bright purple 
colour. The whole plant has an agreeable aromatic 
fcent. 
All thefe forts may eafily be propagated by thofe who 
are defirous to have them in their gardens, either by- 
flips, or parting of their roots in the fame manner as 
Thyme, or their feeds may be fown in the fprincr. 
They delight in dry undunged ground, where they 
will propagate themfelves by their trailing ftalks, and 
require no other care but to keep them clean from 
weeds. 
THYME THE MARUM. See Teucrium. 
THYME THE MASTIC H. See Satureja. 
TIARELL A. Lin. Gen. Plant. 495. Cortufa. 
Herm. Par. Bat. 129. Sanicle. 
The Characters, are. 
The fewer has a permanent empalement divided into five 
aval acute parts it has- five oval petals the length of the 
empalement , and ten awl-fhaped Jtamina which are much 
longer than the petals , terminated hy roundijh fiummits , 
and a bifid germen ending with two fiyles , crowned by 
fingle JUgmas. The germen afterward becomes an cblong 
capfule with one cell , opening with two valves , containing 
fever al oval feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond fe&ion 
of Linnaeus’s tenth clafs, which includes thofe plants 
whofe flowers have ten ftamina and two ftyles. 
The Species are, 
1. Tiarell a ( Cordifolia ) foliis cordatis. Lin. Gen. Nov. 
188. Sp. Plant. 580. Tiarella with hear t-fhaped leaves. 
Mitella Americana, floru.m petalis integris. Tourn. 
Inft. 242. American Mitella with entire petals to the 
flower. 
2. Tiarella (Trifoliata ) foliis ternatis. Lin. Gen. 
Nov. 188. Sp. Plant. 405. ‘Tiarella with trifoliate leaves. 
Mitella foliis ternatis. Amcen. Acad. 2. p. 351. Mi- 
tella with ternate leaves. 
The firft fort grows naturally in North America ; this 
has a perennial fibrous root which creeps and multi- 
plies, from which come out many heart-fhaped leaves 
upon (lender foot-ftalks, which are three inches long, 
arifing immediately from the root. The leaves are 
unequally indented on their edges, and are of a light 
green colour. The flowers (land upon (lender naked 
foot-ftalks, which arife immediately from the root 
between the leaves, which is about four inches long, 
and is terminated by a loofe fpike of fmall, herbaceous, 
white flowers which appear in May, but are feldom 
fucceeded by feeds in England. 
This plant is propagated by its creeping roots, which 
fpread in the ground and (hoot up heads ; thefe may 
be taken off and tranfplanted in the autumn. It loves 
a moift foil and a ihady fltuation, and requires no 
other care but to keep it clean from weeds. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in the northern parts 
of Afia ; this has a perennial fibrous root, from which 
fpring up a few trifoliate leaves upon foot-ftalks ; thefe 
are like thofe of the Bilberry, but are much ftnaller. 
The ftalk is (lender, and riles five or fix inches high •, 
it is rough and hairy, garnifhed with two leaves at the 
bottom, and another toward the top, a little below 
