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Show 7 it 3. Tuoymer@a; laurifolio deciduo, five Laureola femina. Tourn, The common Mefereon. : deciduo, flore al4. Tuymeta ; laurifolio a bido, fruéiu flavefcente. To TI TH The Mefe- becaufe it isa Plant very odorous; ; or of Suuis 9 sae M5 animal " Spirit, ; becaufe it is the animal Spirits.) Thyme. good in Teviving aclers are; bath @labiate d Flower, : confifting of one Feon with white Flowers andyellowifhFruit. whofe Upper-lip is ereét, and Lenerally 5: TuymMera@a; laurifolio deciduo, flore 2 Split in two, and the Under-lipi rubro. The Mefereon with red Flowers. s divided intg three 6. Tuyme.za: Jaurifolio deciduo, foliis ex Parts; out ofthe Fl up arifes the Pointal, luteo variegatis. The common Mefereon with accompany'd by four Embryos, which afterwards become fo many Seeds, inclos’d in ftrip’d Leaves. a Husk. which The firft of thefe Plants is found wild in was before the Flower-cup. To thefe Marks muf Woods and other fhady Places in divers Parts be added, Hard ligneous Stalks, andthe Flowep Wers of England, but is often cultivated in Gar- gather'd into Heads. dens for Variety; where, if it is planted in Wilderneffes or fhady Walks, it will thrive very well; and being an Ever-green, and producing its Flowers in Winter, when few other Plants do flower, makesit the more ac- ceptable. The fecond Sort is a Variety of The Species are ; 1. TuyMus; vulgaris, folio latiore. CB. P. Commonbroad-leav’d Thyme. 2. Tuymus; vulgaris, folio tenuicre. C. B.P. Commonnarrow-leav’d Thyme. 3. THymus; vulgaris, folio latiore variethe firft, which is preferved for the Beauty of gaio. Broad-leav’d {trip’d Thyme. its flrip’d Leaves. 4. Tuymus; capitatus, qui Diofceridis, Both thefe Plants may be propagated by Suckers taken from the old Plants, or by Layers, which fhould be taken off in Autumn, and planted in a ftrong Soil and fhady Situation, where, after they have taken. Root, they will require little farther Care. The feveral Sorts of Mefereon are propagated by fowing their Seeds, the beft Seafon tor which is in Auguft, foon after they are ripe, when they begin to fall from the Trees: Thefe fhould be fown upon an Eaft Border, where they may have only the Morning Sun, and covered about half an Inch with frefh Earth; in the Spring the Plants will appear, When they muft be carefully clear’d from Weeds, and in dry Weather fhould be often watered, which will greatly promote their Growth. In this Border they may remain two Years; by which Time the y will be ftrong enough to tranfplant ; when there fhould be a Spot of ftrong freth Earth prepared for them, into which they fhould be planted in Autumn, in Rows three Feet diftance, and the Plants eighteen Inches afunder in the Rows, treating ’em afterwards in the ufual Manner with other Kinds of Shrubs, while in this Nurfery 3 and when they are large enough to plant out for good, they may be taken up in Autumn, with a Ball of Earth to the Root of each Plant, and placed where they are to re: main, which fhould be ina ftrong, moift Soil, and a fhady Situation, where they will thrive and flower extreamly well. Thefe Plants are great Ornaments to a in the Spring, before Things are in flower, for if the Seafon other is mild they Garden early often flower in January, but in February they are always in Perfeétion. They feldom grow to be more than fiveor fix Feet high in Lxngland, fo fhould be planted among other Shrubs ofthe fame Growth, The Sort with ftrip’d Leaves may be proagated by budding or inarching it upon the plain Sort, becaufe the Seeds will not produce ftrip’d Plants. THYMUS, fo call’d of WO, Odour, TH aoe C. B. P. The true Thyme ofthe Antients There are feveral other Species of Thyme, which are preferved in Botanick Gardens for Variety ; but as theyare feldomcultivatedfor Ufe, fo I hall not enumerate them in this Place. The Sort with broad Leaves is the moft common in Englands this is cultivated in the Kitchen-Gardens as a Soup Herb, and alfo for medicinal Ufe. ‘Fhe next two Sorts are preferved in many Gardens for Variety, being equally as good as the firft for Ufe: But the fourth Sort is lefs common in England than either of the former. Thefe Plants may be propagated either by Seeds or parting their Roots; the Seafon for cither isin March. the Seeds, If it is done by fowing it fhould be done upon a Bed of light Earth, obferving not to burythe Seeds too deep, which will caufe ’em to rot: ‘When the Plants are come up they fhould be carefully clear’d from Weeds, and if the Spring thould prove dry, if they are watered twice a Weekit will greatly promote their Growth; and in June the Plants fhould be thinned, leaving *em about fix Inches afunder $$, ing Year; thefe! will flower in June, and in Fuly the Seedwill ripen, which muft be taken as foon as it is ripe, and beat out, otherwife the firft Rain will wafhit all out of the Husks. Thefe Plants do root greatly in the Ground, and thereby draw out the Goodnefs of aSoil fooner than moft other Plants; fo that what- ever is fown or planted upon a Spot of Ground whereon Thyme grew the preceding Year, will TILIA, [of saw, a Feather, becanfe this Tree bears a Flowerin its Stalk, which fome- what refembles the Plume of a Colewort ; or of Telym, a Dart, becaufe its Wood is ufed in making Darts.) The Lime, or LindenTree. The Charaffers are; The Flower conjifts of feveral Leaves, which are placed orbicularly, and do expand in Form of @ Rofe, bavi ig a long, narrow Leaf, growlk of each Clufter of Flowers, 5 the Pointal, which after, ed Fruit, confifting of one ug an oblong Seedin each. The Species are ; 1. Tia 5 femine, folio majore. C. B. P, The commonor broad-leav’d Lime-tree, 2. Tira; femina, folio minore. The fmall-leav’d Lime-tree. C. B. P. Tina ; foliis molliter hirfutis, viminibus , fructu tet agono. Rati Syn. ‘The redwig’d Lime-tree, 4. Tita; Carol na, folio longius mucronato, The Carolina Lime-tree. 5. Tita 3 femina, folio majore variegato. The ftrip’d-leav’d Lime-tree. The three firft-mention’d Trees are very common in England, being cultivated in moft fpread, and thofe Plants which are drawn out from Weeds, andin the Winter following they may be drawn up for Ufe. Butif thefe Plants are propagated bypart- ing their Roots, the old Plants fhould be taken up about the latter End of March, ang flipt into as many Parts as can be taken of with Root; thefé fhould be tran{planted into Beds of frefh light Earth, ac fix or cigar Inches diftance, obferving if the Seafon 1s dry to water them until they have taker Root, after which they muft be duly weed ed, and they will thrive, and foon be fit for Ufe. In order to fave Seeds of thefe Plants, ore of the old Roots fhould remain unremove in the Place where they were fown the pre t ; but the fmall Twigs muft not be pruned off from the Stems, becauf e thefe are abfolutely neceflary to detain the Sap, for the unlefs the Ground be trench’d Nurferies, but the Carolia Sort is not at pre- they have taken Root, after which they will tequire no farther Care, but to keep *em clear fhoots pruned off, to caufe *em to advan ce in Heigh deeper than the Thyme rooted. fent very common; fame Diftance, obferving to water them untl or five Years, during which Time the Ground fhould be dug every Spring, and conftantly kept clear from Weeds; and the large Side- Augmentation of their Trunks, which are apt to fhoot up too flender, when they are entirely divefted ofall their lateral Twigs. If the Soil in which they are planted be a fae THYME THE LEMON; vide SerLoam, they will make a prodigious Progrefs pillum. in their Growth, fo that in five Years time THYME THE MARUM; vide Marum, they will be fit to tranfplant out where they are to remain, THYME THE MASTICK; vide MaftiThefe Trees were a few Years fince greatly china. efteem’dfor planting Walks and Avenues near feldom thrive, cach Way, that they may have Room to may be tranfplanted into frefh Beds at the watering them, if the Spring fhould alfo prove dry. In this Nurfery they may remai n four this was fent from Caro- lina by Mr. Mark Catesby, in the Year 1726. but as yet there does not appear anyconfiderable Difference from the commonSort. That {trip’d Leaves is preferved by fome for the Sake of Variety, but there is no great Beauty in it. All thefe Trees are eafily propagated by yers, which in one Yearwill take good t, and maythen be taken off and planted a Nurfery, ar four Feet diftance Rowfrom v, and two Feet afunder in the Rows; ft Timeto lay ’em down and to remove é ichaelmas, when their Leaves be- at they may take Root before ; may be tran{to March in the Soil is dry, it is to remove ’em in /z- ave a great Expence in Habitations, becaufe in a few Years they would afford a pleafant Shade, and might be removed, when grown to a large Statur e, without Hazard, fo thata Perfon might enjoy the Pleafure of em ina fhort time: But of late they are muchlefs valued, on accou nt of their Leaves decaying early in Autumi (efpe- cially if the Soil be dry in which they are planted), fo that many times they are almof t deftitute of Leaves by the Beginning of September, whereas the Elm continues in Beauty a full Monthlonger, and the Woodof the latter being muchpreferable to that of the former, has introduced thefe Trees inftead of Limes ia moft of the modern Plantations, The Timber of the Lime-tree is ufed by the Carvers, it being a foft, light Wood; as alfo by Architects for framing the Models of their Buildings ; the Turners do alfo ufe it for making light Bowls, Difhes, &c. but it istoo foft for any ftrong Purpofes, Thefe Trees will continue found a great Number of Years, and if plantedin a good loamy Soil, will grow toa confiderable Bulk: I have meafur'd one of thefe Trees which was near ten Yards in Girt two Feet above the Ground, and was then in av. thriving Condition ; and Sir Thomas Brown mentions one of thefe Trees which grew in Norfolk, that was fixteen Yards in Circuit a Foor and half above-ground, in Height thirty Yards, and in the leaft Part of the Trunk it wag eight Yards andan half, TINUS: Laurus Tinus, vulgé. The Chara@ers are ; The Flowers grow in Clufters, and confit of Leaf, which is divided into Parts Gl eded d fomewhat ed, each contaiy by an Olive, one Pear- 1. Tinus ; prior. Cluf. Hif. The Baftard fhining-leav’d Laurus Tinus, vulgo. 2. Tinus; Il. Chu. Hit. The roughleav’d Laurus Tinus, vulgd. 3. Tinus; III. Cif. Hif. The fmall- leav’d Laurus Tinus, vulg6. SA 4. TInus 3 |
