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Show 502 The Hiflory of P ,L A N T S. r ' ,. r r THYMUS. ' T HE m~u. til or' opeoing of the calyx is cldfed Ul? witli hairs. For the refb; f0e the claffical charaCl:er. ' ' This genus comprehends the Thymus, Serpyllum, and Ac-inas of many author~. ' Thymus verticil/is lanuginojis, d~~tibus ca!Jcinis jet~ceis pilojis. ~ttb · The Thymus, with woolly vertzctls, and the dentzcles of the !l}Batl:tc. cup hairy.} The root is oblong, woody, and fibrated; the plant grows to a foot and half high : the fialks are woody, ramofe, and durable: the leaves are very fmall, and refemble thofe of common Thyme: the flowers are fmall an,d whit,e, aqd are placed in thick dufters around the tops of the fialks. · . It is a native of Spain. C. Bauhine calls it, ·Sampfuchus five Ma.rom mafiichen redolens. : The other fpecies of Thymus are, 1. The common garden Thyme. 2. The broader- leaved Thyme. 3· The capitated, Cretic Thyme. 4· The procutnbent Thyme. 5· The capillaceous, hairy-leaved 1'hyme, with g1'ea~ heads. 6. The dittany-headed Thyme. 7· The fmooth, gloffy-Jeaved, fea Thyme. 8. The long-leaved, autumnal, headed Thyme. 9· The broad-leaved, hairy Thyme. 10. The-common, wild Thyme. I I. The great-flowered, wild Thyme. 12. The hoary-headed, wild Thyme. I 3· The lempo-fcented, wild Thyme. 14. The fmooth, narrow-leaved Thyme. 15. The hairy, narrow-leaved, wild Thyme. 16. The lhort- leaved, wild Thyme, called creeping Marum. 1\{ E L ISS A. T H E calyx is of a fubcampanulated figure ; the upper lip of the corolla is arched, and divided into two parts : the wwer lip is divided into three fegments, and the middle one is cordated. The refr fee in the claffical character. This genus comprehends the Meli!fa and. the Calamint of authors. . , · Melijfa Joliis oblongis rugojis hiryutis, corollis longiufculis. · The long-flowered Melif!a, with rough, hairy leaves. ~aunt:::Ieauen .g( cbangel. The ~:oot is fibrous; the plant rifes to a foot and half hjgh : the fialks are fquare, hairy, jointed, and robuft : the leaves are two inches long, an inch and half broad toward the bafe, rugofe, an~ of a blackifh-green : the flow.ers are ·_long, pendent,. and. red ; they fiand three or four together in the alre- of every leaf. ' It is a native of England, but .is not common here. , G: ·Bauhine calls it, ~ La.miumr montanum Meli!fre folio. · ' The other fpecies of Meliffa are, of the .Baum-kind, I~ ,The common, garden Me..: li!fa. 2. The ftot}g-fmelling, lightly-hairy Meliffa. 3• The ·dwarf, bwad-h:aved, great-flowered Meliifa. 4· The great-flowered, narrow-leaved Meliffa. 5, -Too' plantain-leaved Meliifa. Of the Calamint-kind there are. I. The roundilh, large-leaved Calamint. 2 . The fmaller-leaved, frrong-fmelling Calamint. 3. The tall, dentated-leaved Calamint. 4· The great-flowered Calamint. 5· The finall-flowered Calamint. 6. The ocymumleaved Calamint. 7· The favory-leaved Calamint. 8. The manun-leave~ C:Jamint, 9· The thyme-leaved Calamint. C L I N 0 P 0 D I U M. T HE R E is an involucrum, with a multitude of hairs placed under the clufiers of flowers. The reft of the parts fee in the claffical character. Clinopodium The' Hiftory of ,P L ,A kt T S. Clinopodium verticil/is c(e.njis, foliis fubrotundit. The roundijh-leaved, th~ck-clu.ftered Clinopodium. I I 5 ~ <lr5~tat~ lbttn liSa fit. l 'The root is ·oblong and oblique: the plant grovv;s to a fqot and balf high ; t~e fia lks ~re fquare, flender, and hairy: the leaves are fmall a11d roundi(h ; they are hairy, aud of a pale green : the flowers are oblong ftlld red; they are placed at the joints qf (he the fialks in large tufts. It is common in dry places. C. B uhipe calls it, , Cl~nopodium origano fim ile. The other fpecies are, I. The taller, large-leaveo Clinopodium. z. The low, .finaller-1-eaved Clin-9podium. 3· 'l!he. bafil-like, fiel~ Clioopodium. 4· The acrinosleaved Clinopodium. 5· The fpjcated and VC1rticiU~t~, Clinopodipm. 16. ''the hyffop-leaved Clinopodium. ' ' ORIGANUM. rr ~ .E ?r_iga.num has a fquare, fpike~ ftrobilus, colle~in g the cups into a head. ... :J. Th1s genus comprehends the Onganum and MaJorana qf To!frn.efqrt.l ,....,, I Origanum foliisfobrotundis,Jpicis confertis glabris. . , ~'UlifO ~at::; The round-/~a'[_Jed Or:igflnr-tm? with fmooth, co?!f~rt Jp~kes. JO~atn. · ·The r6ot is ·~1;>rou~ ;· the fralk,s are numen;ms, {quare, rigid, ~nd.JW9 feet high S. the leaves are· roundiili, half an inch in qiameter, and of a' dark green ; the fpikes are of a purpli(h colo~r, and three quarters of an in·~h long. . . Jt is f\equen t W l~~ us by road-fides. .c. Bauhme .~aFs .~t, 1 Qnganut;n vulgare fpon- ~JWQ.m. . ' . r . . . , ,..,., 1 - The oth~r fpecie~ a're 1. The pro~umbe nt~ haii·y O ri~ahum. "2. ;1 he fmall- eaved, Creti'c Orig~num. 1 3· The Origanprn on~tes. 4· Tf1et roun&(-M~ved1 pot Marjoram, or. ,the pennyro~al-le.av.ed Origanum. 6. Th~ broad-leayed, ~mooth, pr?cumbent Qr'~aQQm. 7, 'the woolly Orjgap.uml call~d d1~t~ny of Crete. 8. The [mall-headed Origanum. 9· The ilirubby Origanum, with u~be}lated heads. . ' Of thofe called Majorana there are, I. The cotnrnon, fmall MarJoram . . 1. . The broader-leaved, hairy Origanqm. 3· The rounder-leaved, fcutellated On.ganum. 4· The five-leaved Origanum: 4 • D R A C 0 C E P H A L U M. T HE opening or mouth of th~ corolla is .inflated, and the upper lip is and longitudinally connivent. . '.: · . '. . This gepus comprehends aJfo the M~lclavJca and Pfeudo-mel.Iffa. hollow Dracocephalum jloribus ve11ti.cillatis, Jer:ratt~-r~s capil~ac~io, Tbe verticiflate-fl.owere~ lJ!;:r:ecoc.epbalu,m, rq;zih captllu11y · 1' ferratures. 3turkp ll5autn. The root is fibrous ; tpe ,O:alks are br~nched, fquare, an,d rigid., a foot and half high: the leaves an i.och an 4alf long, ap.d abc;mt h~lf '+fl inch br<;>ad, ~nd finely ferrated; tbey have' ~he fmcll of Baurp,: ~he . ftowers are bl?e; tney fr3fd at ~he fire of the leaves in clufters. . r hi . It is a native of. Turky. C, Baphine 9alls if, Meli!Th peregnna fo l9' 0. ongo. · The The other fpecies are, I. The American Dracoceph.ah.t~ of ,Breynms. 'f· betony-leaved, blue-flowered Dracocephalon. 3. The tnfohate, fcented Dracocephalum. 4· The fpiked-flowerecj, frnp.oth, "Yhole,leq.yeq, Ruif;,an Dracocephalum. 5· T_he [mall germander-leaved Dracocephalum. 6. · "Phe -verticillate Dracocephalum, With rounded braCle<E. 7. The betony-~ea~ed Dracrocephalum, ~ith little, blue, pendulous flowers. 8. The very [mall-flowered, blue Dr~ocephalum. , I I HOR MJ .. • |