316 BORAGINEZ. X. Onosma. 
16 O. Syriacum (Labill. pl. rar. syr. dec. 3. p. 8. t. 5. B. f. 
5.) pilose; leaves ovate-lanceolate, denticulated, pilose, or stri- 
gose; racemes many-flowered ; corollas cylindrical, 5-toothed : 
teeth reflexed ; anthers exserted. 2/. H. Native of Syria, 
near Tripoli. Lehm. asper. p. 375. Leaves sessile, glandu- 
larly denticulated, ciliated. Flowers longer than the pedicels. 
Calycine segments linear, acute. Corolla blue, 5-cleft; seg- 
ments acute. Nuts small, muricated, ex Labill. 
Var. B; leaves narrow-lanceolate. 
Syrian Onosma. PI. 1 to 14 foot. 
17 O. oRIENTA`LE (Lin. spec. 196.) leaves lanceolate: supe- 
rior ones ovate, hispid from pili or strigae ; racemes few-flow- 
ered; corolla cylindrical, drooping, 5-toothed: teeth erect; 
anthers inclosed. 2%. H. Native of the Levant. Lehm. asper. 
p. 376. nov. act. soc. reg. hafn. l.c. t. 2. Willd. spec. 1. p. 
773. O, frutéscens, Lam. ill. no. 1837. Cerinthe orientalis, 
Lin. ameen. 4. p. 267. no. 16. Symphytum orientale quartum, 
echii folio minore, flore nunc albo, nunc flavescente, Tourn. cor. 
p. 6. Stems many, rising from a short, woody stipe. Lower 
leaves sessile: upper ones half stem-clasping. Racemes termi- 
nal, twin, 2-3-flowered. Flowers on short pedicels, propped 
by lanceolate bracteas. Calyx hispid; segments lanceolate, 
acute, spreading. Corolla yellow, twice as long as the calyx; 
teeth lanceolate, acute, spreading. Style purplish; stigma sub- 
capitate. 
Eastern Onosma. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1752. Pl. 4 foot. 
18 O. siwPLICYSsIMUM (Lin. spec. 196. mant. 333.) stems 
much branched at the base; sterile branches prostrate: flori- 
ferous ones erect; leaves linear, acutish, strigose, silky, and 
canescent beneath ; corolla clavate or ventricose: teeth reflexed. 
X.H. Native of Siberia, Iberia, and the plains of the river 
Don. Bieb. fl. cauc, 1. p. 133. fl. casp. append. p. 137. 
Lehm. asper. 377. Curt. bot. mag. 2248. Ledeb. fl. alt. 1. p. 
183. Pall. ind. fl. taur. in nov. act. petrop. 1792. p. 306. O. 
Sibíricum, Lam. ill. no. 1836. O. simplex, Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 
325. Branches simple. Leaves crowded, sessile, half stem- 
clasping. Racemes twin, terminal. Flowers on short pedicels, 
propped each by an erect, cordate bractea. Corolla ventricose, 
inflated above, pale yellow, contracted at the mouth. Stamens 
inclosed. Stigma capitate, somewhat 2-lobed. 
Very simple-stemmed Onosma. FI. April, June. Clt. 1768. 
Pl. 1 to 1 foot. 
19 O. Gwzrixi (Ledeb. fl. alt. 1. p. 184. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 
280.) tubercularly hispid or strigose; hairs or strigæ spread- 
ing; stems simple, ascending ; cauline leaves spatulate-lanceo- 
late, rounded at apex: floral ones, or bracteas, ovate-lanceolate, 
acute; corolla twice as long as the calyx; anthers exserted. 
Y.H. Native of Siberia, frequent among rocks between Buta- 
kowa and Tscheremschamka; and from Buchtarminsk, even to 
the lake called Noor Saisan.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 76. no. 18. t. 40. 
Stems many, from the same root. Racemes terminal, twin, 
rarely 3. Calycine segments linear-lanceolate, acute, very his- 
pid. Corolla pale sulphur-coloured, a little contracted at top; 
teeth ovate, acute, reflexed. Nuts wrinkled. 
Gmelin's Onosma. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
20 O. PoLYPHY'LLUM (Ledeb. fl. alt. 1. p. 182. fl. ross. alt. 
ill. t. 24. Spreng. syst. 1. p. 550.) silky; hairs prostrate or 
adpressed ; stems tufted; floriferous branches simple, erect ; 
leaves crowded, oblong-linear, nerveless, with revolute mar- 
gins ; flowers drooping ; corolla clavate, with a 5-toothed mouth. 
4. H. Native of the South of Tauria, among calcareous rocks. 
Leaves erect, 2-3 inches long, linear, or lanceolate-linear, acute, 
attenuated towards the base, silky on both surfaces : lower ones 
crowded: superior ones more remote, broadest at the base. 
Racemes terminal, conjugate, many-flowered. Flowers pedicel- 
late, bracteate. 
linear segments. Corolla sulphur-coloured ; teeth ovate, acutish, 
reflexed. ‘Tips of anthers exserted. Stigma 2-lobed. Nuts 
ovate, beaked, glabrous, shining. 
Many-leaved Onosma. PI. 3 to 1 foot. 
21 O. rrine’rvium (Lehm. asper. 378.) stem quite simple, 
leafy ; leaves linear-lanceolate, very long, acute, 3-nerved, his- 
pid above, and clothed with incumbent hairs beneath. XY. S. 
Native of tropical America. Stem hispid from pili, divided into 
racemes at top. Leaves sessile. Racemes terminal, bracteate ; 
bracteas linear-lanceolate, longer than the calyxes. Calycine 
segments linear-lanceolate. Corolla pilose outside, pale yellow, 
with a 5-toothed mouth. ^ Anthers pilose, inclosed. Style 
purplish ; stigma capitate. Nuts ovate, obtuse, glabrous, 
shining. 
Three-nerved-leaved Onosma. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1 foot. 
22 O. sericeum (Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 133.) stems branched ; 
leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, acute, canescent, clothed with 
silky hairs: hairs prostrate or adpressed ; corollas twice as long 
as the calyx. 2/.H. Native of Iberia, on rocky mountains in 
the vicinity of Tiflis. Willd. spec. 1. p. 774. Lehm. asper. p. 
379. Stem woody at the base, clothed with white down. Leaves 
silky : radical and lower cauline ones petiolate: superior ones 
sessile, spatulately-lanceolate. Racemes terminal, and from the 
axils of the superior leaves, clothed with silky villi, bracteate. 
Flowers pedicellate. Calycine segments lanceolate, acute, of 
which 2 are often combined, almost to the apex. Corolla twice 
as long as the calyx, wide at top, villous outside ; teeth reflex- 
ed. Anthers inclosed, connected at the base. Style purplish; 
stigma subcapitate. Nuts not seen. 
Silky Onosma. FI. June, July. Clt. 1752. Pl. 4 to 1 
foot. : 
23 O. rricERosPE RMUM (Lag. nov. gen. et spec. p. 10.) stri- 
gose; flowers drooping, longer than the calyx ; nuts 3-horned. 
2. H. Native of Spain, very common about Madrid, Pedro, 
Munnoz, Tobosa, Albacele, and elsewhere; in New Castile ; 
also in Murcio, by way sides, and in waste places, where it is 
called Ojo de Lobo. This species differs from all others in the 
3-horned nuts. 
Three-horned-fruited Onosma. 
Pl. 3 foot. 
24 O. MACROCE'PHALA (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 99.) very 
hispid from strigee; leaves lanceolate, acute, soft beneath, 3- 
nerved ; stem ascending, simple; racemes aggregate, terminal ; 
calycine segments linear-plumose, longer than the corolla; geni- 
tals inclosed. 2%. F. Native of Sirinagur, where it is called 
Lalgiri by the natives. O. bracteàtum, Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 13. 
Leaves soft and silky beneath, but hispid above. Racemes 
short, glomerate. Bracteas ovate, cuspidate, equal in length to 
the calyxes. Corolla tubular, yellow, silky outside. 
Large-headed Onosma. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 
25 O. Emòpı (Wall. fl. ind. 2. p. 11.) procumbent, strigose; 
bristles or strige spreading; leaves lanceolate, triple-nerved, 
less hairy beneath ; racemes terminal, solitary ; bracteas linear, 
not half so long as the flowers; calyx 5-cornered, with ovate 
segments ; corolla ventricose, 5-keeled, contracted towards the 
mouth; anthers longer than the filaments, inclosed ; style ex- 
serted : stigma annular. )J. F. Native of Nipaul, in Gosaings- 
than, where it is called by the natives Maharanga. Root 
branched, covered with deep purple bark. Stem slender, divided 
into simple branches at top. Leaves sessile, varying in size, 
mostly lanceolate, 3-5 inches long. Racemes 2 inches long. 
Corolla pale bluish, the base inverted over the ovarium; seg- 
ments ovate, acute. Filaments inserted in as many villous pro- 
tuberances. Nuts dotted and tubercled, keeled on the inner 
Fl. April, June. Clt. 1824. 
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