322 
sides about Bayonne. Lapeyr. abr. p. 86. Lehm. asper. p. 
300. Stems pilose, branched ; branches canescent from dense 
pili. Leaves sessile. Flowers axillary, distant, sessile, disposed 
in terminal leafy spikes on the older branches. Calyx densely 
pilose, canescent, with subulate segments. Corolla bluish pur- 
ple, size of those of L. purpüreo-cerüleum, downy outside. 
Stigma emarginate. 
Prostrate Gromwell. 
prostrate. 
4 L. rruticdsum (Lin. spec. 190.) stem shrubby, erect, 
much branched; leaves linear, bluntish, with revolute edges, 
strigosely hispid, hoary beneath; tube of corolla twice as long 
as the calyx. k. H. Native of the south of Europe; and at 
Algiers. Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 155. Smith, prod. fl.-grzec. 1. p. 
114. Lapeyr. abr. p. 86. D. C. syn. fl. fr. no. 2717. Lehm. 
asper. p. 301. Lois. fl. gall. 1. p. 105. Hoffm. et Link, fl. 
port. 1. p. 170. t. 21. L. fruticósum, D, rosmarinifólium, Pers. 
syn. l. p. 158.— Barrel. icon. 1168. obs. 143.—Garid. aix. p. 
68. t. 15.—Alp. exot. p. 69. t. 68. Branches hairy, scabrous. 
Leaves sessile, deep green above. Flowers distant, axillary, dis- 
posed in 5-6-flowered, terminal, Jeafy racemes. Calyx pilose, with 
linear segments. Corolla of a violet blue colour. Anthers be- 
yond the throat. Stigma obtuse. Nuts ovate, hispid, shining, 
brown when ripe. 
Var. B, major (Lehm. asper. p. 302.) corolla 3 times as long 
as the calyx; stamens about equal in length to the corolla. h. 
H. Native of Naples, in Goat's Island ; and the Islands in the 
Grecian Archipelago, on the mountains. L. rosmarinifólium, 
Tenore. syn. fl. neap. p. 33. no. 20. Lindl. bot. reg. 1736. 
L. fruticósum, Smith, fl. grec. t. 161. This variety differs 
from the species in the larger form, longer and broader, more 
crowded leaves, and in the corollas being much larger. 
Shrubby Gromwell. Fl. May, June. Cit. 1683. 
to 14 foot. 
5 L. ciL A TUM (Forsk. desc. p. 39. Vahl. symb: 1. p. 
14.) stem suffruticose, erect, branched, muricately hispid 
above; leaves cordate-ovate, hoary, with callous, setosely cili- 
ated edges. b. F. Native on the banks of canals near 
Cairo. Willd. spec. 1. p. 755. Lehm. asper. p. $14. 
Branches dichotomous, white. Leaves thick, half stem-clasp- 
ing. Calycine segments lanceolate. Corolla violaceous, longer 
than the calyx. Nuts small, black. Spikes lateral, half an 
inch long. 
Ciliated-leaved Gromwell. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
6 L. carròsuļm (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 14.) stem suffruticose, 
branched, hispid; leaves lanceolate-linear, obtuse, callosely 
warted, strigose, very hispid; bracteas setosely ciliated. h. 
F. Native about Cairo, in deserts. Willd. spec. 1. p. 754. 
Lehm. asper. p. 315. L. angustifolium, Forsk. descr. p. 39. 
icon. vol. 2. t. 16. f. 2. Stem covered with white bark, villous 
below, and hispid above. Leaves sessile, canescent while young. 
Flowers disposed in terminal racemes. Calyx hispid, with linear, 
ciliated segments. Corolla twice as long as the calyx; tube vil- 
lous, red; limb violaceous, white in the middle, fading to blue; 
segments ovate, acutish. Nuts ovate, acute. 
Var. (9, niveum (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 836.) stems very white, 
with deciduous bark; leaves small, ovate-lanceolate. p. F 
Callous-tubercled Gromwell. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
7 L. Arne'sta (Lehm. asper. p. 316. Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 4. p. 45.) stems herbaceous; leaves linear-lanceolate, ob- 
tuse, pilosely hispid ; spikes solitary, terminal, secund ; bracteas 
lanceolate. ©. H. Native of Egypt. Arnébia tinctória, Forsk. 
descr. p. 62—63. L. tinetórium, Vahl, symb. 2. p. 33. t. 28. 
Willd. spec. 1. p. 752. but not of Lin. L. tetrastígma, Lam. 
ill. no. 1790. Pers. ench. 1. p. 158. Root fusiform, red. Stems 
simple, pilosely hispid, as well as the whole plant: lateral ones 
Fl. May, June. Clt. 1825. Shrub 
Shrub 1 
BORAGINEA. XV. Litnosrermum. 
decumbent: middle ones erect. Leaves sessile: radical ones 
2 inches long: cauline ones 1 inch. Calycine segments linear, 
bluntish. Corolla longer than the calyx, blue, with a filiform 
tube. Nuts obcordately triangular, smooth, shining. Segaret 
el arneb is the Arabic name of the plant. 
Arnebia Gromwell. PI. 3 foot. 
8 L. m‘n1mum (Moris, elench. sard. ex Linnea, 5. p. 93.) 
hispid; stem erect, a little branched; leaves oblong-linear : 
lower ones spatulate ; tube of corolla hairy, almost twice as long 
as the calyx. (9. H. Native of Sardinia, in arid pastures by 
the sea side. Corolla blue, with a yellow throat. 
Least Gromwell. Fl. March, April. Pl. 3 foot. 
§ 2. Flowers white or pale yellow. 
9 L. acereca‘tum (Ruiz. et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 4.) stem her- 
baceous, prostrate, branched; leaves opposite, ovate, obtuse, 
wrinkled. ©. H. Native of Peru, on the hills of Tarma and 
Huanuco. Lehm. asper. p. 313. Plant downy. Root fusiform. 
Leaves on short petioles. Flowers aggregate, nearly sessile, 
secund, small, white. Nuts 2, ovate, smooth. 
Aggregate-flowered Gromwell. Pl. prostrate. 
10 L. riwzA'rUM (Lehm. asper. p. 312.) stem herbaceous, 
erect, branched ; lower leaves obovate, obtuse: superior ones 
broad-lanceolate, hairy, subciliated, lined ; tube of corolla twice 
as long as the calyx. 2t. H. Native country unknown. Stem 
woody at the base, branched, scabrous, hairy. Lower leaves 
8-4 inches long, all lined above, with a rudiment of a branch in 
nearly the axils of all. Racemes terminal, leafy, at first nutant. 
Calyx hairy, with unequal linear segments. Corolla pale yel- 
low; tube downy; throat furnished with 5 obtuse, glandular 
protuberances. Stigma capitate. Nuts hispid, shining, beset 
with impressed dots and lines. 
Lined-fruited Gromwell. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. 
to 11 foot. 
11 L.orriciwA'LE (Lin. spec. p. 189. fl. suec. ed. 2d. p. 159.) 
stems herbaceous, terete, erect, much branched; leaves broad- 
lanceolate, acute, veiny, very scabrous; tube of corolla length of 
calyx. 2t. H. Native of Europe, Asia, and North America, 
on way sides, among bushes; also in waste places, in dry, gra- 
velly, or chalky soil. In Britain it is found but sparingly in 
some woods. Smith, engl. bot. t. 131. Oed. fl. dan. t. 1084. 
Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 121. Sturm, fl. germ. fasc. 5. icone. Lehm. 
asper. p. 310. Svensk, bot. t. 177. Hayne, term. bot. t. 21. f. 
3. Woody. med. bot. p. 134. t. 213.—Plenck. icon, t. 75.— 
Sabb. hort. rom. 2. t. 29.—Ludw. ect. 147.— Lob. stirp. t. 542. f. 
2.—Hall. helv. no. 595. Root fibrous. Stem setosely sca- 
brous. Leaves sessile, deep green above, and paler beneath. 
Flowers on short pedicels, solitary, axillary, disposed in leafy 
elongated racemes during florescence. Calyx hairy, with linear- 
lanceolate segments. Corolla pale yellow ; throat furnished with 
5 erect gibbze. Nuts hispid, shining, white, hard ; whence they 
have been celebrated in anciént times as a cure for the stone, 
without the least shadow of reason. 
Var. B, latifolium (Lehm. asper. p. 311.) seeds turgid, 
ovate, shining, beset with pitted dots all over; fructiferous 
calyx spreading, exceeding the corolla; leaves ovate-oblong, 
nerved. X4. H. Native from Virginia to Kentucky, in shady 
woods. L. latifòlium, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 130. Pursh, 
fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 131. L. officinale, B, majus, Willd. spec. 
1. p. 751.—Sabb. hort. rom. 2. t. 29. Flowers pale yellow. 
Officinal Gromwell, or Grey Mill or Millet. Fl. May, Aug. 
Britain. Pl. 1} to 2 feet. 
12 L. sca‘srum (Thunb. in Schrad. journ. 1806. p. 44. prod. 
fl. cap. p. 34.) stem herbaceous, angular, strict, branched ; leaves 
narrow-lanceolate, with revolute margins, scabrous from papille 
above, rather hairy beneath; tube of corolla hardly longer than 
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