330 
gular, white. Stamens unequal, the 2 lower ones longer than 
the corolla, the rest shorter. Stigma sub-capitate, somewhat 
2-lobed. 
Glabrous Viper's Bugloss. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1791, Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
27 E. rriconum (Thunb. in Schrad. journ. bot. 1806. p. 42. 
prod. p. 33.) stem branched, villously hispid above; leaves ob- 
long-lanceolate, obtuse, canaliculate, very numerous, strigosely 
pilose; stamens inclosed. b. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Lehm.asper. p. 428. Willd. spec. 1. p. 784. Leaves 
somewhat imbricated, keeled below, very soft and canescent 
while young. Spikelets terminal, few-flowered. Calyx hoary, 
villous, with lanceolate obtuse segments. Corolla large, pilose 
outside, with an obtuse limb. Stamens unequal, about the length 
of the corolla, Stigma simple. 
Trigonal Viper’s Bugloss. Shrub. 
28 E. verrucosum (Swartz, in litt. ex Lehm. asper. p. 429.) 
stem branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate, incumbent, much crowd- 
ed, hispid, but papillosely setose beneath; spikelets panicled. 
h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Branches hoary 
and hairy. Leaves numerous, an inch long. Spikelets forming 
a terminal crowded panicle. Calyx hairy and hoary, with linear 
acute segments. Corolla white, rather irregular. Genitals 
exserted. 
Warted Viper’s Bugloss. FI. June, July. Cit. 1822. 
Shrub. 
29 E. cariva‘tum (Lin. mant. p. 42.) stem branched, pilose ; 
leaves lanceolate, hispid; flowers equal, disposed in capitate 
corymbs; calyxes hoary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Thunb. prod. p. 33. Lam. ill. p. 414. no. 1869. 
Willd. spec. 1. p. 785. Lehm. asper. p. 430. E. hispidum, 
Burm. cap. p. 4. Leaves numerous, 1 to 14 inch long. Pedun- 
cles terminal and axillary, pilose ; lower ones the longest. Brac- 
teas hispid. Calyx pilose, with linear equal segments. Corolla 
red, equal, funnel-shaped, small, with ovate segments. Stamens 
twice as long as the corolla. Style bifid at apex. 
Capitate-flowered Viper's Bugloss. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 
Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
30 E. sPHÆROCE'PHALUM (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 22. Lehm. asper. 
. p» 431.) stem branched, glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, sub-imbri- 
cated, convex and strigose beneath; heads of flowers terminal, 
solitary. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. E, ca- 
pitatum, var. spheerocéphalum, Lam. ill. 1. p. 414. no. 1865. 
Reem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 13. Branches angular, and hispid 
attop. Leaves sessile, half stem-clasping, obtuse, hardly a nail 
in length, pilose above and on the margins, but strigose beneath. 
Bracteas ciliated. Calyx pilose, with linear segments. Corolla 
equal, a little longer than the calyx. Stamens fleshy, much 
longer than the corolla. 
Round-headed Viper’s Bugloss. Shrub. 
31 E. ROSMARINIFÒLIUM (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 22.) stem pilose ; 
leaves petiolate, linear, with revolute edges, pilose, and canescent 
beneath ; spikelets terminal, simple. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Lehm. asper. p. 432. Branches tomen- 
tose below, and clothed with white villi above. Peduncles and 
calyxes pilose. Calycine segments linear, unequal. Corolla 
nearly regular; tube pilose from the middle to the limb. Geni- 
tals inclosed. 
Rosemary-leaved Viper’s Bugloss. Shrub. 
$2 E. stricdsum (Swartz, in litt. ex Lehm. asper. p. 432.) 
stem hoary, villous : leaves lanceolate, obtuse, keeled, strigose on 
both surfaces; spikelets terminal, bipartite. b. G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves an inch long; when young, 
hoary. Bracteas and calyxes hispid. Calycine segments lance- 
BORAGINEE. 
XXI. EcnivM. 
olate, nearly equal. Corolla large, violaceous ; limb rather un- 
equal. Stamens exserted. 
Strigose Viper's Bugloss. 
1 to 2 feet. 
33 E. rricnéromum (Thunb. in Schrad journ. bot. 1806. p. 
39. prod. p. 33.) stem glabrous at bottom, somewhat trichoto- 
mously branched ; leaves linear, very numerous, hoary, villous ; 
spikelets terminal, bipartite, divaricate. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Lehm. asper. p. 433. Willd. spec. 1. p. 
784. Stem purplish. Branches glabrous: when young simple, 
or tripartite, bifid at apex, villous and hoary. Leaves alter- 
nate, opposite, and 3 in a whorl, 4 an inch long, keeled. Flow- 
ers on short pedicels; bracteas ovate, acute. Calyx hoary, 
very villous, with linear acute segments. Corolla white: limb 
irregular. Stamens much exserted. 
Trichotomous-branched Viper’s Bugloss. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
34 E. uispipum (Thunb. |. c. p. 40. prod. p. 33.) stem gla- 
brous, branched ; branches and leaves hispid; leaves lanceolate ; 
spikelets terminal, rather compound. h. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Willd. spec. 1. p. 784. Lehm. asper. 
p. 433. Leaves sessile, an inch long, bluntish. Spikelets ter- 
minal, many-flowered. Bracteas linear-lanceolate, hispid. Calyx 
hispid, with erect, acute segments. Corolla white, regular. 
Stamens about as long as the corolla, or a little longer. 
Hispid Viper's Bugloss. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1818. 
1 to 2 feet. 
35 E. rv'crnuw (Lehm. sem. hort. hamb. 1827.) stem shrubby, 
branched; leaves narrow-lanceolate, quite glabrous, shining, 
ciliated at the base; spikes terminal, aggregate, thyrsoid, very 
villous, 5. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem 
suffruticose, branched from the base. Leaves sessile, bluntish. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, hardly longer than the calyx, pilose out- 
side, unequal ; segments obtuse, longer than the calyx. Stamens 
unequal, inclosed. Stigma simple. Nuts papillose. 
Shining Viper’s Bugloss. Shrub. 
36 E. LASIOPgY'LLUM (Link. enum. 1. p. 170.) stem beset 
with adpressed hairs; leaves lanceolate, apiculated, silky ; 
spikelets short; corollas nearly equal; stamens about equal in 
length to the corolla, but the style is longer. h.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope? E. longifolium, Hort. but not of 
Delile. Leaves hoary and soft from incumbent hairs. Spikes 
few-flowered, not curved. Calycine segments linear-lanceolate, 
about equal in length to the corolla. Corolla pilose outside, 
white, with a rounded limb. Filaments glabrous. 
Woolly-leaved Viper’s Bugloss. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 
Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
Fl. June, July. Clt.1821. Shrub 
Shrub 
§.3. Stems herbaceous; but in a fem of the species they are 
woody at the base. 
37 E. caupa'tum (Thunb. in Schrad. journ. 1806, p. 43. 
prod. p.33. Lin. fil. suppl. p. 132.) stem simple, villous, woody 
atthe base; lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, superior ones lance- 
olate, all hispid or strigose ; spike terminal, ovate-oblong, com- 
pound; stamens unequal, exserted. %. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope, in sandy places. Willd. spec. 1. p. 786. 
Lehm. asper. p. 436. Stem purplish. Radical leaves an inch 
broad, petiolate ; lower cauline ones sessile, 2-3 inches long. 
Spike 2-3 inches long. Calycine segments linear, beset with 
mits pili on the margins and back. Corolla small, red, irre- 
gular. 
Tailed Viper’s Bugloss. 
1 to 2 feet. 
38 E. srica'rum (Thunb. |. c. p. 41, 42. prod. p. 33.) stems 
herbaceous, simple, pilose ; leaves lanceolate-linear, bairy : hairs 
Fl. May, June. Clt. 1818. Plant 
