VERBASCIN E. 
18 V. corti num (Schrad. verb. p. 35. t. 5. f. 1.) leaves cre- 
nate, tomentose: lower ones elliptic-oblong, petiolate : middle 
cauline ones oblong-lanceolate, acutish, attenuated at the base: 
superior ones oblong, acute, decurrent ; fascicles of racemes re- 
mote; anthers equal. 2. H. Native of the North of Ger- 
many, on dry grassy hills. Stem simple, reddish-green at bot- 
tom, tomentose. Leaves pale green above, and canescent be- 
neath : radical ones 4 or 43 inches long. Racemes 1 to 13 foot 
long, solitary ; but in strong plants there are sometimes 1-2 
small branches at the base. Calyx and corolla almost as in V. 
nigrum; and the filaments are clothed with purple wool as in 
it; pollen red. Capsule small, oblong-ovate, obtuse. 
Hill Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 8 to 4 feet. 
19 V. versirtorum (Schrad. verb. p. 36.) leaves crenated, 
tomentose: lower ones elliptic-oblong, petiolate : cauline ones 
oblong, acute, decurrent: upper ones acuminated; racemes 
panicled ; fascicles remote, few-flowered ; anthers equal. Y.? 
H. Native near Prague, in sandy places, Tausch. This ele- 
gant species comes very near the V. rubiginósum, Waldst. et Kit, 
but differs in the colour of the flowers. Plant clothed with 
greenish-yellow tomentum. Stem divided into many floriferous 
branches towards the apex. Radical leaves 31 to 6 inches long. 
Racemes more than a foot long, panicled. Flowers size of those 
of V. phoniceum, sweet-scented. Corolla of a reddish copper- 
colour, verging to yellow towards the tube, with obovate-round- 
ish segments, furnished with yellow wool at the base of the 
smaller ones, as in V. Dlattària, as well as the smaller fila- 
ments; but the 2 longer filaments are clothed with purple wool. 
Pollen white. Capsule ovate, obtuse, a little larger than the 
calyx. Corollas sometimes twice the size of those of 7. phlo- 
moides. 
Party-flowered M vllien. 
to 4 feet. 
20 V. nAMi'GERUM (Link, in litt. ex Schrad. verb. p. 37. t. 
4.) leaves clothed with fine tomentum : radical ones oblong-lan- 
ceolate : cauline ones oblong, acute, doubly crenated, semide- 
current: upper ones acuminated ; racemes panicled; fascicles 
remote, many-flowered; anthers equal. ¢. H. Native of 
Germany. Habit of V. Lychnitis. Stem much branched, to- 
mentose. Leaves canescent beneath: radical ones often a foot 
long. Calyx as in V. phlomoides, but one half smaller, never- 
theless larger than that of V. Lychnitis, but the stamens are 
the same. 
Branch-bearing Mullien. 
to 6 feet. 
21 V. Basra'rDI (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 335.) leaves 
oblong-lanceolate, downy or villous, crenated, and subdecurrent ; 
flowers twin or glomerate; stem much branched. 4. H. Na- 
tive on argillaceous hills about Mayenne, near Montreuil-Bel- 
froy. V. blattarioides, f. caule ramosissimo, Bast. suppl. fl. 
Main. et Loire, p. 42. ? V. ramosíssimum, D. C. fl. fr. suppl. 
p- 416. no. 4679. a. but not of Poir. Stem purplish at bottom, 
downy. Leaves villous, particularly beneath, half stem-clasp- 
ing. Branches of panicle elongated. Flowers pedicellate. 
Corolla yellow ; hairs of stamens purple. Said to be nearly 
allied to V. ramigerum, and probably only a variety of it. 
Bastard's Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. 5 to 6 
feet. 
22 V. wucRoNA'rUM (Lam. dict. 4. p. 218. Schrad. verb. 
p. 38.) leaves crenated, clothed with hoary tomentum: radical 
ones oblong-lanceolate: cauline ones oblong, acute, semidecur- 
rent: upper ones ovate, long-acuminated ; spikes panicled ; 
flowers glomerate. 4. H. Native of Candia, Labillardiere. 
Verbáscum orientàle, maximum, candidissimum, ramis candela- 
brum zmulantibus, Tourn. cor. p. 8.? The whole plant cloth- 
ed with hoarv tomentum. Stem branched at top. Radical 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. Pl. 3 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl.4 
I. VznBAscUuM. 491 
leaves in the cultivated plant 13 to 2 feet long. Flowers almost 
sessile. Corolla large, ex Lam., yellow, middle-sized, ex Spec. 
Filaments all clothed with white wool. 
Mucronate-leaved Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. 
Pl. 6 to 8 feet. 
23 V. canpipi'ssimum (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 413. no. 2670.) 
leaves and whole plant white from floccose tomentum: lower 
leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, 
acute: upper cauline ones ovate, acuminated, all decurrent and 
finely crenated; racemes panicled; fascicles many-flowered, 
remote. &. H. Native near Montpelier, at Port Juvenal. 
The upper part of the plant is sometimes deficient of floccose 
tomentum. Calyx small. Corolla yellow, middle-sized. Per- 
haps the same as V. mucronàtum or V. niveum. 
Var. B; flowers approximate ; stem rubiginose. 
Very-white Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. 
feet. 
24 V. auRICULATUM (Smith, prod. fl. grec. 1. p. 149. 
Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 223.) leaves crenulated, elliptic- 
oblong, tomentose on both surfaces, auricled at the base: upper 
ones half stem-clasping ; racemes panicled, flexuous ; fascicles 
many-flowered, remote; anthers equal. 4. H. Native of the 
Island of Samos. Verb4scum orientale, maximum, candidíssi- 
mum, ramis candelàbrum zemulantibus, Tourn. cor. p. 8. Co- 
rollas yellow. Filaments beset with cream-coloured wool. 
Anthers fulvous. 
Auricled-leaved Mullien. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
25 V. stnua‘rum (Lin. spec. p. 254.) leaves clothed with 
powdery tomentum: radical and lower cauline ones sinuated : 
superior ones crenated, decurrent; spikes panicled; flowers 
subglomerate ; anthers equal. ¢.H. Native of Italy, South 
of France, Portugal, and Barbary, in arid stony places; very 
common in Greece. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 227. Verbas- 
cum nigrum foliis papaveris corniculati, Tourn. inst. p. 147. 
Verbáscum críspum et sinuatum, Bauh. hist. 3. p. 860. with a 
figure.—Mor. hist. 2. sect. 5. t. 9. f. 6. V. intubàceum, Ta- 
bern. kraut. p. 956. with a figure. Stem tomentose, branched 
at top. Radical leaves 3-5 inches long, obtuse. Leaves naked 
on the upper surface in the adult state. Spikes 1 to 13 foot 
long. Flowers on short pedicels. Calyx small. Corolla yel- 
low, like those of V. Lychnitis, but a little larger. Filaments all 
clothed with purple wool. Anthers all reniform; pollen of a 
vermilion colour. 
Sinuated-leaved Mullien. 
to 4 feet. 
26 V.nv'snurpuM (Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 170.) leaves tomen- 
tose: radical ones obovate-lanceolate, undulated, and subsinu- 
ated: cauline ones subdecurrent, cordate, oblong, acute, cre- 
nated ; racemes panicled; flowers glomerate, each glomerule 
furnished with 3 bracteas. &. H. Native of Portugal, in 
hedges, and in shady, gravelly places about Coimbra. This is 
said to be a hybrid between P. sinudtum and V. pulveruléntum. 
Stem branched from the base to the apex, villous. Radical 
leaves 14 foot long, and 7 inches broad.  Corollas yellow ; the 
throat striped with purple. Filaments all clothed with purple 
villi. The plant is green, though tomentose. 
Hybrid Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.? Pl. 4 to 5 feet. 
27 V.conoca’rrum (Mor. elench. sard. ex Linnea, 5. p. 93.) 
clothed with white tomentum ; leaves somewhat crenated : lower 
ones elliptic or oblong, petiolate: upper ones ovate, acumi- 
nated, somewhat decurrent ; fascicles of flowers loosely race- 
mose; capsule oblong-conical, acutish. Y. H. Native of 
Sardinia, in the fissures of rocks by the sea shore. Corolla 
yellow, with a deep violet centre. Filaments bearded with vio- 
laceous hairs, the 2 longest ones naked at top. 
Cone-fruited Mullien. PI. 4 to 5 feet. 
322 
Clt. 1814. 
Pl. 4 to 5 
Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1570. Pl. 3 
