492 VERBASCIN Æ. 
§ 2. Leaves not decurrent. 
* Flowers glomerate. 
28 V. Syrracum (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 6. t. 1. f. 1.) leaves 
quite entire, clothed with woolly tomentum : lower ones obovate- 
lanceolate: superior ones lanceolate; spike simple. 2. H. 
Native of Syria, in sterile waste places. The whole plant is 
clothed with woolly tomentum. Stem 2-3 from the same root, 
woody at the base. Radical leaves 3 or 34 inches long. Spike 
longer than the stem; bundles or glomerules 5-7-flowered. 
Corolla middle-sized, yellow. Filaments all woolly ; anthers 
equal. Nearly allied to V. simplex, Labill. 
Syrian Mullien. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
29 V. unpuLa‘rum (Lam. dict. 4. p. 221.) leaves densely 
tomentose : lower ones lyrately sinuated, undulated: cauline 
leaves subsinuated : superior ones oblong-ovate, sessile ; spike 
solitary. Y.H. Native of the Levant. Stems woody at the 
base, simple, a little divided, pale, yellowish from tomentum, as 
well as the leaves. Radical leaves 3-4 inches long. Spike a 
foot and more long; bundles 3-4-flowered. Corolla yellow. 
Filaments all woolly. 
Undulated-leaved Mullien. 
21 to 3 feet. 
80 V. CERATOPHY'LLUM (Schrad. verb. p. 7. t. 1. f. 2.) leaves 
tomentose on both surfaces: lower ones sub-pinnatifid: upper 
ones entire; spikes panicled ; outer bracteas quite entire. &. 
H. Native of the Levant. Stem branched at top, tomentose. 
Radical leaves a span or more long: uppermost cauline leaves 
half-stem clasping, unequally serrated. Spikes a foot and more 
long; bundles remote, 3-4-flowered. Corolla like that of V. 
blattària, yellow. Filaments all clothed with yellow wool. 
Pollen yellow. 
Buckhorn-leaved Mullien. P]. 21 to 3 feet. 
31 V. pinnati'ripum (Vahl, symb. 2. p. 39. Bieb. fl. cauc. 
1. p. 404. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 8.) leaves tomentose beneath : 
lower ones bipinnatifid : upper ones pinnatifid ; spikes panicled ; 
outer bracteas serrated. ĝ. Native of Tauria, in the sea 
sand ; and of the Islands of the Archipelago. Sibth. et Smith, 
fl. graec. t. 228. V. bipinnatífidum, Sims, in Curt. bot. mag. t. 
1777. V. sinuàtum, Habl. taur. p. 156. Stems sometimes 
branched from the base, clothed with hoary tomentum. Radical 
leaves 3-4 inches long. Spikes a span and more long, but those 
of the branches shorter. Corollas like those of V. blattaria, 
yellow.: Filaments orange-coloured, clothed with white or ful- 
vous wool; pollen vermillion. Anthers all reniform. 
Pinnatifid-leaved Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1788. 
23 to 3 feet. 
32 V. prica‘tum (Sibtb. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 226.) leaves 
tomentose, plicately pinnatifid : upper cauline ones sessile ; 
spike simple, interrupted, leafy ; anthers equal. 4. H. Na- 
tive of the Island of Hydra; plentiful near Athens. V. sinu- 
atum, 8, Lin. spec. p. 255. V. pinnatifidum, Ait. hort. kew. 
ed. 2d. vol. 1. p. 386, but not of Vahl. V. Graecum fruti- 
cosum, folio sinuato candidissimo, Tourn. cor. p. 8. itin. 1. p. 
128, with a figure. Plant densely clothed with woolly, cream- 
coloured tomentum. Leaves obovate-oblong, lyrately sinuated : 
radical ones a span long, petiolate. Filaments bearded with 
yellow hairs. Corolla yellow. 
Plicate-leaved Mullien. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1819. PI. 
PI. 
* * Flomers fascicled. 
33 V.cnunysERIUM (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 9.) leaves quite 
entire, tomentose : lower ones obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, 
entire : taper- 
ing into the petioles : i 
cauline leaves oblong-lanceolate, acutish, 
I. VERBASCUM. 
nearly sessile: uppermost ones broad-ovate, acuminated, half 
stem clasping ; racemes panicled ; pedicels about equal in length 
to the calyx; anthers equal. &.? H. Native of Palestine, 
Sieber. Plant clothed with yellowish tomentum. Stem simple, 
or divided a little at top. Leaves thick: radical and lower 
cauline ones 4-5 inches long. Racemes about a span long. 
Corolla yellow ; ? filaments glabrous. 
Golden Mullien. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
34 V. Scnorrià Nu (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 13. t. 3. f. 2.) 
leaves crenated, tomentose: lower ones oval-oblong, acutish, 
petiolate: middle cauline leaves oblong, acute, sessile: superior 
leaves ovate, acuminated, subcordate, half stem-clasping ; ra- 
cemes panicled ; pedicels twice as long as the calyx. yale 
Native of Austria, in groves. Allied to the preceding. Stem 
simple, or divided a little at top. Radical leaves a span to 
1 foot long. Racemes a span long; fascicles 5-10-flowered. 
Calyx and corollas as in P. specidsum. Filaments clothed with 
purple wool. Anthers all reniform; pollen vermillion. The 
leaves are nearly naked in summer. 
Schott's Mullien. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
35 V. teprosta‘cuyum (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 2676.) 
leaves oblong, tomentose: lower ones bluntish, crenulated, 
tapering into the petioles: cauline leaves acute, quite entire, 
sessile: superior ones ovate, acuminated, half stem-clasping ; 
racemes elongated ; pedicels shorter than the calyx. &. H 
Native near Montpelier, in stony fields near Port Juvenal, D. C. 
Schrad. verb. 2. p. 14. Plant clothed with white tomentum. 
Stem simple, terete. Radical and lower cauline leaves 3-5 
inches long: the middle cauline leaves 2-3 inches long. Ra- 
ceme solitary ; fascicles 5-7-flowered. Calyx nearly the size of 
V.phlomoides. Corolla like that of V. speciosum, yellow. Fila- 
ments all woolly ; anthers equal. In strong plants the stem is 
furnished with a branch or two at top. 
Slender-spiked Mullien. FI. July, Aug. 
to 4 feet. 
36 V. noruxDrrFÓLIUM (Tenore, prod. suppl. 2. p. 66. syn. p. 
37. fl. neap. p. 92. t. 23.) leaves crenated, sub-undulated, 
clothed with hoary tomentum: lower ones oval, petiolate: 
cauline leaves ovate-elliptic, nearly sessile: uppermost ones 
roundish-ovate, acute, half stem-clasping ; racemes subspicate ; 
pedicels shorter than the calyx. ¢.H. Native of Sicily; 
and of Capra Island. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 50.—Micheli. 
in Till. hort. pis. p. 171. Habit of V. gnaphalódes, but the 
tomentum is finer, and hoary. Upper leaves clasping at the 
base, adnate, not free. Racemes 1 to 14 foot, simple, or fur- 
nished with 1 or 2 small branches at the base ; fascicles remote, 
or opeet Corolla yellow. Filaments clothed with purple 
wool. 
Round-leaved Mullien. 
5 feet. 
37 V. Lonciròrium (Tenore, fl. neap. 1. p. 89. t. 21. prod. p: 
16. syn. p. 37. Gussone, pl. rar. p. 102.) leaves quite entire, 
tomentose; lower ones oval-lanceolate, petiolate : cauline ones 
oblong, acuminated, half stem-clasping ; racemes elongated ; 
pedicels twice as long as the calyxes ; two of the anthers 
oblong. 4. H. Native of Abruzzo, plentiful in mountain 
pastures. Verbáscum montanum, tomentosum longifolium lu- 
teum, foliis non serratis, flore parvo, caule rotundo, Micheli, in 
Till. hort. pis. p. 171. Plant clothed with yellowish floccose 
tomentum. Stem branched at top. Radical leaves 14 foot 
long. Racemes 2 feet or more long ; fascicles remote, many- 
flowered. Corollas rather mealy, and covered with stellate pili 
outside, yellow, like those of V. pyramidale. Filaments clothed 
with purple wool, but the 2 longer ones only at the base inside. 
The lower leaves in the cultivated plant are repand inside, rarely 
sub-sinuated, and the superior ones are crenulated. There are 
Clt. 1825. Pha 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4 to 
