VERBASCINJE. I. Versascum. 
varieties of this species having the stem simple, or branched, 
and the tomentum sometimes white. 
Long-leaved Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. 
5 feet. 
$8 V.wicnA'NTHUM (Moretti, dec. pl. itin. 3. p. 6. Guss. pl. 
rar. p. 103.) stem branched ; radical leaves petiolate, oblong- 
lanceolate, acute, crenulated, canescent beneath: cauline leaves 
scattered, sessile, becoming gradually narrower as they ascend 
the stem; racemes compound ; fascicles remote. 4. H. Na- 
tive of Abruzzo, in stony and shady places on the mountains 
called Morone, Magella, Aquila, Chiarino. Filaments copper- 
coloured: the 2 longer ones from the base to the middle, 
bearded by white villi: the 3 shorter ones all their length. An- 
thers equal, copper-coloured. 
Small-flowered Mullien. Pl. 3 to 4 feet ? 
: 89 V. spectdsum (Schrad. hort. gætt. fasc. 2. p. 22. t. 16. 
verb. 2. p. 12.) leaves tomentose, quite entire: lower ones 
oval-lanceolate, tapering into the petioles: cauline ones auricu- 
lately cordate, sessile; racemes panicled; pedicels twice or 
thrice as long as the calyx; anthers equal. 4. H. Native of 
Pl. 4 to 
Hungary, Austria, and France, in mountain groves. V.lon- 
gifolium, D. C. fl. gall. suppl. p. 414. Stem angular, and 
branched at top. Plant clothed with white tomentum. Radical 
leaves 1 to 14 foot long. Racemes 1-2 feet long; fascicles 
many-flowered. Corolla yellow. Filaments copper-coloured, 
clothed with white wool. Pollen vermillion, rarely copper- 
coloured. 
Var. B; stem much branched. 4. H. Native of Austria. 
V. thapsoides, Host, fl. austr. p. 115. V. caerüleum, Schanz, 
in cat. sem. hort. vind. 1822. It should have been V. caulés- 
cens, instead of V. ccerüleum. 
Showy Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 to 7 feet. 
40 V.cNaPHALODES (Bieb. fl. cauc. suppl. p. 152. Schrad. 
verb. 2. p. 15.) leaves crenated, clothed with dense, floccose 
tomentum beneath: lower ones oval-oblong, petiolate: cauline 
ones oblong, acute, nearly sessile: upper ones roundish-ovate, 
long-acuminated, half stem-clasping ; racemes terminal, very 
long; pedicels about equal in length to the calyxes. ¢.H. 
Native of the South of Tauria. V. Stevénii, Cat. sem. hort. 
vind. 1821. - Very like V. floccósum, but the habit is more 
robust, and the leaves evidently crenated. Racemes 3 feet 
long and more, sometimes furnished with a few short racemes ; 
lower fascicles remote: upper ones crowded. Corolla yellow. 
Plant clothed with white floccose tomentum, except the upper 
surfaces of the adult leaves. j 
Gnaphalium-like Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1825. Pl. 
6 feet or more. 
41 V. rLoccòsum (Waldst. et Kit. pl. hung. 1. p. 81. t. 71.) 
leaves undulately-crenulated, densely clothed with floccose to- 
mentum: lower ones oblong-oval, petiolate : cauline ones ob- 
long, acute, sessile: uppermost ones roundish-ovate, long-acu- 
minated, half stem-clasping ; racemes panicled; pedicels equal 
in length to the calyx. &. H. Native of Portugal, France, 
Switzerland, Italy, Sicily, shores of Austria, Hungary, and 
Calabria, in sterile, sandy places. D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 2673. 
a. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 16. V. pulveruléntum, Hoffm. et Link. 
fl. port. 1. p. 217, exclusive of the syn. of Villars. V. pulvi- 
nàtum, Thuill. fl. par. p. 109.—Hall. helv. no. 583.— Bauh. 
hist. 3. p. 872. and 873, with a figure.—Mor. hist. 2. sect. 5. t. 
9. f. 3. Stem simple, or a little branched at top. Plant 
clothed with floccose tomentum. Radical and lower cauline 
leaves 3 a foot, or a span or more long; uppermost leaves 
sometimes cordate, half stem-clasping. Flowers size, colour, 
form, and disposition of V. Lychnitis fldva, as well as the 
Structure of the stamens. 
493 
Var. È; flowers larger. &. H. Native of England. V. 
pulveruléntum, Smith, fl. brit. 1. p. 251. engl. bot. t. 487. 
Var. y, nigro-pulveruléntum (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 16.) V. 
pulveruléntum, Ø, Smith, l. c. V. míxtum, D. C. fl. fr. no. 
2674. Said to be a hybrid from V. floccósum, impregnated by 
the pollen of V. nigrum. 
Floccose Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. Clt, 1805. 
England. Pl. 4 to 6 feet. 
42 V. PULVERULE NTUM (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 490, exclusive of 
the synonymes, Schrad. verb. 2. p. 17.) leaves doubly cre- 
nated, tomentose beneath: lower ones oblong-oval, petiolate : 
cauline ones ovate-oblong, acutish, nearly sessile: upper ones 
roundish-ovate, acuminated; racemes panicled; pedicels equal 
in length to the calyxes. ¢. H. Native of Dauphiny. This 
species has been confused with V. Lychnitis flava, and V. floc- 
cósum, but differs from both in the stem being more humble and 
terete, and in the leaves being naked above, and in the smaller 
calyxes, and in the leaves being doubly crenated, and in the 
tomentum being finer. 
Powdery Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. Clt.? Pl. 2 to 4 feet. 
43 V. rycHnrris (Lin. spec. p. 253.) leaves crenated, smooth- 
ish above, but clothed with powdery tomentum beneath: lower 
ones oval-oblong, bluntish, tapering into the petioles: superior 
ones ovate-oblong, acute, nearly sessile: upper ones ovate, acu- 
minated ; racemes panicled ; pedicels twice as long as the calyx. 
&. H. Native of Europe, North of Asia, and North America, 
among rubbish, in waste fields and groves. Jaume, St. Hil. pl. 
fr. 4. t. 3992. V. pulveruléntum, Bieb. fl. cauc. no. 400, and of 
other Floras. D. C. fl. fr. no. 2672. Stem more or less 
branched. Radical leaves half a foot long: middle cauline 
ones 2-4 inches. Racemes a span long, or longer ; fascicles 
5-7-flowered ; the superior fascicles 2-3-flowered. Flowers 
middle-sized, sweet-scented. Corolla yellow. Filaments clothed 
with white wool, the 2 longer ones only at the base. Anthers 
equal; pollen vermillion. V. Weldénit, Morelli is only a var. of 
V. Lychnitis. 
‘ar. (3; flowers white. 4. H. Native along with the 
species, also in many parts of Britain. V. Lychnitis, 3, Lin. 
spec. p. 253. Willd. spec. 1003. p. and y. o. b.  Lychnitis, f, 
Lam. dict. 4. p. 218. Smith, fl. brit. 1. p. 250. engl. bot. £t. 
58. Oed. fl. dan. t. 586. V. Moe'nchii, Schultz, starg. suppl. p. 
14. V. thapsoides of English authors. V. álbum, Meench, 
meth. p. 447. Bess. fl. gal. no. 267.— Hall. helv. no. 583. fj. 
— Mor. hist. 2. sect. 5. t. 9. f. 4.— Bauh. hist. 3. p. 873, with a 
figure.— Tabern. kraut. p. 956. icone.—Lob. icon. 1. p. 562. 
Var. y; flowers without petals. &. H 
Lychnitis Mullien. FI. June, Aug. 
feet. 
44 V. ramosissimum (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 718.) lower leaves 
ovate-oblong, crenated, nearly glabrous, on short petioles ; 
panicle much branched, beset with glandular hairs; flowers 
solitary, pedicellate; stem angular, nearly glabrous. 4. H. 
Native country unknown; probably of hybrid origin. Plant 
deep green. Leaves at least 8 inches long: upper ones stem- 
clasping. Panicle 1 to 2 feet; branches a foot long. Flowers 
shorter than the pedicels. Corolla yellow. Filaments bearded 
with purple hairs. 
Much-branched Mullien. 
4 to 6 feet. 
45 V. MowsprssuLA'NUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 215. Schrad. 
verb. 2. p. 20. t. 2. f. 2.) leaves glabrous above, clothed with 
fine tomentum beneath: cauline ones ovate-oblong, acutish, 
unequal, crenately serrated, petiolate : upper ones ovate-lance- 
clate, acute, sessile ; racemes panicled ; pedicels twice as long 
as the calyx. 4. H. Native about Montpelier. Stem sim- 
p and y, 
Britain. Pl. 2 to 6 
Fl. July, Aug. Ch. 1824. Pl. 
