494. VERBASCIN X. 
ple, tomentose. Lower cauline leaves 23 inches long. Terminal 
raceme half a foot : lateral ones shorter; fascicles remote, 5-7- 
flowered : upper ones 3-flowered. Flowers yellow, like those 
of V. Lychnitis, but a little smaller. 
Montpelier Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 
46 V. ova rux (Schrad. hort. gött. fasc. 2. p. 21. t. 15. verb. 
2. p. 21.) leaves ovate, crenated, glabrous above, and clothed 
with fine tomentum beneath: lower and cauline ones obtuse, 
petiolate : superior ones acute, sessile, half stem-clasping ; ra- 
cemes panicled; pedicels twice as long as the calyx. d. 
Native of Spain. Stem usually branched from the base, beset 
with fascicles of stellate hairs, which constitute fine tomentum 
at top. Radical and lower cauline leaves 3-4 inches long. 
Lower racemes a span long, leafy at base : superior ones shorter. 
Flowers scentless, smaller than those of V. Lychnitis, yellow. 
Filaments clothed with purple wool. Anthers equal; pollen 
copper-coloured. 
Ovate-leaved Mullien. 
to 3 feet. 
47 V. AusrRrAcuM (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 341. 
Schrad. verb. 2. p. 22.) leaves crenated, glabrous above, and 
pubescent beneath: lower and cauline ones oblong-ovate, peti- 
olate: superior ones ovate, acute, nearly sessile ; racemes pani- 
cled; pedicels about equal in length to the calyx. %. H. 
Native of Austria, and Hungary, on mountains among bushes. 
V. nigrum, Plenck. icon. pl. off. t. 110. Habit of V. Lychnitis. 
Stem simple, or branched, beset with fascicles of small hairs, 
brownish purple. Leaves deep green: radical ones 4 inches to 
a span long. Racemes a span or more long: lower ones leafy, 
and often divided ; fascicles 5-7-flowered : upper ones 3-flow- 
ered. Flowers sweet-scented. Calyx, corolla, and stamens as 
in V. nigrum, but the capsule is larger, and the down stellate. 
: Austrian Mullien. FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1818. Pl. 3 to 4 
eet. 
48 V. ortenta‘Le (Bieb. fl. cauc, no: 401. and suppl. p. 154. 
exclusive of the syn. of Schrad. and D. C.) leaves crenated, 
glabrous above, but clothed with fine tomentum beneath : lower 
ones oblong, tapering into the petioles: cauline ones oblong- 
ovate, cordate, on short petioles: upper ones acuminated, nearly 
sessile ; racemes panicled; pedicels hardly exceeding the calyx. 
Y. H. Native of the Ukrain, along with F. nigrum. Schrad. 
verb. 2. p. 23. V. nigrum, Pall. ind. taur. ex Bieb. Stem 
flexuous and branched. Leaves opaque. Corolla yellow. 
: Eastern Mullien. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1821. Pl. 2 to 3 
eet. 
49 V. AroPE'cuROS (Thuill. fl. par. p. 110. D. C. fl. fr. no. 
2626.) leaves crenated, downy above, clothed with hoary tomen- 
tum beneath: lower ones oblong-ovate, subcordate, petiolate : 
cauline ones oval-oblong, on short petioles : upper ones oblong- 
ovate, nearly sessile; racemes simple; pedicels longer than the 
calyx. Y.H. Native of France, in arid places. Schrad. 
verb. 2. p. 26. Very nearly allied to V. nigrum. Stem tomen- 
tose, as well as all the plant, with the exception of the upper 
surfaces of the leaves. Radical and cauline leaves a span long, 
doubly crenated. Racemes usually simple, a span or more 
long.  Filaments clothed with white wool. The rest as in 
V. nigrum. 
Foz-tail-racemed Mullien. PE 
3 to 4 feet. 
50 V. Cna'ixu (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 491. t. 18. exclusive of the 
synonymes. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 27.) leaves oblong-ovate, 
cordate, petiolate, crenated, clothed with fine tomentum : lower 
ones pinnatifid at the base; racemes panicled; pedicels longer 
than the calyx. 4. H. Native of Piedmont, Dauphiny, south- 
ern provinces of France, in rocky places. Lam. dict. 4. P. 
Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1824. Pl. 2 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
1 
- Sweet-scented. 
I. VERBASCUM. 
990. D.C. fl. fr. no. 2680. and suppl. p. 480. Very like V. 
nigrum, but is less robust, and usually branched above. Leaves 
deep green. Racemes more numerous, smaller, and more slen- 
der, disposed in a panicle, and the flowers are a little smaller. 
Var. B, urticefolium ; lower leaves lescut. d.H. V.ur- 
ticeefolium, Lam. dict. 4. p. 220. 
Var. y, dentatum (Rem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 339. B.) 
stem twiggy, branched at top; flowers racemosely spicate; 
corollas villous outside; leaves lanceolate, sessile, tomentose 
beneath, and rather villous above, serrated : radical ones petio- 
late, doubly toothed. 4. H. Native of the Pyrenees. Nig 
dentàtum, Lapeyr. fl. pyr. p. 114. D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 
2680. a. 
Chaizx’s Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1821. Pl. 3 to 4 
feet. 
51 V. nreruĮm (Dodon. hist. p. 144. icon. Lin. spec. p 
253.) leaves crenated, nearly glabrous above, but clothed with 
fine tomentum beneath, or pubescent: lower and cauline ones 
oblong-ovate, cordate, petiolate: superior ones ovate-oblong, 
nearly sessile; racemes elongated; pedicels twice as long as the 
calx. t. H. Native throughout Europe and Siberia, in 
waste places, way-sides, and in hedges; plentiful in some parts 
of Britain. Smith, engl. bot. t. 59. Oed. fl. dan. 1088. 
Schrad. verb. 2. p. 24.—Hall. helv. no. 584.—Mor. hist. 2. 
sect. 5. t. 9. f. 5.— Bauh. hist. 3. p. 873. icone.—Lob. icon. 1. 
p. 962. Stems simple, or divided a little at apex, brownish- 
purple, downy, or glabrous. Leaves opaque above. Racemes 
14 foot long, simple, or furnished with 1 or 2 short branches at 
the base; fascicles many-flowered: lower ones remote: upper 
ones crowded. Corolla yellow. Filaments clothed with purple 
wool. Anthers all reniform ; pollen vermillion. Down branched, 
or stellate. 
Var. B; racemes subpanicled. 2t. H. Native of France. 
V. Parisiénse, Thuill. fl. par. p. 110. 
Var. y, gymnostémon (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. $45.) 
stamens glabrous, or naked. 
Var. ò, albiflórum ; flowers white. F 
Var. £; flowers funnel-shaped, proliferous. 2%. H. Native 
of Siberia. "Verbáscum, Gmel. sib. 4. p. 91. t. 47. 
Black-rooted Mullien. Fl. May, Aug. England. Pl. 3 to 
4 feet. 
52 V. Bana’ricum (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 28.) lower leaves 
oval-oblong, petiolate, triply crenated, tomentose, pinnatifid at 
the base: cauline leaves oblong-ovate, doubly crenated, nearly 
sessile: superior ones broad-ovate, subcordate, smootbish, ses- 
sile; racemes panicled; pedicels longer than the calyx. ¢. H, 
Native of Banatu, near Alt-orsowa, and frequent about Topliz. 
V. sinuàtum, Rochel, pl. ban. exsic. no. 136. V. sinuàtum, A, 
Banáticum, Rochel, in litt. and Schrad. Upper cauline leaves 
half stem-clasping, all glabrous above. Down stellate. Herb 
deep green. Disposition and structure of flowers that of V. 
sinudlum. z 
Banatic Mullien. Pl. 2 to 4 feet? 
53 V. rana‘tum (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 28. t. 2. f. 1.) leaves 
clothed with woolly tomentum beneath : lower and cauline leaves 
oblong, petiolate, somewhat triply crenated : upper ones ob- 
long-ovate, sessile, acutely crenated; racemes simple ; pedicels 
twice as long as the calyx. 2/. H. Native of Italy, Bassi ; 
Carnea, Wulf; Carinthia, Bernhardi. Plant clothed with white 
woolly tomentum, except the upper surfaces of the leaves. 
Lower leaves 3-4 inches long. Racemes a span long, simple; 
fascicles remote, 4-6-flowered : lower ones leafy. Flowers 
Calyx and corolla as in V. nigrum, but the 
tube is sometimes spotted with purple. Stamens, structure, 
and colour of those of V. nigrum. 
