VERBASCIN/E. 
Woolly Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1825. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
54 V. rupicindsum (Waldst. et Kit. pl. hung. 2. p. 216. t. 
197.) leaves crenated, pubescent beneath: lower ones oblong, 
obtuse, petiolate: cauline ones oblong-ovate, acutish, sessile: 
superior ones ovate, acute, sub-cordate, half stem-clasping ; 
racemes panicled; pedicels much longer than the calyx. 4.H. 
Native of Hungary, about Pesth, Akazto, and elsewhere, 
Waldst. et Kit. ; south of Podolia, Besser; and of Caucasus, 
in high, grassy lands between Tyra and Borysthene; very rare 
at the river Terek, Bieb. Habit and flowers of V. ferrugineum ; 
and the leaves like those of V. phæniceum. Stem downy. 
Leaves deep green: radical ones 3-4 inches long. Racemes 
a foot long, leafy at the base, generally simple; fascicles remote, 
3-5-flowered, rarely 6-flowered : upper ones usually 2-flowered. 
Flowers scentless, size of those of V. Blattària. Corolla of a 
reddish rust colour outside, and of a yellowish rust colour 
inside, spotted with red towards the tube.  Filaments clothed 
with purple wool. Anthers equal; pollen copper-coloured. 
Rusty-flowered Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1817. Pl..3 
to 4 feet. 
55 V. uvosrmrFOLIUM (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 31. t. 3. f. 1.) 
leaves tomentose: lower ones linear-lanceolate, attenuated at 
the base : superior ones oblong, acutely-crenated, sessile: upper 
ones broad-ovate, auriculately cordate; racemes panicled ; 
pedicels twice as long as the calyx. &.? H. Native of the 
Levant. Stem erect, simple, tomentose. Leaves greenish grey 
beneath : radical and lower cauline leaves a span long, sub- 
sinuated : upper cauline leaves half stem-clasping. Racemes a 
span to a foot long ; fascicles 4-7-flowered : lower ones remote. 
Corolla middle-sized, yellow, a little larger than those of V. 
Lychnitis. Filaments all clothed with yellowish wool; anthers 
equal. 
Hyoseris-leaved Mullien. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
56 V. viuiNA'LE (Guss. pl. rar. p. 101. t. 21.) stem simple ; 
leaves oblong-elliptic, erenulated, green, and beset with ad- 
pressed villi above, but clothed with white tomentum beneath ; 
racemes rather crowded; lower fascicles remote; bracteas, 
calyxes, and capsules densely clothed with mealy tomentum. 
$.H. Native of Japygia, on arid hills, as on Massafra, Cas- 
tellaneta, and Taranto. Stem tomentose, green, or purplish, 2-4 
feet high, tough, and serve for tying, hence the specific name. 
Radical leaves 5-6 inches long: cauline leaves sessile : upper 
ones half stem-clasping, drawn out at the base, and therefore 
somewhat decurrent.  Racemes solitary, 1 to 14 foot long; 
fascicles 2-4-flowered, one of the flowers usually fertile. Corolla 
not seen. 
Twiggy Mullien. Pl. 3 to 6 feet. 
* * * Flomers twin and solitary. 
57 V. ANGusTIFÜLIUM (Tenore, prod. suppl. 2. p. 64. syn. p. 
37.) leaves crenulated, tomentose : lower ones linear-lanceolate, 
tapering into the petioles: upper ones oblong-ovate, sessile ; 
spike simple; flowers solitary, sessile. 4. H. Native of 
Calabria, and Nicotera, in dry fields. V. Calábricum, Richard, 
inlit. Stem simple, clothed with canescent tomentum, dwarf. 
Leaves calvescent above in the adult state. Radical and lower 
cauline leaves length of stem : upper cauline ones half stem- 
clasping. Corolla yellow, larger than those of V. Lychnitis. 
Filaments beset with white hairs. Anthers reniform. The 
whole plant is densely clothed with canescent tomentum, which 
becomes loose, and falls off in part during summer. 
Narrow-leaved Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. 
to 13 foot. 
58 V.siwPLEX (Labill. pl. syr. dec. 4. p. 10. t. 5.) leaves 
crenated, tomentose : lower ones obovate-spatulate, tapering into 
the petioles : upper ones ovate, sessile; racemes subspicate ; 
PL 1 
I. VERBASCUM. 495 
flowers twin and solitary. 2t. H. Native in sandy places near 
Damascus. Schrad. verb. 2. p. $2. Stems simple, many from 
the same root, which is woody, tomentose. Radical and lower 
cauline leaves 21 inches long. Flowers nearly sessile: lower 
and upper ones solitary : the rest twin, but very rarely by 
threes. Corolla like that of V. blattària, but smaller. Stamens 
all woolly: anthers all reniform. There is a variety of this 
having the superior flowers smaller and sessile. 
Simple-stemmed Mullien. Pl. 1 to 15 foot. 
59 V. wa3ALE (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 2673. b. Schrad. 
verb. 2. p. 33.) leaves crenated, tomentose: lower ones ovate- 
oblong, and ovate, petiolate: upper ones oblong-ovate, sub- 
cordate, sessile; racemes subspicate ; flowers twin and solitary; 
anthers equal. 4. H. Native of the Pyrenees, Flügge; 
in sandy, sterile places near Nice, Rohde ; Montpelier at Cam- 
brettes, and elsewhere, D. C. This is a very polymorphous 
plant, densely clothed with white floccose, caducous tomentum. 
Stem simple, purplish brown. Radical and lower cauline leaves 
2 to 2% inches long: upper ones half stem-clasping. Flowers 
on short pedicels. Corolla yellow, size of those of V. Blattària 
and 7. phlomoides. The 3 smaller filaments clothed with purple 
wool; the 2 longer ones pilose only in the middle. 
Var. B, longibracteatum (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 34.) lower brac- 
teas twice as long as the calyx; the plant is, however, less 
tomentose, and larger in all its parts than the species. 
Hog Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 
60 V. BUGÙLÆFÒLIUM (Lam. dict. 4. p. 226. Schrad. verb. 
2. p. 35. exclusive of the syn. of Lin.) lower leaves broad- 
ovate, crenated, glabrous, petiolate: superior cauline ones lance- 
olate, acuminated, deeply serrated, rather pilose ; racemes sub- 
spicate ; flowers solitary; anthers equal. 4d. Native 
about the Bosphorus. Blattària orientalis, Bugule folio, flore 
maximo virescente, lituris luteis in semicirculum striato, Tourn. 
cor. p. 8. itin. 2. p. 83. with a figure.— Buxb. cent. 5. p. 17. t. 
32. Stem simple, rather villous. Radical leaves 14 to 2 
inches long, obtuse. Flowers on short pedicels. Corollas 
larger than those of V. phlomoides, pale green, verging to yellow, 
marked by 2 purple stripes. Filaments clothed with purple 
wool; the 2 larger ones only in the middle. 
Bugloss-leaved Mullien. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
61 V. couPA'cruM (Bieb. fl. cauc. no. 399, exclusive of the 
syn. of Till. pis. suppl. p. 151. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 35.) leaves 
ovate, coarsely crenated, tomentose beneath: lower ones taper- 
ing into the petioles; cauline ones petiolate : upper ones sub- 
cordate, sessile; spikes compact; flowers solitary; 2 of the 
anthers oblong. &. H. Native of Tauria and Caucasus; and 
Iberia, Bieb. ; Lower Volga, Heming. Stem tomentose, simple, 
or divided a little at top. Leaves at length almost glabrous 
above. Tomentum of a greyish green colour. Lower leaves 
2-8 inches long: upper cauline ones half stem-clasping. Spike 
i a foot toa span long, dense, interrupted a little at the base. 
Corolla yellow. Filaments copper-coloured, beset with orange- 
coloured wool, unequal; the 2 longer ones only pilose inside. 
Pollen vermillion. There is a variety having the radical leaves 
repandly crenated. 
Compact-flowered Mullien. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 
2 to 8 feet. : 
62 V.ovarwóLIuM (Donn, hort. cant. ed. 4. p. 42. Sims, 
bot. mag. t. 1037.) stems simple; leaves oval, sessile, dentately 
crenated, tomentose beneath, and nearly glabrous above; spike 
long, simple; flowers solitary? 2t. H. Native of Caucasus. 
Habit of Célsia Crética. Each flower furnished with 3 bracteas : 
the middle one orbicular, acuminated : lateral ones small. Co- 
rolla large, orange-yellow. Filaments fulvous: the 3 smaller 
ones bearded, the other 2 naked. Capsule globose. Perhaps 
the same as V. compáctum. Leaves large. 
