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Fig. 188 (166). 



Moth Mullein. Verbascum Blallaria L. 

 Biennial, stems slender, erect, branching but 

 little, 60-120 cm. high, smooth or sparingly 

 covered with glandular hairs; leaves rather 

 narrow; raceme loose, simple, long; corolla 

 yellow or white. 



A bad weed in old grass land or along road 

 sides. Introduced from Europe. 



Fig. 189 (166). 



Common Mullein. Velvet-leaved Mul- 

 lein. Verbascum Thapsus L. Biennial, densely 

 woolly throughout, stem simple, erect stout, 

 30-200 cm. liigh; leaves oblong, extending down 

 the stem (decurrent); flowers yellow in a very 

 long dense spike. 



Introduced from Europe and widely dis- 

 persed especially on land recently cleared at\d 

 in old pastures. 



