270 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
corollas fall off in a short time. Road-sides, in gravelly or 
chalky soil. 
VerBascum nicRuM. Dark Mullein. Banks and way- 
sides in chalky or gravelly soil produce this species, which 
is nearly the only one that has not woolly leaves. It has 
oblong, heart-shaped, stalked leaves, of a dark green 
colour, sometimes a little hoary underneath. Flowers in 
clusters on the long spike; corolla rather large and yellow, 
stamens with bright purple hairs. There seems to be no 
reason for its being called “ nzgrum,” except, perhaps, that 
the leaves are not white with the woolly substance peculiar 
to the other species. 
PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
CoOROLLIFLORH. CAMPANULACEA. 
JASIONE. (SuHrnp’s-sit.) 
Generic Character. Corolla wheel-shaped, with five deep seg- 
ments. lowers collected into a head within a many-leaved 
involucre. 
JASIONE MONTANA. Annual Sheep’s-bit, or Sheep’ s-Sca- 
bious. A little bright blue head of flowers, surrounded by 
