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narrow, smooth and veined. Flowers large, petals irregular 
purplish rose-colour, and placed.at the top of the pod, which 
shows itself before the blossom falls off. The flowers form a 
long spike, and are remarkably beautiful. It is cultivated 
in gardens. 
_ Eprnopium uirsutum. (Plate XVII. Fig. 68.) Great 
Hairy Willow-herb. 'This nearly equals the last in beauty, 
the flowers being very large, of a purplish rose-colour, but 
the petals are more regular in form. It is common on the 
sides of ditches, rivers, and lakes, and grows so luxuriantly 
in the Isle of Wight, that in some places it almost conceals 
the running stream. It is as tall as the last, but less 
elegant in form, the flowers not being in long spikes, but 
-. more in a cluster; the stem much branched, the leaves 
hairy, clasping the stem, rather long and narrow, and neatly 
~ cut at the edges. 
EPrILoBiuM PARVIFLORUM. Small-flowered Willow-herb. 
Frequent in marshes and watery places. Much smaller 
than the last in every respect. Stem nearly simple, leaves 
not stalked, rather long, downy on both ‘sides. Flowers 
_ very small, on a long pod. 
_.  Epmosium MONTANUM.~ Broad smooth-leaved Willow- 
herb. Frequent ont dry shady banks, walls, &c. Leaves 
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