142 AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 
Willow Herb, Zpzlobzum, of which genus 13 
species are recorded. 
The aspect of the plants is peculiar, owing to 
the long linear capsules below the corolla, 
having the appearance of peduncles, or flower 
stalks. These capsules, or ovaries, are often 2 
inches long; they are pliant, and, when ripe, 
open at the summit by 4 valves, which curve 
outwards, and discharge abundance of seeds 
with white silky down attached. 
The smaller species, commonly met with, are 
E. parviflorum, small-flowered W. H., with 
woolly stem and downy leaves; 4. montanum, 
broad-leafed W. H., with shortly-stalked leaves 
of which the edges and veins are pubescent; £. 
voseum, pale Rose W. H., with stalked ovate 
serrulate leaves acute at both ends, more 
rare; £. tetragonum, Square-stalked W. H., a 
common species, with leaves strap-shaped, 
much denticulate, minutely toothed, and stem 
with several raised lines, usually much branched; 
£. palustre, Round-stalked Marsh W. H., 
leaves narrowly lanceolate from a wedge-shaped 
base, stem often with two rows of down. There 
are also the larger species, E. hirsutum, Great 
Hairy W. H., the handsome tall downy plant 
