330 



BORAGINE^E. XXI. ECHIUM. 



gnlar, white. Stamens unequal, the 2 lower ones longer than 

 the corolla, the rest shorter. Stigma sub-capitate, somewhat 

 2-lobed. 



Glabrous Viper's Bugloss. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1791. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



27 E. TRIGONUM (Thumb, in Schrad. journ. bot. 1806. p. 42. 

 prod. p. 33.) stem branched, villously hispid above ; leaves ob- 

 long-lanceolate, obtuse, canaliculate, very numerous, strigosc-ly 

 pilose; stamens inclosed. Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Lehm. asper. p. 428. Willd. spec. 1. p. 784. Leaves 

 somewhat imbricated, keeled below, very soft and canescent 

 while young. Spikelets terminal, few-flowered. Calyx hoary, 

 villous, with lanceolate obtuse segments. Corolla large, pilose 

 outside, with an obtuse limb. Stamens unequal, about the length 

 of the corolla. Stigma simple. 



Trigonal Viper's Bugloss. Shrub. 



28 E. VERRUCOSUM (Swartz, in litt. ex Lehm. asper. p. 429.) 

 stem branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate, incumbent, much crowd- 

 ed, hispid, but papillosely setose beneath ; spikelets panicled. 

 Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Branches hoary 

 and hairy. Leaves numerous, an inch long. Spikelets forming 

 a terminal crowded panicle. Calyx hairy and hoary, with linear 

 acute segments. Corolla white, rather irregular. Genitals 

 exserted. 



Warted Viper's Bugloss. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. 

 Shrub. 



29 E. CAFITA'TUM (Lin. mant. p. 42.) stem branched, pilose ; 

 leaves lanceolate, hispid ; flowers equal, disposed in capitate 

 corymbs ; calyxes hoary. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Thunb. prod. p. 33. Lam. ill. p. 414. no. 1869. 

 Willd. spec. 1. p. 785. Lehm. asper. p. 430. E. hispidum, 

 Burm. cap. p. 4. Leaves numerous, 1 to 1| inch long. Pedun- 

 cles terminal and axillary, pilose ; lower ones the longest. Brae- 

 teas hispid. Calyx pilose, with linear equal segments. Corolla 

 red, equal, funnel-shaped, small, with ovate segments. Stamens 

 twice as long as the corolla. Style bifid at apex. 



Capitate-fiovrered. Viper's Bugloss. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



30 E. SPH^ROCE'PHALUM (Vahl. symb. 3, p. 22. Lehm. asper. 

 p. 431.) stem branched, glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, sub-imbri- 

 cated, convex and strigose beneath ; heads of flowers terminal, 

 solitary, fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. E. ca- 

 pitatum, var. sphaerocephalum, Lam. ill. 1. p. 414. no. 1865. 

 Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 13. Branches angular, and hispid 

 at top. Leaves sessile, half stem-clasping, obtuse, hardly a nail 

 in length, pilose above and on the margins, but strigose beneath. 

 Bracteas ciliated. Calyx pilose, with linear segments. Corolla 

 equal, a little longer than the calyx. Stamens fleshy, much 

 longer than the corolla. 



Round-headed Viper's Bugloss. Shrub. 



31 E. ROSMARINIFOLIUM (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 22.) stem pilose ; 

 leaves petiolate, linear, with revolute edges, pilose, and canescent 

 beneath ; spikelets terminal, simple. (7 . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Lehm. asper. p. 432. Branches tomen- 

 tose below, and clothed with white villi above. Peduncles and 

 calyxes pilose. Calycine segments linear, unequal. Corolla 

 nearly regular ; tube pilose from the middle to the limb. Geni- 

 tals inclosed. 



Rosemary-leaved Viper's Bugloss. Shrub. 



32 E. STRic6suM (Swartz, in litt. ex Lehm. asper. p. 432.) 

 stem hoary, villous : leaves lanceolate, obtuse, keeled, strigose on 

 both surfaces ; spikelets terminal, bipartite. T? . G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves an inch long ; when young, 

 hoary. Bracteas and calyxes hispid. Calycine segments lance- 



olate, nearly equal. Corolla large, violaceous ; limb rather un- 

 equal. Stamens exserted. 



Strigose Viper's Bugloss. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



33 E. TRICHOTOMUM (Thunb. in Schrad. journ. bot. 1806. p. 

 39. prod. p. 33.) stem glabrous at bottom, somewhat trichoto- 

 mously branched ; leaves linear, very numerous, hoary, villous ; 

 spikelets terminal, bipartite, divaricate. ^ G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Lehm. asper. p. 433. Willd. spec. 1. p. 

 784. Stem purplish. Branches glabrous : when young simple, 

 or tripartite, bifid at apex, villous anil hoary. Leaves alter- 

 nate, opposite, and 3 in a whorl, ^ an inch long, keeled. Flow- 

 ers on short pedicels ; hracteas ovate, acute. Calyx hoary, 

 very villous, with linear acute segments. Corolla white : limb 

 irregular. Stamens much exserted. 



Trichotomous-branched Viper's Bugloss. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



34 E. nisi'iDUM (Thunb. 1. c. p. 40. prod. p. 33.) stem gla- 

 brous, branched ; branches and leaves hispid ; leaves lanceolate ; 

 spikelets terminal, rather compound. ^ . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Willd. spec. 1. p. 784. Lehm. asper. 

 p. 433. Leaves sessile, an inch long, bluntish. Spikelets ter- 

 minal, many-flowered. Bracteas linear-lanceolate, hispid. Calyx 

 hispid, with erect, acute segments. Corolla white, regular. 

 Stamens about as long as the corolla, or a little longer. 



Hispid Viper's Bugloss. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1818. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



35 E. Lu'ciDUM(Lehm. sem.hort. hamb. 1827.) stem shrubby, 

 branched ; leaves narrow-lanceolate, quite glabrous, shining, 

 ciliated at the base ; spikes terminal, aggregate, thyrsoid, very 

 villous. tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Stem 

 suffruticose, branched from the base. Leaves sessile, bluntish. 

 Corolla funnel-shaped, hardly longer than the calyx, pilose out- 

 side, unequal ; segments obtuse, longer than the calyx. Stamens 

 unequal, inclosed. Stigma simple. Nuts papillose. 



ShiningVifer's Bugloss. Shrub. 



36 E. LASIOPHY'LLUM (Link. enum. 1. p. 170.) stem beset 

 with ailpressed hairs; leaves lanceolate, apiculated, silky; 

 spikelets short ; corollas nearly equal : stamens about equal in 

 length to the corolla, but the style is longer. fj . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope ? E. longifolium, Hort. but not of 

 Delile. Leaves hoary and soft from incumbent hairs. Spikes 

 few-flowered, not curved. Calycine segments linear-lanceolate, 

 about equal in length to the corolla. Corolla pilose outside, 

 white, with a rounded limb. Filaments glabrous. 



Woolly-leaved Viper's Bugloss. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



.3. Stems herbaceous; but in a few of the species they are 

 rvoody at the base. 



37 E. CAUDA'TUM (Thunb. in Schrad. journ. 1806. p. 43. 

 prod. p. 33. Lin. fil. suppl. p. 132.) stem simple, villous, woody 

 at the base ; lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, superior ones lance- 

 olate, all hispid or strigose ; spike terminal, ovate-oblong, com- 

 pound ; stamens unequal, exserted. %. G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, in sandy places. Willd. spec. 1. p. 786. 

 Lehm. asper. p. 436. Stem purplish. Radical leaves an inch 

 broad, petiolate ; lower cauline ones sessile, 2-3 inches long. 

 Spike 2-3 inches long. Calycine segments linear, beset with 

 silky pili on the margins and back. Corolla small, red, irre- 

 gular. 



Tailed Viper's Bugloss. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1818. Plant 

 1 to 2 feet. 



38 E. SPICA'TUM (Thunb. 1. c. p. 41, 42. prod. p. 33.) stems 

 herbaceous, simple, pilose ; leaves lanceolate-linear, hairy : hairs 



