BORAGINE.E. XXI. ECHFTM. 



331 



spreading : spikes terminal, compound, linear-oblong ; stamens 

 exserted. ti . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in sandy 

 places. Willd. spec. 1. p. 786. Lam. ill. 1. p. 413. no. 1861. 

 Burm. cap. p. 5. Root fleshy, fusiform, purplish. Stems 2 or 

 more from the same root, purplish. Radical leaves 2-3 hands 

 long, rosulate, nearly as long as the flowering stem, petiolate ; 

 cauline leaves sessile, 2-3 inches long, acuminated. Spikes a 

 finger to 2 hands long. Bracteas subulate. Calyx clothed with 

 silvery villi ; segments oblong-linear, obtuse. Corollas small, 

 white. 



iSpj'cate-flowered Viper's Bugloss. Fl. March, May. Clt. 

 1799. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



39 E. IKCAXUM (Thunb. 1. c. p. 39. prod. p. 33.) stem her- 

 baceous, simple, canescent : leaves linear-ensiform, rather sca- 

 brous, clothed with adpressed hairs, canescent : raceme spicate, 

 linear. Tl. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope, in Swart- 

 land, in sandy places. Willd. spec. 1. p. 786. Lehm. asper. 

 p. 436. Leaves a span long, attenuated, and a little sheathing 

 at the base : cauline ones lanceolate : uppermost ones an inch 

 long. Racemes from a finger to a span long, composed of spike- 

 lets. Peduncles and pedicels very short. Calycine segments 

 linear, obtuse, hoary and hairy. Corolla irregular, blue. 



Hoary Viper's Bugloss. PI. 1 to 1| foot. 



40 E. AcriiFOLirM (Willd. herb, ex Lehm. asper. p. 437.) 

 stem herbaceous, simple : leaves lanceolate, acuminated, clothed 

 with white villi ; racemes terminal, composed of nearly sessile 

 spikelets ; corolla nearly equal ; stamens exserted. If. . H. 

 Native cf Persia, in exposed places of woods. Root nearly 

 simple, dark purple. Stem strigose. Radical leaves petiolate : 

 cauline ones sessile. Bracteas pilose, linear-lanceolate. Calyx 

 clothed with white villi; segments linear, rather unequal. 

 Corolla villous outside ; segments obtuse. Stigma sub-capitate. 



Acute-leared Viper's Bugloss. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



41 E. THYRSOIDECM lA'ent. malm. p. 98, in a note.) stem 

 herbaceous, simple, hairy ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, very rough ; 

 flowers thyrsoid ; corolla unequal ; stamens exserted. l/.H. 

 Native country unknown. Poir. diet. 8. p. 670. Lehm. asper. 

 p. 431- Stem hispid. Leaves strigose above, and pilose below : 

 lower ones 3-5 inches long : superior ones narrower, and gra- 

 dually shorter. Spikelets approximate at top, forming a termi- 

 nal thyrse ; lower ones 3 inches long. Calyx hispid, with linear 

 segments. Corolla bluish, villous outside ; with ovate, nearly 

 equal segments. 



JAyrwirf-flowered Viper's Bugloss. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 PL 1| to 2^ feet. 



42 E. KC'BRTTM (Jacq. fl. austr. 5. append, p. 27. t. 3.) sterns 

 herbaceous, simple, hispid ; leaves linear-lanceolate, hispid ; 

 spike terminal, compound, very long ; corollas nearly regular ; 

 stamens exserted. $ . H. Native of Austria, Hungary, Tran- 

 sylvania, Tauria, Siberia, and Caucasus, in exposed fields. Lehm. 

 asper. p. 439. Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 135. Sims, bot. mag. t. 

 1826. Baumg. fl. trans. 1. p. 130 E. Rossicum, Gmel. syst. 

 2. p. 323. E. Creticum, Pall. ind. taur. E. Italicum, Gmel. 

 ion. 1. p. 119. t. 19. Mor. hist. 3. sect. 11. t. 27. f. 2. Clus. 

 hist. 2. p. 164. f. 2. Root woody. Stem usually solitary. 

 Flowers in nearly sessile axillary fascicles, the whole forming a 

 compound terminal spike, from to 1 \ foot long. Calyx hispid, 

 with unequal linear segments. Corolla red, 3 times longer than 

 the calyx, with downy lines outside ; segments of the limb un- 

 equal, obtuse. Stigma simple. 



/fed-flowered Viper's Bugloss. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1791. 

 PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



43 E. CLAVATUM (Willd. herb, ex Lehm. asper. p. 440.) 

 stem herbaceous, nearly simple; leaves linear-lanceolate, stri- 

 gose : spike terminal, compound, very short ; corolla tubularly 

 clavate, unequal ; stamens exserted. ^ . H. Native at the 



river Uruch. Root woody. Stem hispid. Radical and lower 

 cauline leaves petiolate, 3-4 inches long ; upper cauline leaves 

 sessile. Spikelets of flowers sessile, forming a terminal spike. 

 Calyx strigose, with subulate unequal segments. Corolla downy 

 outside. Stigma emarginate. sub-bilobed. 



Ctora/e-flowered Viper's Bugloss. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



44 E. PAPILLOSUM (Lehm. asper. p. 441.) stem herbaceous, 

 simple ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at the base, obtuse, 

 papillosely strigose ; spikelets axillary, sessile, short, reflexed ; 

 corolla rather unequal ; stamens exserted. If. . H. Native of 

 Siberia. Sy'mphytum secundum, Gmel. syst. 2. p. 320. itin. 

 3. t. 36. f. 2. Stem rather angular, beset with soft strigae. 

 Lower cauline leaves 2-3 inches long, obovate-oblong, becoming 

 gradually smaller and narrower as they ascend. Calyx pilose, 

 hoary, with lanceolate segments. Corolla downy outside. Stigma 

 simple. 



Papillate Viper's Bugloss. PL l| to 2 feet. 



45 E. GLOMIIRA'TCM (Poir. diet. 8. p. 670.) stem woody at the 

 base, simple, strict, hispid ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, rough ; 

 raceme spike-formed, very long, composed of glomerate spike- 

 lets ; corolla nearly equal ; stamens exserted. 7/ . H. Native of 

 Syria. Lehm. asper. p. 442. Stem angular, cauescent. Leaves 

 canescent, beset with adpressed strigae : lower ones a span long : 

 upper ones 2-4 inches long, and 2-3 lines broad, becoming gra- 

 dually shorter as they ascend. Raceme constituting the greater 

 part of the stem. Bracteas with setose margins. Calycine seg- 

 ments lanceolate-linear, with his; id edges. Corolla white, 

 regular. Style bifid at top. 



Glomerate-racemed Viper's Bugloss. PL 2 to 4 feet. 



46 E. ITA LICUM (Lin spec. 200.) stem, herbaceous, simple, 

 strict; leaves linear- lanceolate, hispid from strigae ; raceme very 

 long, spike-formed, composed of bifid dense-flowered spikelets ; 

 corolla nearly equal ; stamens exserted. $ . H. Native of 

 Spain, south of France, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Transyl- 

 vania, Greece, Tauria, Eastern Caucasus, Iberia, and Jersey, 

 in waste fields. All. fl. ped. no. ISO. Suter, fl. helv. 1. p. 108. 

 Smith, engl. bot. t. 2081. Lapeyr. abr. p. 89. Smith, prod. fl. 

 gra?c. 1. p. 124. Baumg. fl. trans. 1. p. 231. E. asperrimum, 

 Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 135. exclusive of the synonymes of Lam. 

 and Sabat. E. altissimum, Jacq. fl. austr. 5. p. 35. app. 1. 16. 

 E. Uneari folium, Mcench. meth. suppl. p. 149. Hall. helv. no. 

 604. Stems many from the same root, beset with dark purple 

 dots, and spreading stiff hairs. Calyx hispid, with linear rather 

 unequal segments. Corollas white, or pale violet, pilose outside ; 

 segments ovate obtuse. Style bifid at apex. 



I'ar. /3. lutevm (Lehm. asper. p. 444.) stem simple; leaves lan- 

 ceolate, very hairy ; corolla nearly regular ; stamens exserted. 

 $ . H. Native of the Pyrenees. E. luteum, Lapeyr. abr. p. 

 9 1 . Flowers yellow. 



far. y ; leaves sorter and more villous ; flowers nearly ses- 

 sile. $ . H. Native of the Pyrenees. E. Italicum, /3. Lepeyr, 

 abr. p. 89. " Echium, corollis vix calycem excedentibus mar- 

 gine villosis." Lin. hort. ups. p. 35. 



Italian Viper's Bugloss. FL July. Britain. PL 2 to 4 feet. 



47 E. PVRESA'ICVM (Lin. mant. p. 334.) stem herbaceous, 

 branched, hispid from strigae ; branches ascending pyramidal, 

 panicled ; leaves linear-lanceolate ; spikelets elongated ; flowers 

 rather distant ; corolla nearly equal ; stamens exserted. .H. 

 Native of the South of France ; Upper Italy ; Lower Pyrenees ; 

 and about Tangiers and Algiers. Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 164. 

 D. C. syn. no. 2708. fl. gall. 6. p. 418. Willd. enum. 1. p. 

 187. Lehm. asper. 445. E. pyramidale, Lapeyr. abr. p. 90. 

 fl. pyr. t. 66. E. asperrimum, Lam. ill. no. 1854. Pers. ench. 

 1. p." 164. E. Italicum, var. y. Willd. spec. 1. p. 787. E. Ita- 

 licum, var. I). Lin. spec. p. 201. E. ItiHcum, Lam. fl. fir. 2. p. 

 451. E. laevigatum, p. Vittm. summ. 1. p. 398. Murray, syst. 



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