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18 V. COLLINUM (Schrad. verb. p. 35. t. 5. f. 1.) leaves cre- 

 nate, tomentose : lower ones elliptic-oblong, petiolate : middle 

 cauline ones oblong-lanceolate, acutish, attenuated at the base : 

 superior ones oblong, acute, decurrent ; fascicles of racemes re- 

 mote ; anthers equal. If. H. Native of the North of Ger- 

 many, on dry grassy hills. Stem simple, reddish-green at bot- 

 tom, tomentose. Leaves pale green above, and canescent be- 

 neath : radical ones 4 or 4^ inches long. Racemes 1 to Ij foot 

 long, solitary ; but in strong plants there are sometimes 1-2 

 small branches at the base. Calyx and corolla almost as in V. 

 ntgrum ; and the filaments are clothed with purple wool as in 

 it ; pollen red. Capsule small, oblong-ovate, obtuse. 



Hill Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



19V. VERSIFLORUM (Schrad. verb. p. 36.) leaves crenated, 

 tomentose : lower ones elliptic-oblong, petiolate : cauline ones 

 oblong, acute, decurrent : upper ones acuminated ; racemes 

 panicled ; fascicles remote, few-flowered; anthers equal. If. . ? 

 H. Native near Prague, in sandy places, Tausch. This ele- 

 gant species comes very near the V. rubiginosum, Waldst. et Kit, 

 but differs in the colour of the flowers. Plant clothed with 

 greenish-yellow tomentum. Stem divided into many floriferous 

 branches towards the apex. Radical leaves S\ to 6 inches long. 

 Racemes more than a foot long, panicled. Flowers size of those 

 of V. phceniceum, sweet-scented. Corolla of a reddish copper- 

 colour, verging to yellow towards the tube, with obovate-round- 

 ish segments, furnished with yellow wool at the base of the 

 smaller ones, as in V. Blattaria, as well as the smaller fila- 

 ments ; but the 2 longer filaments are clothed with purple wool. 

 Pollen white. Capsule ovate, obtuse, a little larger than the 

 calyx. Corollas sometimes twice the size of those of V. phlo- 

 moldes. 



Party-flonered Mullien. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PL 3 

 to 4 feet. 



20 V. RAMI'GERUM (Link, in litt. ex Schrad. verb. p. 37. t. 

 4.) leaves clothed with fine tomentum : radical ones oblong-lan- 

 ceolate : cauline ones oblong, acute, doubly crenated, semide- 

 current : upper ones acuminated ; racemes panicled ; fascicles 

 remote, many-flowered ; anthers equal. $ . H. Native of 

 Germany. Habit of V. Lychmtis. Stem much branched, to- 

 mentose. Leaves canescent beneath : radical ones often a foot 

 long. Calyx as in V. phlomdides, but one half smaller, never- 

 theless larger than that of V. Lychmtis, but the stamens are 

 the same. 



Branch-bearing Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PL 4 

 to 6 feet. 



21 V. BASTA'RDI (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 335.) leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, downy or villous, crenated, and subdecurrent ; 

 flowers twin or glomerate ; stem much branched. .H. Na- 

 tive on argillaceous hills about Mayenne, near Montreuil-Bel- 

 froy. V. blattarioides, ft. caule ramosissimo, Bast, suppl. fl. 

 Main, et Loire, p. 42. ? V. ramosissimum, D. C. fl. fr. suppl. 

 p. 416. no. 4679. a. but not of Poir. Stem purplish at bottom, 

 downy. Leaves villous, particularly beneath, half stem-clasp- 

 ing. Branches of panicle elongated. Flowers pedicellate. 

 Corolla yellow ; hairs of stamens purple. Said to be nearly 

 allied to V. ramigerum, and probably only a variety of it. 



Bastard's Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PL 5 to 6 

 feet. 



22 V. MUCRONA'TUM (Lam. diet. 4. p. 218. Schrad. verb, 

 p. 38.) leaves crenated, clothed with hoary tomentum : radical 

 ones oblong-lanceolate : cauline ones oblong, acute, semidecur- 

 rent : upper ones ovate, long-acuminated ; spikes panicled ; 

 flowers glomerate. $ . H. Native of Candia, Labillardiere. 

 Verbascum orientale, maximum, candidissimum, ramis candela- 

 brum Ecmulantibus, Tourn. cor. p. 8. ? The whole plant cloth- 

 ed with hoary tomentum. Stem branched at top. Radical 



leaves in the cultivated plant 1 to 2 feet long. Flowers almost 

 sessile. Corolla large, ex Lam., yellow, middle-sized, ex Spec. 

 Filaments all clothed with white wool. 



Mucronate-leaved Mullien. FL July, Aug. Clt. 1814. 

 PL 6 to 8 feet. 



23 V. CANDIDI'SSIMUM (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 413. no. 2670.) 

 leaves and whole plant white from floccose tomentum : lower 

 leaves petiolate, oblong-lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, 

 acute : upper cauline ones ovate, acuminated, all decurrent and 

 finely crenated ; racemes panicled ; fascicles many-flowered, 

 remote. $ . H. Native near Montpelier, at Port Juvenal. 

 The upper part of the plant is sometimes deficient of floccose 

 tomentum. Calyx small. Corolla yellow, middle-sized. Per- 

 haps the same as V. mucronatum or V. niceum. 



far. ft ; flowers approximate ; stem rubiginose. 



Very-white Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PL 4 to 5 

 feet. 



24 V. ADRICULA'TUM (Smith, prod. fl. graec. 1. p. 149. 

 Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 223.) leaves crenulated, elliptic- 

 oblong, tomentose on both surfaces, auricled at the base : upper 

 ones half stem-clasping ; racemes panicled, flexuous ; fascicles 

 many-flowered, remote ; anthers equal. $ . H. Native of the 

 Island of Samos. Verbascum orientale, maximum, candidissi- 

 mum, ramis candelabrum aeniulantibus, Tourn. cor. p. 8. Co- 

 rollas yellow. Filaments beset with cream-coloured wool. 

 Anthers fulvous. 



.funded-leaved Mullien. PL 3 to 4 feet. 



25 V. SINUA'TUM (Lin. spec. p. 254.) leaves clothed with 

 powdery tomentum : radical and lower cauline ones sinuated : 

 superior ones crenated, decurrent ; spikes panicled ; flowers 

 subglomerate ; anthers equal. $ . H. Native of Italy, South 

 of France, Portugal, and Barbary, in arid stony places : very 

 common in Greece. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 227. Verbas- 

 cum nigrum foliis papaveris corniculati, Tourn. inst. p. 147. 

 Verbascum crispum et sinuatum, Bauh. hist. 3. p. 860. with a 

 figure. Mor. hist. 2. sect. 5. t. 9. f. 6. V. intubaceum, Ta- 

 bern. kraut, p. 956. with a figure. Stem tomentose, branched 

 at top. Radical leaves 3-5 inches long, obtuse. Leaves naked 

 on the upper surface in the adult state. Spikes 1 to lj foot 

 long. Flowers on short pedicels. Calyx small. Corolla yel- 

 low, like those of V. Lychmtis, but a little larger. Filaments all 

 clothed with purple wool. Anthers all reniform ; pollen of a 

 vermilion colour. 



Sinualed-\ea\ed Mullien. FL July, Aug. Clt. 1570. PL 3 

 to 4 feet. 



26 V. HY'BRIDUM (Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 170.) leaves tomen- 

 tose : radical ones obovate-lanceolate, undulated, and subsinu- 

 ated : cauline ones subdecurrent, cordate, oblong, acute, cre- 

 nated ; racemes panicled ; flowers glomerate, each glomerule 

 furnished with 3 bracteas. $ . H. Native of Portugal, in 

 hedges, and in shady, gravelly places about Coimbra. This is 

 said to be a hybrid between V. sinuatum and V. pulverulenlwn. 

 Stem branched from the base to the apex, villous. Radical 

 leaves 1 \ foot long, and 7 inches broad. Corollas yellow ; the 

 throat striped with purple. Filaments all clothed with purple 

 villi. The plant is green, though tomentose. 



Hybrid Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. ? PL 4 to 5 feet. 



27 V. CONOCA'RPUM (Mor. clench, sard, ex Linnaea, 5. p. 93.) 

 clothed with white tomentum ; leaves somewhat crenated : lower 

 ones elliptic or oblong, petiolate : upper ones ovate, acumi- 

 nated, somewhat decurrent ; fascicles of flowers loosely race- 

 mose ; capsule oblong-conical, acutish. I/. H. Native of 

 Sardinia, in the fissures of rocks by the sea shore. Corolla 

 yellow, with a deep violet centre. Filaments bearded with vio- 

 laceous hairs, the 2 longest ones naked at top. 



Cone-fruited Mullien. PL 4 to 5 feet. 

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