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VERBASCIN^E. I. VERBASCUM. 



2. Leaves not decurrent. 

 * Flowers glomerate. 



28 V. SYRI'ACUM (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 6. t. 1. f. 1.) leaves 

 quite entire, clothed with woolly tomentum : lower ones obovate- 

 lanceolate : superior ones lanceolate ; spike simple. I/ . H. 

 Native of Syria, in sterile waste places. The whole plant is 

 clothed with woolly tomentum. Stem 2-3 from the same root, 

 woody at the base. Radical leaves 3 or 3\ inches long. Spike 

 longer than the stem ; bundles or glomerules 5-7-flowered. 

 Corolla middle-sized, yellow. Filaments all woolly ; anthers 

 equal. Nearly allied to V. simplex, Labill. 



Syrian Mullien. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



29 V. UNDULA'TUM (Lam. diet. 4. p. 221.) leaves densely 

 tomentose : lower ones lyrately sinuated, undulated : cauline 

 leaves subsinuated : superior ones oblong-ovate, sessile ; spike 

 solitary. J/ . H. Native of the Levant. Stems woody at the 

 base, simple, a little divided, pale, yellowish from tomentum, as 

 well as the leaves. Radical leaves 3-4 inches long. Spike a 

 foot and more long ; bundles 3-4-flowered. Corolla yellow. 

 Filaments all woolly. 



Undulated-\ea\ed Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1819. PI. 

 2J to 3 feet. 



30 V. CERATOPHY'LLCM (Schrad. verb. p. 7. t. 1. f. 2.) leaves 

 tomentose on both surfaces : lower ones sub-pinnatifid : upper 

 ones entire ; spikes panicled ; outer bracteas quite entire. < . 

 H. Native of the Levant. Stem branched at top, tomentose. 

 Radical leaves a span or more long : uppermost cauline leaves 

 half-stem clasping, unequally serrated. Spikes a foot and more 

 long ; bundles remote, 3-4-flowered. Corolla like that of V. 

 blattaria, yellow. Filaments all clothed with yellow wool. 

 Pollen yellow. 



Btickhorn-leaved Mullien. PI. 2| to 3 feet. 



31 V. PINNATI'FIDUM (Vahl, symb. 2. p. 39. Bieb. fl. cauc. 

 1. p. 404. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 8.) leaves tomentose beneath : 

 lower ones bipinuatifid : upper ones pinnatifid ; spikes panicled ; 

 outer bracteas serrated. $ . H. Native of Tauria, in the sea 

 sand ; and of the Islands of the Archipelago. Sibth. et Smith, 

 fl. graec. t. 228. V. bipinnatifidum, Sims, in Curt. bot. mag. t. 

 1777. V. sinuatum, Habl. taur. p. 156. Stems sometimes 

 branched from the base, clothed with hoary tomentum. Radical 

 leaves 3-4 inches long. Spikes a span and more long, but those 

 of the branches shorter. Corollas like those of V. blattaria, 

 yellow. Filaments orange-coloured, clothed with white or ful- 

 vous wool ; pollen vermillion. Anthers all reniform. 



Pinnatijid-\ea\ed Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1788. PI. 

 2J to 3 feet. 



32 V. PLICA'TUM (Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. t. 226.) leaves 

 tomentose, plicately pinnatifid : upper cauline ones sessile ; 

 spike simple, interrupted, leafy ; anthers equal. . H. Na- 

 tive of the Island of Hydra ; plentiful near Athens. V. sinu- 

 atum, /3, Lin. spec. p. 255. V. pinnatifidum, Ait. hort. kew. 

 ed. 2d. vol. 1. p. 386, but not of Vahl. V. Graecum fruti- 

 cosum, folio sinuato candidissimo, Tourn. cor. p. 8. itin. 1. p. 

 128, with a figure. Plant densely clothed with woolly, cream- 

 coloured tomentum. Leaves obovate-oblong, lyrately sinuated : 

 radical ones a span long, petiolate. Filaments bearded with 

 yellow hairs. Corolla yellow. 



Plicate-leaved Mullien. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



* * Flowers fascicled. 



33 V. CHRYSE'RIUM (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 9.) leaves quite 

 entire, tomentose : lower ones obovate-lanceolate, obtuse, taper- 

 ing into the petioles : cauline leaves oblong-lanceolate, acutish, 



nearly sessile : uppermost ones broad-ovate, acuminated, half 

 stem clasping ; racemes panicled ; pedicels about equal in length 

 to the calyx ; anthers equal. $ . ? H. Native of Palestine, 

 Sieber. Plant clothed with yellowish tomentum. Stem simple, 

 or divided a little at top. Leaves thick : radical and lower 

 cauline ones 4-5 inches long. Racemes about a span long. 

 Corolla yellow ; ? filaments glabrous. 

 Golden Mullien. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



34 V. SCHOTTIA'NUM (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 13. t. 3. f. 2.) 

 leaves crenated, tomentose : lower ones oval-oblong, acutish, 

 petiolate : middle cauline leaves oblong, acute, sessile : superior 

 leaves ovate, acuminated, subcordate, half stem-clasping ; ra- 

 cemes panicled ; pedicels twice as long as the calyx. $ . H. 

 Native of Austria, in groves. Allied to the preceding. Stem 

 simple, or divided a little at top. Radical leaves a span to 

 1 foot long. Racemes a span long; fascicles 5-10-flowered. 

 Calyx and corollas as in V. specibsum. Filaments clothed with 

 purple wool. Anthers all reniform ; pollen vermillion. The 

 leaves are nearly naked in summer. 



Schotl's Mullien. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



35 V. LEPTOSTA'CHYUM (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 2676.) 

 leaves oblorg, tomentose : lower ones bluntish, crenulated, 

 tapering into the petioles : cauline leaves acute, quite entire, 

 sessile : superior ones ovate, acuminated, half stem-clasping ; 

 racemes elongated ; pedicels shorter than the calyx. $ . H. 

 Native near Montpelier, in stony fields near Port Juvenal, D. C. 

 Schrad. verb. 2. p. 14. Plant clothed with white tomentum. 

 Stem simple, terete. Radical and lower cauline leaves 3-5 

 inches long: the middle cauline leaves 2-3 inches long. Ra- 

 ceme solitary ; fascicles 5-7-flowered. Calyx nearly the size of 

 V.phlomoldes. Corolla like that of V. specibsum, yellow. Fila- 

 ments all woolly ; anthers equal. In strong plants the stem is 

 furnished with a branch or two at top. 



Slender-spiked Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1825. PI. 3 

 to 4 feet. 



36 V. ROTUNDIF6LIUM (Tenore, prod, suppl. 2. p. 66. syn. p. 

 37. fl. neap. p. 92. t. 23.) leaves crenated, sub-undulated, 

 clothed with hoary tomentum : lower ones oval, petiolate : 

 cauline leaves ovate-elliptic, nearly sessile : uppermost ones 

 roundish-ovate, acute, half stem-clasping ; racemes subspicate ; 

 pedicels shorter than the calyx. $ . H. Native of Sicily ; 

 and of Capra Island. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 50. Micheli. 

 in Till. hort. pis. p. 171. Habit of V. gnaphalbdes, but the 

 tomentum is finer, and hoary. Upper leaves clasping at the 

 base, adnate, not free. Racemes 1 to 1 f foot, simple, or fur- 

 nished with 1 or 2 small brandies at the base ; fascicles remote, 

 few-flowered. Corolla yellow. Filaments clothed with purple 

 wool. 



Round-leaved Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 4 to 

 5 feet. 



37 V. LONGIFOLIUM (Tenore, fl. neap. 1. p. 89. t. 21. prod. p. 

 16. syn. p. 37. Gussone, pi. rar. p. 102.) leaves quite entire, 

 tomentose ; lower ones oval-lanceolate, petiolate : cauline ones 

 oblong, acuminated, half stem-clasping ; racemes elongated ; 

 pedicels twice as long as the calyxes ; two of the anthers 

 oblong. $ . H. Native of Abruzzo, plentiful in mountain 

 pastures. Verbascurn montanum, tomentosum longifolium lu- 

 teum, foliis non serratis, flore parvo, caule rotunclo, Micheli, in 

 Till. hort. pis. p. 171. Plant clothed with yellowish rloccose 

 tomentum. Stem branched at top. Radical leaves 1| foot 

 long. Racemes 2 feet or more long ; fascicles remote, many- 

 flowered. Corollas rather mealy, and covered with stellate pili 

 outside, yellow, like those of V. pyramidale. Filaments clothed 

 with purple wool, but the 2 longer ones only at the base inside. 

 The lower leaves in the cultivated plant are repand inside, rarely 

 sub-sinuated, and the superior ones are crenulated. There are 



