VRBASCIN. I. VERBASCUK. 



493 



varieties of this species having the stem simple, or branched, 

 and the tomentum sometimes white. 



Long-leactd Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1821. PI. 4 to 



5 feet. 



38 V. MICRA'KTHVM (Moretti, dec. pi. itin. 3. p. 6. Guss. pi. 

 rar. p. 103.) stem branched ; radical leaves petiolate, oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute, crenulated, canescent beneath : cauline leaves 

 scattered, sessile, becoming gradually narrower as they ascend 

 the stem ; racemes compound ; fascicles remote. $ . H. Na- 

 tive of Abruzzo, in stony and shady places on the mountains 

 called Morone, Magella, Aquila, Chiarino. Filaments copper- 

 coloured : the 2 longer ones from the base to the middle, 

 bearded by white villi : the 3 shorter ones all their length. An- 

 thers equal, copper-coloured. 



SraaW-flowered Mullien. PI. 3 to 4 feet ? 



39 V. SPECIOSCM (Schrad. hort. goett fasc. 2. p. 22. t. 16. 

 verb. 2. p. 12.) leaves tomentose, quite entire : lower ones 

 oval-lanceolate, tapering into the petioles : cauline ones auricu- 

 lately cordate, sessile ; racemes panicled ; pedicels twice or 

 thrice as long as the calvx ; anthers equal. $ . H. Native of 

 Hungary, Austria, and France, in mountain groves. V. lon- 

 gifblium, D. C. fl. gall, suppl. p. 414. Stem angular, and 

 branched at top. Plant clothed with white tomentum. Radical 

 leaves 1 to H foot long. Racemes 1 -2 feet long ; fascicles 

 many-flowered. Corolla yellow. Filaments copper-coloured, 

 clothed with white wool. Pollen vermillion, rarely copper- 

 coloured. 



far. p: stem much branched. g. H. Native of Austria. 

 V. thapsoides, Host, fl. austr. p. 115. V. caeruleum, Schanz, 

 in cat. sem. hort. vind. 1822. It should have been V. caules- 

 cent, instead of V. ccerulevnt. 



Shorry Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. 4 to 7 feet. 



40 V. GXAPHAI.ODES (Bieb. fl. cauc. suppl. p. 152. Schrad. 

 verb. 2. p. 15.) leaves crenated, clothed with dense, floccose 

 tomentum beneath : lower ones oval-oblong, petiolate : cauline 

 ones oblong, acute, nearly sessile : upper ones roundish-ovate, 

 long-acuminated, half stem-clasping ; racemes terminal, very 

 long ; pedicels about equal in length to the calyxes. $ . H. 

 Native of the South of Tauria. V. Stevenii, Cat. sem. hort. 

 vind. 1821. Very like V. Jloeeorum, but the habit is more 

 robust, and the leaves evidently crenated. Racemes 3 feet 

 long and more, sometimes furnished with a few short racemes ; 

 lower fascicles remote : upper ones crowded. Corolla yellow. 

 Plant clothed with white floccose tomentum, except the upper 

 surfaces of the adult leaves. 



Gnaplialmm-like Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1825. PI. 



6 feet or more. 



41 V. FLOCCOSCM (Waldst. et Kit. pi. hung. 1. p. 81. t. 71.) 

 leaves undulately-crenulated, densely clothed with floccose to- 

 mentum : lower ones oblong-oval, petiolate : cauline ones ob- 

 long, acute, sessile : uppermost ones roundish -ovate, long-acu- 

 minated, half stem-clasping ; racemes panicled ; pedicels equal 

 in length to the calyx. $ . H. Native of Portugal, France, 

 Switzerland, Italy, Sicily, shores of Austria, Hungary, and 

 Calabria, in sterile, sandy places. D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 2673. 

 a. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 1C. V. pulverulentum, Hoffm. et Link, 

 fl. port. 1. p. 217, exclusive of the syn. of Villars. V. palvi- 

 natum, Thuill. fl. par. p. 109. Hall. helv. no. 583. Bauh. 

 hist. 3. p. 872. and 873, with a figure. Mor. hist. 2. sect. 5. t. 

 9. f. 3. Stem simple, or a little branched at top. Plant 

 clothed with floccose tomentum. Radical and lower cauline 

 leaves \ a foot, or a span or more long ; uppermost leaves 

 sometimes cordate, half stem-clasping. Flowers size, colour, 

 form, and disposition of f . Lychnltit Jlaca, as well as the 

 structure of the stamens. 



Far. ft ; flowers larger. . H. Native of England. V. 

 pulverulentum, Smith, fl. brit. 1. p. 251. engl. bot. t. 487. 



far. y, nigro-pulterulentum (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 16.) V. 

 pulverulentum, ft, Smith, 1. c. V. mixtum, D. C. fl. fr. no. 

 2674. Said to be a hybrid from V.jloccdsum, impregnated by 

 the pollen of V. nigrum. 



Floccose Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1805. ft and y, 

 England. PI. 4 to 6 feet. 



42 V. PCLVERCLE'NTCM (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 490, exclusive of 

 the synonymes. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 17.) leaves doubly cre- 

 nated, tomentose beneath : lower ones oblong-oval, petiolate : 

 cauline ones ovate-oblong, acutish, nearly sessile : upper ones 

 roundish-ovate, acuminated ; racemes panicled ; pedicels equal 

 in length to the calyxes. $ . H. Native of Dauphiny. This 

 species has been confused with V. Lychnltit fata, and V.Jloc- 

 cosum, but differs from both in the stem being more humble and 

 terete, and in the leaves being naked above, and in the smaller 

 calyxes, and in the leaves being doubly crenated, and in the 

 tomentum being finer. 



Porrdery Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



43 V. LTCHJI V TIS (Lin. spec. p. 253.) leaves crenated, smooth- 

 ish above, but clothed with powdery tomentum beneath: lower 

 ones oval-oblong, bluntish, tapering into the petioles : superior 

 ones ovate-oblong, acute, nearly sessile : upper ones ovate, acu- 

 minated ; racemes panicled ; pedicels twice as long as the calyx. 



. H. Native of Europe, North of Asia, and North America, 

 among rubbish, in waste fields and groves. Jaume, St. Hil. pi. 

 fr. 4. t. 392. V. pulverulentum, Bieb. fl. cauc. no. 400, and of 

 other Floras. D. C. fl. fr. no. 2672. Stem more or less 

 branched. Radical leaves half a foot long : middle cauline 

 ones 2-4 inches. Racemes a span long, or longer ; fascicles 

 5-7-flowered ; the superior fascicles 2-3-flowered. Flowers 

 middle-sized, sweet-scented. Corolla yellow. Filaments clothed 

 with white wool, the 2 longer ones only at the base. Anthers 

 equal ; pollen vermillion. V. H'eldemi, Morelli is only a var. of 

 V. Lychnllis. 



far. ft; flowers white. $. H. Native along with the 

 species, also in many parts of Britain. V. Lychnitis, ft, Lin. 

 spec. p. 253. Willd. spec. 1003. /3. and y. o. b. Lychnitis, ft, 

 Lam. diet. 4. p. 218. Smith, fl. brit. 1. p. 250. engl. bot. Jt. 

 58. Oed. fl. dan. t. 586. V. Mce'nchii, Schultz, starg. suppl. p. 

 14. V. thapsoides of English authors. V. album, Moench, 

 meth. p. 447. Bess. fl. gal. no. 267. Hall. helv. no. 583. /j. 

 Mor. hist. 2. sect. 5. t, 9. f. 4. Bauh. hist. 3. p. 873, with a 

 figure. Tabern. kraut, p. 956. icone. Lob. icon. 1. p. 562. 



far. y ; flowers without petals. $ . H. 



Lychnltit Mullien. F). June, Aug. Britain. PI. 2 to 6 

 feet. 



44 V. BAMOSI'SSIMUM (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 718.) lower leaves 

 ovate-oblong, crenated, nearly glabrous, on short petioles ; 

 panicle much branched, beset with glandular hairs ; flowers 

 solitary, pedicellate ; stem angular, nearly glabrous. $ . H. 

 Native country unknown ; probably of hybrid origin. Plant 

 deep green. Leaves at least 8 inches long : upper ones stem- 

 clasping. Panicle 1 to 2 feet ; branches a foot long. Flowers 

 shorter than the pedicels. Corolla yellow. Filaments bearded 

 with purple hairs. 



Much-branched Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. 

 4 to 6 feet. 



45 V. MOSSPESSULA'NUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 215. Schrad. 

 verb. 2. p. 20. t. 2. f. 2.) leaves glabrous above, clothed with 

 fine tomentum beneath : cauline ones ovate-oblong, acutish, 

 unequal, crenately serrated, petiolate : upper ones ovate-lance- 

 clate, acute, sessile ; racemes panicled ; pedicels twice as long 

 as the calyx. $ . H. Native about Montpelier. Stem sini- 



