494 



VERBASCIN^E. I. VERBASCUM. 



pie, tomentose. Lower cauline leaves 2| inches long. Terminal 

 raceme half a foot : lateral ones shorter; fascicles remote, 5-7- 

 flowered : upper ones 3-flowered. Flowers yellow, like those 

 of V, Lychnllis, but a little smaller. 



Montpelier Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. PL 2 to 3 feet. 



46 V. OVA'TUM (Schrad. hort. gott. fasc. 2. p. 21. t. 15. verb. 

 2. p. 21.) leaves ovate, crenated, glabrous above, and clothed 

 with fine tomentum beneath : lower and cauline ones obtuse, 

 petiolate : superior ones acute, sessile, half stem-clasping ; ra- 

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

 Native of Spain. Stem usually branched from the base, beset 

 with fascicles of stellate hairs, which constitute fine tomentum 

 at top. Radical and lower cauline leaves 3-4 inches long. 

 Lower racemes a span long, leafy at base : superior ones shorter. 

 Flowers scentless, smaller than those of V. Lychmtis, yellow. 

 Filaments clothed with purple wool. Anthers equal ; pollen 

 copper-coloured. 



Ovate-leaved Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. 2 

 to 3 feet. 



47 V. AUSTRI'ACUM (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 341. 

 Schrad. verb. 2. p. 22.) leaves crenated, glabrous above, and 

 pubescent beneath : lower and cauline ones oblong-ovate, peti- 

 olate : superior ones ovate, acute, nearly sessile ; racemes pani- 

 cled ; pedicels about equal in length to the calyx. If. . H. 

 Native of Austria, and Hungary, on mountains among bushes. 

 V. nigrum, Plenck. icon. pi. off. t. 110. Habit of V. Lychmtis. 

 Stem simple, or branched, beset with fascicles of small hairs, 

 brownish purple. Leaves deep green : radical ones 4 inches to 

 a span long. Racemes a span or more long : lower ones leafy, 

 and often divided ; fascicles 5-7-flowered : upper ones 3-flow- 

 ered. Flowers sweet-scented. Calyx, corolla, and stamens as 

 in V. nigrum, but the capsule is larger, and the down stellate. 



Austrian Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. PI. 3 to 4 

 feet. 



48 V. ORIENTA'LE (Bieb. fl. cauc. no. 401. and suppl. p. 154. 

 exclusive of the syn. of Schrad. and D. C.) leaves crenated, 

 glabrous above, but clothed with fine tomentum beneath : lower 

 ones oblong, tapering into the petioles : cauline ones oblong- 

 ovate, cordate, on short petioles : upper ones acuminated, nearly 

 sessile ; racemes panicled ; pedicels hardly exceeding the calyx. 

 If. . H. Native of the Ukrain, along with V. nigrum. Schrad. 

 verb. 2. p. 23. V. nigrum, Pall. ind. taur. ex Bieb. Stem 

 flexuous and branched. Leaves opaque. Corolla yellow. 



Eastern Mullien. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1821. PI. 2 to 3 

 feet. 



49 V. ALOPE'CUROS (Thuill. fl. par. p. 110. D. C. fl. fr. no. 

 2626.) leaves crenated, downy above, clothed with hoary tomen- 

 tum beneath : lower ones oblong-ovate, subcordate, petiolate : 

 cauline ones oval-oblong, on short petioles : upper ones oblong- 

 ovate, nearly sessile ; racemes simple ; pedicels longer than the 

 calyx. JJ. . H. Native of France, in arid places. Schrad. 

 verb. 2. p. 26. Very nearly allied to V. nigrum. Stem tomen- 

 tose, as well as all the plant, with the exception of the upper 

 surfaces of the leaves. Radical and cauline leaves a span long, 

 doubly crenated. Racemes usually simple, a span or more 

 long. Filaments clothed with white wool. The rest as in 

 V. nigrum. 



Fox-tail-racemeA Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 

 3 to 4 feet. 



50 V. CHA'IXII (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 491. t. 13. exclusive of the 

 synonymes. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 27.) leaves oblong-ovate, 

 cordate, petiolate, crenated, clothed with fine tomentum : lower 

 ones pinnatifid at the base ; racemes panicled ; pedicels longer 

 than the calyx. $ . H. Native of Piedmont, Dauphiny, south- 

 ern provinces of France, in rocky places. Lam. diet. 4. p. 



220. D. C. fl. fr. no. 2680. and suppl. p. 480. Very like V. 

 nigrum, but is less robust, and usually branched above. Leaves 

 deep green. Racemes more numerous, smaller, and more slen- 

 der, disposed in a panicle, and the flowers are a little smaller. 



Var. j8, urticcefblium ; lower leaves less cut. $. H. V. ur- 

 ticsBfolium, Lam. diet. 4. p. 220. 



Var. y, dentatum (Rcem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 339. /3.) 

 stem twiggy, branched at top ; flowers racemosely spicate ; 

 corollas villous outside ; leaves lanceolate, sessile, tomentose 

 beneath, and rather villous above, serrated : radical ones petio- 

 late, doubly toothed. $ . H. Native of the Pyrenees. V. 

 dentatum, Lapeyr. fl. pyr. p. 114. D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 

 2680. a. 



Chaix's Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1821. PI. 3 to .4 

 feet. 



51 V. NI'GRUM (Dodon. hist. p. 144. icon. Lin. spec. p. 

 253.) leaves crenated, nearly glabrous above, but clothed with 

 fine tomentum beneath, or pubescent : lower and cauline ones 

 oblong-ovate, cordate, petiolate : superior ones ovate-oblong, 

 nearly sessile ; racemes elongated ; pedicels twice as long as the 

 calyx. Tf.. H. Native throughout Europe and Siberia, in 

 waste places, way-sides, and in hedges ; plentiful in some parts 

 of Britain. Smith, engl. hot. t. 59. Oed. fl. dan. 1088. 

 Schrad. verb. 2. p. 24. Hall. helv. no. 584. Mor. hist. 2. 

 sect. 5. t. 9. f. 5. Bauh. hist. 3. p. 873. icone. Lob. icon. 1. 

 p. 562. Stems simple, or divided a little at apex, brownish- 

 purple, downy, or glabrous. Leaves opaque above. Racemes 

 1| foot long, simple, or furnished with 1 or 2 short branches at 

 the base ; fascicles many-flowered : lower ones remote : upper 

 ones crowded. Corolla yellow. Filaments clothed with purple 

 wool. Anthers all reniform ; pollen vermillion. Down branched, 

 or stellate. 



Var. jj ; racemes subpanicled. 1. H. Native of France. 

 V. Parisiense, Thuill. fl. par. p. 110. 



Var. y, gymnostemon (Rrem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 345.) 

 stamens glabrous, or naked. 



Var. S, albtflorum ; flowers white. 



Var. e ; flowers funnel-shaped, proliferous. If.. H. Native 

 of Siberia. Verbascum, Gmel. sib. 4. p. 91. t. 47. 



Black-rooted Mullien. Fl. May, Aug. England. PI. 3 to 

 4 feet. 



52 V. BANA'TICUM (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 28.) lower leaves 

 oval-oblong, petiolate, triply crenated, tomentose, pinnatifid at 

 the base : cauline leaves oblong-ovate, doubly crenated, nearly 

 sessile : superior ones broad-ovate, subcordate, smoothish, ses- 

 sile ; racemes panicled ; pedicels longer than the calyx. $ . H. 

 Native of Banatu, near Alt-orsowa, and frequent about Topliz. 

 V. sinuatum, Rochel, pi. ban. exsic. no. 136. V. sinuatum, /?, 

 Banaticum, Rochel, in litt. and Schrad. Upper cauline leaves 

 half stem-clasping, all glabrous above. Down stellate. Herb 

 deep green. Disposition and structure of flowers that of V, 

 sinuatum. 



Banatic Mullien. PI. 2 to 4 feet ? 



53 V. LANA'TUM (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 28. t. 2. f. 1.) leaves 

 clothed with woolly tomentum beneath : lower and cauline leaves 

 oblong, petiolate, somewhat triply crenated : upper ones ob- 

 long-ovate, sessile, acutely crenated ; racemes simple ; pedicels 

 twice as long as the calyx. I/ . H. Native of Italy, Bassi ; 

 Carnea, Wulf ; Carinthia, Bernhardi. Plant clothed with white 

 woolly tomentum, except the upper surfaces of the leaves. 

 Lower leaves 3-4 inches long. Racemes a span long, simple ; 

 fascicles remote, 4-6-flowered : lower ones leafy. Flowers 

 sweet-scented. Calyx and corolla as in V. nigrum, but the 

 tube is sometimes spotted with purple. Stamens, structure, 

 and colour of those of V. nigrum. 



