VEEBASCDUJB. I. VERBASCUM. 



495 



Woolly Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1825. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



54 V. RCBIGIXOSCM (Waldst. et Kit. pi. hung. 2. p. 216. t. 

 197.) leaves crenated, pubescent beneath : lower ones oblong, 

 obtuse, petiolate : cauline ones oblong-ovate, acutish, sessile : 

 superior ones ovate, acute, sub-cordate, half stem-clasping ; 

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

 Native of Hungary, about Pesth, Akazto, and elsewhere, 

 Waldst. et Kit, ; south of Podolia, Besser ; and of Caucasus, 

 in high, grassy lands between Tyra and Borysthene ; very rare 

 at the river Terek, Bieb. Habit and flowers of V.ferrvgineum ; 

 and the leaves like those of V. phceniceum. Stem downy. 

 Leaves deep green : radical ones 3-4 inches long. Racemes 

 a foot long, leafy at the base, generally simple ; fascicles remote, 

 3-5-flowered, rarely 6-flowered : upper ones usually 2-flowered. 

 Flowers scentless, size of those of V. Blatlaria. Corolla of a 

 reddish rust colour outside, and of a yellowish rust colour 

 inside, spotted with red towards the tube. Filaments clothed 

 with purple wool. Anthers equal ; pollen copper-coloured. 



Awry-flowered Mullien. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 3 

 to 4 feet. 



55 V. HYOSERIFOLIUM (Schrad. verb. 2. p. 31. t, 3. f. 1.) 

 leaves tomentose : lower ones linear-lanceolate, attenuated at 

 the base : superior ones oblong, acutely-crenated, sessile : upper 

 ones broad-ovate, auriculately cordate ; racemes panicled ; 

 pedicels twice as long as the calyx. $ . ? H. Native of the 

 Levant. Stem erect, simple, tomentose. Leaves greenish grey 

 beneath : radical and lower cauline leaves a span long, sub- 

 sinuated : upper cauline leaves half stem-clasping. Racemes a 

 span to a foot long ; fascicles 4-7-flowered : lower ones remote. 

 Corolla middle-sized, yellow, a little larger than those of V. 

 Lychmtis. Filaments all clothed with yellowish wool ; anthers 

 equal. 



Hyoseris-ltated Mullien. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



56 V. VIMINA'LE (Guss. pi. rar. p. 101. t. 21.) stem simple ; 

 leaves oblong-elliptic, crenulated, green, and beset with ad- 

 pressed villi above, but clothed with white tomentum beneath ; 

 racemes rather crowded ; lower fascicles remote ; bracteas, 

 calyxes, and capsules densely clothed with mealy tomentum. 



$ . H. Native of Japygia, on arid hills, as on Massafra, Cas- 

 tellaneta, and Taranto. Stem tomentose, green, or purplish, 2-4 

 feet high, tough, and serve for tying, hence the specific name. 

 Radical leaves 5-6 inches long : cauline leaves sessile : upper 

 ones half stem-clasping, drawn out at the base, and therefore 

 somewhat decurrent. Racemes solitary, 1 to 1^ foot long; 

 fascicles 2-4-flowered, one of the flowers usually fertile. Corolla 

 not seen. 



Tn-iggy Mullien. PI. 3 to 6 feet. 



* * * Flowers ttcin and solitary. 



57 V. AXGVSTIFOLICM (Tenore, prod, suppl. 2. p. 64. syn. p. 

 37.) leaves crenulated, tomentose : lower ones linear-lanceolate, 

 tapering into the petioles : upper ones oblong-ovate, sessile ; 

 spike simple : flowers solitary, sessile. $ . H. Native of 

 Calabria, and Nicotera, in dry fields. V. Calabricum, Richard, 

 in litt. Stem simple, clothed with canescent tomentum, dwarf. 

 Leaves calvescent above in the adult state. Radical and lower 

 cauline leaves length of stem : upper cauline ones half stem- 

 clasping. Corolla yellow, larger than those of \~. Lychnitis. 

 Filaments beset with white hairs. Anthers reniform. The 

 whole plant is densely clothed with canescent tomentum, which 

 becomes loose, and falls off in part during summer. 



Xarrorr-leared Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. 1 

 to 1| foot. 



58 V. SIMPLEX (Labill. pi. syr. dec. 4. p. 10. t. 5.) leaves 

 crenated, lotnentose : lower ones obovate-spatulate, tapering into 

 the petioles : upper ones ovate, sessile ; racemes subspicate ; 



flowers twin and solitary. If . H. Native in sandy places near 

 Damascus. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 32. Stems simple, many from 

 the same root, which is woody, tomentose. Radical and lower 

 cauline leaves 2| inches long. Flowers nearly sessile : lower 

 and upper ones solitary : the rest twin, but very rarely by 

 threes. Corolla like that of V. blattaria, but smaller. Stamens 

 all woolly : anthers all reniform. There is a variety of this 

 having the superior flowers smaller and sessile. 

 Simple-stemmed Mullien. PI. 1 to 1| foot. 



59 V. MAJA'LB (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. no. 2673. b. Schrad. 

 verb. 2. p. 33.) leaves crenated, tomentose : lower ones ovate- 

 oblong, and ovate, petiolate : upper ones oblong-ovate, sub- 

 cordate, sessile ; racemes subspicate ; flowers twin and solitary ; 

 anthers equal. $ . H. Native of the Pyrenees, Flugge ; 

 in sandy, sterile places near Nice, Rohde ; Montpelier at Cam- 

 brettes, and elsewhere, D. C. This is a very polymorphous 

 plant, densely clothed with white floccose, caducous tomentum. 

 Stem simple, purplish brown. Radical and lower cauline leaves 

 2 to 2 inches long : upper ones half stem-clasping. Flowers 

 on short pedicels. Corolla yellow, size of those of V. Blattaria 

 and y. phlomoidfs. The 3 smaller filaments clothed with purple 

 wool ; the 2 longer ones pilose only in the middle. 



far. ft, longibracteatum (Scbrad. verb. 2. p". 34.) lower brac- 

 teas twice as long as the calyx ; the plant is, however, less 

 tomentose, and larger in all its parts than the species. 



Hog Mullien. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



60 V. BrGULEFOLivic (Lam. diet. 4. p. 226. Schrad. verb. 

 2. p. 35. exclusive of the syn. of Lin.) lower leaves broad- 

 ovate, crenated, glabrous, petiolate : superior cauline ones lance- 

 olate, acuminated, deeply serrated, rather pilose ; racemes sub- 

 spicate ; flowers solitary ; anthers equal. . H. Native 

 about the Bosphorus. Blattaria orientalis, Bugulae folio, flore 

 maximo virescente, lituris luteis in semicirculum striato, Tourn. 

 cor. p. 8. itin. 2. p. 83. with a figure. Buxb. cent. 5. p. 17. t. 

 32. Stem simple, rather villous. Radical leaves 1| to 2 

 inches long, obtuse. Flowers on short pedicels. Corollas 

 larger than those of f'.phlomoldes,pale green, verging to yellow, 

 marked by 2 purple stripes. Filaments clothed with purple 

 wool ; the 2 larger ones only in the middle. 



Bugloss-leated Mullien. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



61 V. COMPA'CTUM (Bieb. fl. cauc. no. 399, exclusive of the 

 syn. of Till. pis. suppl. p. 151. Schrad. verb. 2. p. 35.) leaves 

 ovate, coarsely crenated, tomentose beneath : lower ones taper- 

 ing into the petioles : cauline ones petiolate : upper ones sub- 

 cordate, sessile ; spikes compact ; flowers solitary ; 2 of the 

 anthers oblong. $. H. Native of Tauria and Caucasus ; and 

 Iberia, Bieb. ; Lower Volga, Heming. Stem tomentose, simple, 

 or divided a little at top. Leaves at length almost glabrous 

 above. Tomentum of a greyish green colour. Lower leaves 

 2-3 inches long : upper cauline ones half stem-clasping. Spike 

 \ a foot to a span long, dense, interrupted a little at the base. 

 Corolla yellow. Filaments copper-coloured, beset with orange- 

 coloured wool, unequal ; the 2 longer ones only pilose inside. 

 Pollen vermillion. There is a variety having the radical leaves 

 repandly crenated. 



Compact-flowered Mullien. Fl. July, Aug: Clt. 1820. PI. 

 2 to 3 feet. 



62 V. OVALIFOLICM (Bonn, hort. cant. ed. 4. p. 42. Sims, 

 bot. mag. t. 1037.) stems simple; leaves oval, sessile, dentately 

 crenated, tomentose beneath, and nearly glabrous above ; spike 

 long, simple ; flowers solitary ? 2i . H. Native of Caucasus. 

 Habit of Cehia Cretica. Each flower furnished with 3 bracteas : 

 the middle one orbicular, acuminated : lateral ones small. Co- 

 rolla large, orange-yellow. Filaments fiilvous : the 3 smaller 

 ones bearded, the other 2 naked. Capsule globose. Perhaps 

 the same as V. compdctum. Leaves large. 



