292 SCROPHULARINEj®. [Verbascoi. 



Waste dry places, local, from Argyll and Elgin south d. ; Ireland; Channel 

 Islands; often an escape; a denizen in Scotland ; fl. June-Aug. — Stem 2-3 

 ft., stout. Radical leaves 6-18 in., obovate-lanceolate, entire or crenate ; 

 cauliue oblong, acute, upper acuminate. Sjrike 6-10 in. ; bracts longer 

 than the flowers. Corolla f-1 in. diam., woolly externally. Filaments with 

 white hairs ; anthers of long stamens slightly decurrent. Seeds ribbed. — 

 Distrib. Europe, N. and W. Asia, Himalaya; introd. in N. America. — 

 Wool formerly used for lamp-wicks. 



2. V. Lychni'tis, L. ; stem angled, leaves stellately-pubescent, racemes 

 panicled narrow, flowers small whitish, hairs of filaments white. 



Waste places, Denbigh, and from Herts and Stafford to Worcester, and 

 Kent to Somerset ; a doubtful native ; fl. July- Aug.— Stem 2-3 ft. Radical 

 leaves 4-10 in., petioled, oblong-lanceolate, obtusa, coarsely crenate, green 

 above, white beneath ; cauliue sessile, ovate, acuminate. ' Racemes erect, 

 many-fld. Flowers § in. diam., several to each bract. Calyx small, very 

 woolly. Anthers not decurrent. Sty le slender. Capsule small, ovoid. — 

 Distrib. From Denmark southd., W. Asia; iutrod. in N. America. 



3. V. pulverulen'tum, Fill. ; mealy, stem terete, leaves stellately- 

 pubescent, racemes panicled pyramidal, flowers yellow, hairs of filaments 

 white. 



Waste places Norfolk and Suffolk ; (native ? Wats.) ; fl. July.— Habit of V. 

 Lychni'tis, but leaves much broader, sesssile, with small crenatures and more 

 matted with woolly hairs ; cauline cordate. Floicers f-f in. diam., several 

 to each bract, bright yellow. Sepals small, lanceolate. Anthers not de- 

 current. Capsule small, ovoid.— Distrib. From Belgium southd. (excl. 

 Greece, Eussia). 



4. V. ni'grum, L. ; stem angular, leaves stellately pubescent, racemes 

 nearly simple, flowers yellow, hairs of filaments purple. 



Waste places, fields, &c, from Notts, Derby, and Carnarvon southd., but 

 often an escape ; fl. June-Oct. — Stem 2-3 ft., whole plant covered with long 

 hairs, not so matted as in the former species. Radical leaves petioled, 

 sometimes 1 ft., ovate-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, often cordate, crenate ; 

 cauline, except the upper, petioled, ovate-cordate, hardly white beneath. 

 Raceme 1-1^ ft., slender, erect. Flowers §-f in. diam., many to each bract, 

 pedioelled. Sepals small, lanceolate, tomentose. Anthers not decurrent. — 

 Distrib. Europe, Siberia. — An Alderney var. (tomento' sum, Bab.), has 

 more woolly leaves beneath, and smaller flowers. 



5. V. Blatta'ria, L. ; nearly glabrous, stem subangular, branches of 

 panicle slender glandular, flowers yellow, hairs of filaments purple. 



Waste places, rare, from Norfolk and Stafford southd. ; S. and W. Ireland ; 

 Channel Islands ; a denizen or alien ; fl. June-Oct. — Stem 8 in. to 4 ft., 

 rather slender, simple or branched. Radical leaves 4-10 in., obloug-lanceo- 

 late, obtuse, crenate lobulate or subpinnatifid ; cauline small, sessile, ovate, 

 or oblong, acute or acuminate, sometimes cordate, irregularly toothed or 

 subcrenate. Flowers f-1 J in. diam., bright yellow, rarely cream-coloured, 

 lax or dense; lower bracts leafy; peduncles |-1 in. Sepals oblong, often 



