ONAGRARLE. [Epibbium. 



sjc Flowers irregular. Stamens bent down. 



1. E. angustifolium, Linn. Rose-bay Willow-herb, Persian 

 or French Willow. Leaves scattered, linear-lanceolate, veiny, 

 smooth; petals unequal ; stamens declining. Br. Fl. \. p. 179. 

 E. Fl. v. ii. p. 212. E. Bot. t. 1947. 



Moist banks and rocky places, rather of rare occurrence in Ireland. 

 At the Scalp, near Enniskerry, among loose rocks. Cavehill, near 

 Belfast ; Mr. Temphton. County of Derry ; Mr. D. Moore. Fl. 

 July. 11. Stems three to six feet high, smooth, reddish. Flowers 

 large, purple, (rarely white,) in long upright clusters. 



* * Flowers regular. Stamens erect. Stigmas 4-cleff. 



2. E. hirsutum, Linn. Great hairy Willow-herb, Leaves half 

 clasping the stem, ovato-lanceolate, hairy ; stem copiously 

 branched; root creeping. J3r. Fl. \. p. 179. E. Fl.v. ii. p. 213. 

 E. Bot. t. 838. 



In watery places, ditches and margins of rivers, common. Fl. July 

 1. Almost equal in size to the last. Root perennial, creeping' 

 Flowers corymbose, large, of a delicate pink. A variety with 

 white flowers has been noticed by Mr. Hodgens growing about Dun- 

 ganstown, County of Wicklow. 



3. E. parviflorum, Schreb. Small-flowered hairy Willow-herb. 

 Leaves sessile, lanceolate, downy ; stem nearly simple, woody ; 

 root fibrous. Br. Fl. 1. p. 179. E. Fl. v. ii. p. 214. E. 

 Bot. t. 795. 



Marshes, banks of lakes and rivers, frequent. Fl. July." 1L. 

 Stem from one to two feet high, simple or slightly branched at top. 

 Leaves downy. Flowers light purple. 



4. E. montanum, Linn. Broad smooth-leaved Willow-herb. 

 Leaves stalked, ovate, toothed; stem round; stigma in four 

 deep segments. Br. Fl. 1. p. 179. E. Fl. ii. p. 214. E. 

 Bot. t. 777. 



Dry shady banks, walls, roofs of cottages, &c. frequent. Fl. July. 

 %.. Stem one foot and a half to two feet high. Flowers light pur- 

 ple, few, in a terminal leafy crymbose cluster, rather smaller than the 

 last. 



* * * Flowers regular. Stamens erect. Stigma undivided. 



5. E. tetragonum, Linn. Square-stalked Willow-herb. Leaves 

 lanceolate, sessile, minutely toothed; stem erect, unequally 

 quadrangular; stigma undivided. Br. Fl. I. p. 180. E. Fl. v. 

 ii. p. 215. E. Bot. t. 1948. 



Sides of ditches and watery places, common. Fl. July. If.. Stem 

 about a foot high, almost quite smooth. Flowers few, pale purple, 

 with cloven petals. 



6. E. palustre, Linn, Narrow-leaved Marsh Willow-herb. 



