292 SOROPHULARINE^. [VERBASCUM. 



Waste dry places, local, from Argyll and Elgin southd. ; 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 crena.te ; 

 cauline oblong, acute, upper acuminate. Spike 6-10 in. ; bracts longer 

 than the flowers. Corolla f1 in. diam., woolly externally. Filaments with 

 white hairs ; anthers of long stamens slightly decurreut. 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, obtuse, coarsely crenate, greea 

 above, white beneath ; cauline sessile, ovate, acuminate. :"* Racemes erect, 

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

 woolly. Anthers not decurrent. Style 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 creuatures and more 

 matted with woolly hairs ; cauline cordate. Flowers |-| in. diam., several 

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

 current. Capsule small, ovoid. DISTRIB. From Belgium southd. (excl. 

 Greece, Russia). 



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-f in. diam., many to each bract, 

 pedicelled. Sepals small, lanceolate, tomentose. Anthers not decurrent. 

 DISTRIB. Europe, Siberia. An Alderney var. (tomento 1 sum, Bab.), has 

 more woolly leaves beneath, and smaller flowers. 



5. V. Blatta'ria, L. ; nearly glabrous, stem sub angular, 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., oblong-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^ in. diam., bright yellow, rarely cream-coloured, 

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



