/»/. ex. cor. 26. SOLANEiE. 83. Verbascum. 327 



is useful in diarrhoea, or as a clyster in tenesmus; the down 

 of the leaves is also used for tinder; the whole herb flung 

 into ponds is said to intoxicate the fish so that they may 

 be taken by the hand. 



&. thapso-nigrum. Leaves ovate ; lower leaves petioled ; 

 middle sessile ; upper decurrent ; stem branched ; flowers 

 in bunches, sessile. 



A mule-plant of v. decurrens impregnated by v. nigrum, 

 Rolson. 



y. nigrn-lychnitis. Leaves woolly ; radical leaves petioled j 

 stem leaves sessile ; flowering branches numerous^ axillary j 

 flowers in bunches. 



Near Yarmouth, probably a mule-plant. Turner, 



2. Verbascum thapsoides. Thapsus-like midle'm/' 

 Leaves decurrent; stem branched, 



Verbasciim thapsoides, Hudn. Fl, Angl. 90, 

 Verbascum Thapsi, Lin. S. P. 1669. 

 Verbascum Lychnitis /8, Smith Fl. Brit. 250. 

 Bastard mullein. 



Chalky and sandy meadows, Kent, Hudson. 



3. Verbascum lychnites. Candlewick mullein. 

 Leaves wedgeshape, oblong, naked on the upper surface; 



stem angular, panicled ; beards of the filaments yellowish. 



Verbascum flore albo parvo, Raii Syn. 287, 3. 

 Verbascum lychnite Mattliioli, Ger. em. 775, 3. 

 Verbascum mas, foliis longioribus, Fark. 60. 

 Verbascum lychnites, Lin. S. P. 252, 



Waysides in chalky soils; perennial; July and August. 



Stem 3 feet high, woolly ; leaves very woolly beneath, re- 

 ticulately veined above ; stem leaves sessile ; flowers pedi- 

 celled, in bunches, milk-white. 



4. Verbascum pulverulentum Hoary mullein. 

 Leaves ovate, oblong, slightly serrated, powdery on botji 



gides, tomentose ; stem round, panicled ; beard of the fila- 

 ments yellow ; anthers bright red. 



Verbascum pulverulentum flore luteo parvo, Raii Syn. 287,2. 

 Verbascum Lychnitis j3, Huds. Fl. Angl. 90. 

 Verbascum pulverulentum, Salish. Prod. 104, 

 Yellow hoary mullein. Norfolk mullein. 



"Waysides and hedges in chalky soils ; biennial ; July. 



Herb mealy, downy ; stem 4- feet high ; leaves all sessile, 

 obsoletely serrated; flowers golden yellow; beard of the 

 stamens whitish yellow. 



