478 248, Valeriana. 41. VALERIANE^. Tlex.cah 



1. Valeriana officinalis. Shop valerian. 

 Leaves all pinnate ; leaflets lanceolate, nearly equaly 



toothed. 



Valeriana sylvestris major, Rail Syn.200, 1; Ger, em. 1075,2, Park, 

 122. 



Valeriana officinalis, Lin. S. P. 45. 



Great wild valerian. Capon's tail. Setwalle. 



Hedges and river-sides ; perennial ; June. 



Stem 4 feet high -, flowers flesh-colour; stamens all fertile 



^. montana. Stem slender; leaves narrower; root more 

 aromatic. 



Valeriana sylvestris major montana, Dillen in Eaii Syn, 200, 2. 



Roots warm, bitterish, sub-acrid, strong-scented, anti- 

 spasmodic in doses of ^ss. to ^ij.; excellent in habitual 

 costiveness ; cats, and especially rats, are fond of them. 



2. Valeriana Pyreniaca. Vyrenlan valerian. 

 Stem-leaves heartshape, toothed, petioled ; uppermost 



ternate, terminal, leaflets very large. 



Valeriana Pyreniaca, Lin. S. P. 46. 



Woods; perennial; June. 



Stein 2 feet high ; flowers rose-coloured. 



3. Valeriana sylvestris. Wild imleriaji. 

 Root-leaves ovate ; stem-leaves lyrate, pinnate ; floivers 



mostly unisexual. 



Valeriana sylvestris minor, iJaiz Sj/n. 200, 3: Park. 122; the male. 

 Valeriana sylvestris seu palustris minor altera, Paii Stja. 200, 'I ; the 

 female. 



Valeriana minor, Ger. em. 1075, 3. 

 Valeriana dioica, Lin. S. P. 44. 

 Marsh valerian. 



Damp fields and bogs ; perennial ; .Tune. 



Stem 1 foot high ; ^oi^/e?-^) flesh-colour; male, style im- 

 perfect, barren ; female, barren stamens at the base of the 

 tube ; sometimes both organs are perfect. 



4. Valeriana annua. Annual valerian. 

 Leave's pinnatifid ; stamens 2, abortive. 



Valeriana annua Clusii, Ger. em. 1077, S. 

 Valeriana Calcitrapa, Lin. S. P. 



Walls, naturalized ; annual ; July and August. 



