212 OCTANDRIA— MONOGYNIA. Epilobium. 



212 EPILOBIUM. Willow-herb. 



Linn. G. PL 188. Juss. 319. Fl. Br. 409. Lam. t. 278. Gccrtn. 



t.3\. 

 Chamaenerion. Tourn. t. 157. 



Nat. Ord. See «. 211. 



CuL superior, of 1 leaf, in 4 deep, oblong, pointed, coloiiredj 

 deciduous segments. Pet. 4, dilated upwards, more or 

 less cloven, spreading, inserted between the divisions of 

 the calyx. Filam. awl-shaped, from the throat of the 

 calyx; four alternate ones shorter. Aiith. attached by 

 the back, oval, compressed, obtuse. Germ, inferior, cy- 



' lindrical, slightly quadrangular, very long. Style thread- 

 shaped. Stigma thick, obtuse, either undivided, or usually 

 in 4 deep, recurved segments. Caps, very long, qua- 

 drangular, furrowed, with 4 cells and 4 linear valves, with 

 central partitions. Seeds numerous, small, oblong, each 

 with a feathery crown. Recept. very long, linear, quadran- 

 gular, pliant, coloured, its angles meeting the central 

 partition of each valve. 



Herbs with simple, generally toothed, leaves. Fl. purple, in 

 terminal, leafy clusters or spikes, without scent. Seed- 

 down silky. 



* Florve7-s irregidar. 



1. E. angust'fol'ium. Rose-b«y Willow-herb. Per- 

 sian, or French Willow. 



Leaves scattered, linear-lanceolate, veiny, smooth. Petals 

 unequal. Stamens declining. 



E.angustifolium. L»m. Sp. P/. 493. Willd.v.2.Z\3. Fl. Br. 409. 



Engl. Bot. V. 28. t. \'J47. Curt. Lund. fuse. 2. t. 24. Hook. 



Scot. 116. Winch Guide v. 1 . 36. Fl. Dan. t. 289. 

 E. n. 1000. Hall. Hist. v. 1. 426. 

 Lysimachia speciosa, quibusdam Onagra dicta, siliquosa. Bauh. 



Hist. V. 2.906./. Rail Syn. 310. 

 L. Chamaenerion dicta latifolia. Bauh. Pin. 245. 

 Chameenerion. Gar. Em. 477 .f. 

 Onagra. Dalech. Hist. 865./. 



In meadows and moist shady places, chiefly in the north of En- 

 gland. 



In meadows near Sheffield, and in several other places in the 

 North, plentifully. Raij. Near Alton, Hants. Ddl. Curt. At 

 Grays, near Henley, Oxfordshire. Rev. Mr. Light foot. On the 

 Cheviot hills. Mr. Winch. Teesdale. Rev. Mr. Ha-rriman. In 



