1910 VERBASCUM 



smaller than in V. phlomoides. The plant has the dis- 

 advantage of being sensitive to \vetue,ss, its soft, 

 woolly Ivs. damping off in wet situations over winter. 



l\ phlomoides, though less popular than the preced- 

 ing, is probably the best of all the yellow-fld. species. 

 It has the advantage over 

 V. Oli/uipicitm of being a 

 ■i true biennial of easier cul- 



ture with larger tis. and a 

 longer season of bloom, 8- 

 fti - 10 weeks, and even then if 



'w/ ^ cut balf way down it will 



i throw out lateral bloom in 



f late autumn, 



^y I Generic drsrription: bien- 



fl^ ^vJ nial herbs, rarely perennial 



or suffruticose, more or less 

 woolly: racemes or spikes 

 terminal, simple or 

 '^^^/fT^^ CI? branched; pedicels clustered 



I'W/^^^r .V or solitary: calyx 5-cut or 



5 -parted; corolla with al- 

 y most no tube, rotate, rarely 



r Jl '^aE^' concave, with 5 broad lobes; 



...^^^ S/ *-=- stamens 5, affixed at base 



"•7 y^:^'^-'— ^-^^ g- of corolla ; style entire : 



^)^^^ ■^-^W^ "^^^^^^;i ovules numerous : capsule 



-^ globose ovoid or oblong. DC. 

 ?^^K^T^-:'4:M': Prod., vol. 10. Boissier 



•'■~'{/?^;' F^ky^^L.^"''^^^' Flora Orieiitalis, vol. 4. Gar- 

 X^di'^^^r^^- de" 27, p. 172; 41. p. 5.11. 

 .-.^^^^^^^^^--~-;;-:*i^ American trade names are : 



-_i-_^ ■^^'^' r. Chni.rii, vigrnm, O/i/vi- 



2643, Verbascum Thapsus, plciaii, jxtnnosnm, jyldoino- 

 the common mullein. ides, pJia'ii ireinn. 



INDEX. 



album, i:>. Liiiinr-i. 1. py rami datum, 15. 



Blattaria, 9. loiisit'ulium. 4, nibi^'inosiiin, iLi. 



blattarioides. 8. Ly</linitis, 18. !Schraderi, 1. 



Boerha:ivii, 11. macrurum, 2. semi-lauatum, li>, 



canesceiis, 1. nigrum, 13. sinualum, 14. 



Charsii, 19. uiveum. 10. tliapsiforme, 2. 



cotlinv'ii, 1. Olymijic-xim, 17. Thapso-floccosuni, L. 



erassitolium, 5. orientals, 19. Thai>so-niontin, 1. 



cnpreum. 12. ov;ilifolinm, 7. f/iapsoides, 1. 



densiflorum, 6. loTit,'ifolium, 4. Thapsus, 1. 



ferruKineuin, 12. 10. palddxiii, 1. veniale.l'i, 19. 



Freyiiiaiium, 19. ijaiinosn m, 4. virj:j;itnni, 8. 



glabri'iit. s. jilil'unnides, !i. ri.'icidulum, 8. 



Lamotci, 1. pha-'uiceum, 12. 



A. Autl'iers of tlif lo)tr/er sian>e}>s ad- 



n <i t e -<?'-'<' II rrcnt. S E CT i on i, 



Thapsus. 



B. FJs. clnshfTi'd. {Group 1. Eu.- 



thopsns.) 



('. Aulhi-rs sln>rf-d('cnrre}if : co- 



r»l!a rnnrurr at the lhra„t. ]. ThapsUS 

 CO. Anllnrs l-nnir r 'id ynito -d . r „>■- 

 T'^nf: i:nrnlh( fhi//e)njd nut. 

 D. The n^. snfrr,d;j paliretrd. 



E. SfeiH-Jrs. /">nj-di'i:iirrriif. '2. thapsiforme 

 EE. Stviii-i rR. shorl-dfrivrri'iil . 'S. phlomoides 

 DD. Th<'. f/s.spicate, pcdinds 

 somi'ti UK'S Hs loiif/ (7.S- or 

 Innijvr than the ralij.r. 



E. Li's. rrri/ Inwj 4. longlfolium 



EE. Lrs. iii'x/i^riifeljj Jouff. 



F. Fihinxnits (/lahroiis . . . 5. crassifolium 

 FF. F i I a III evf s IV h i i <:- 



irndHfi. (3. densiflorum 



BB. FJs. soJifoni or nnirh/ so. 



C. Plinits II', I o IJij. (Group L\ 



^/leel'il'llrs. ) 7. ovalifolium 



00. Plou/s i/hihroiis. [Groiin -■'. 

 Iihi1lari<i.) 



D. Pedic'ds ill ,?\s^ nr .J's s. virgatum 



fjd. Prdircts solitrinf <). Blattarla 



AA. Aufhri:'< all kidurp-shop,;] uud of 

 ilhoui Vjllill siir. Sei.'TI'in II. 

 IjVOHNFIMS. 

 B. Ji'oi-Vliics si)lip!r,or S I i '/ ]l I I 1/ 

 hnnirhi'd. 

 0. C'ltpr ni/hrr tonjr. 

 D. Teelh of vujij.r orah' Ill, niveum 



VERBASCUM 



DD. Teeth of eafi/x litien r-Jun- 



ceolafe 11. Boerhaavii 



CC. Cahjx swall. 



D. Fls. jiurple 12. phoeniceum 



DD. FIs. ifidloiv 13. nigrum 



BB. Hacemes hranched or p a n i. - 

 cled. 

 c. Clusters of fis. finaUij venioteA-i. sinuatum 

 CO. Clusters of fls. near toijidher. 

 D, PediceJs rarely as lomj os 



caJijx l.'j. pyramidatum 



DD. Pedicels as long as eahjx 

 or loiiip'r. 

 E. Plant (preen and )i''arl;; 



f/hihrous IG. rubiginosum 



EE. P/inits more or less 



iroollif. 



F. F I I a III e u t s ic h i t e- 



woo/lij. 



G. Toinentum flee e y: 



I r s. toinpiiiose o n 



both sidr.^ 17. Olympicum 



("ic. Toniriifii HI iu '• (/ I // .■ 



h-s. f/rcciiish al/ove.lS. Lychnitis 

 FF. F i 1 (I Hi e II I s jiiirple- 



ivooUy 19. Chaixii 



1. Thdpsus, Linn. Common Muelein. Fig. 2048. 

 Familiar weed in woods and in uncultivated fields, 2-G 

 ft. high, di^u.sely woolly, with large oblong root-lvs. and 

 long racemes of yellow flowers. Eu., Orient. Hima- 

 layas. B.B. 3:143. Gn. 28, p. 148. -Natural varieties 

 have been observed with pale yellow and white tis. und 

 hybrids with V. simiatuiii , Lychtiitis, nigrum, etc. 

 Other variations are: inflorescence dense or lax, simple 

 or branched: lis. large or small: wool dense or loose: 

 filaments glaljruus or pilose. The following Eurojiean 

 tra<le names are said to Ik- rpferalile to this species: 



W eaueseetis, Linna-i, putlid uin , Sehraderi, ^.ud ihap- 

 soides, all nearly synonymous; I', collinum, Lamoitei, 

 Thapso-floccosum and var. Gordoiii, Thapso-nigrum. 



2. thapsiSdrme, Schrad. European species with yel 

 lowish touieiilum and narrowly decurrent stem -Ivs. 

 Var. macrtirum, Benth. ( T. macrururn, Ten.), has' 

 white tomentum and more widelj'' decurrent leaves. 



3. phlomoides, Linn. A clasping-lvd. species valued 

 for its long seasim of bloom. It has clustered lis. with 

 pedicels shorter than calyx. Naturalized in Mass. Gn. 

 40, p. 561; 41, p. 555. 



4. longifolium, Ten. {V, pavnosnm, Vis. & Pane). 

 Italian species known by its very long root-lvs., long 

 interrupted racemes which are somewhat branched, the 

 lower clusters of tis. spicate. 



5. crassiJ61ium, Hoffra. & Link. Spanish plant, with 

 long-decurrent Ivs.. spicate raceme, clustered Ivs., flat- 

 tened corolla and glabrous filaments. — One of the few 

 species that thrives in a light, sand)' soil. 



V). densifldrnm, Bertol. Italian mountain species 

 known by its decidedly yellow w<.)ol and long dense 

 racemes. 



7. ovalii61ium, Sims. Showy Caucasian species with 

 fl^. ]■■._; ij\. across. Distinguished by its oval, white- 

 wiiully lys. and solitary, sessile flowers. B.M. 1U37. 

 B.K. 7:558 (as 1'. formosum). 



8. virgatum, With. ( F. 'bIaftario)des, Lam.). This 

 and the next are two of the very few Verbascums that are 

 green throughout. V. gldhruin, Willd., and V. visc'idu- 

 liiiii- Pers., represents its glabrous and sticky-pilose 

 variations. Cosmopolitan. 



9. Blattiria. Linn. Moth Mullein. Blattaria is from 

 Idotfo , .'(..rkroarh, which the plant is said to repel. 

 Plant is frequented I.iy lunths, whence popular name. 

 N;itivr(.t Euri-v aud N. Asia; naturalized iu America, 

 (ine i.f tlie \'i-\v i^ri-en-leaved Verbascums, distinguislied 

 from I', vinjiitam by solitary pedicels. Fls. rarely white. 



10. niveum, Ten. Imperfectly known Italian species 

 with whitie \yo()l, very dense raeeuie of solitary, sub- 

 sessile tis, and a ^-parted wiM.lly calvx having ovate 

 lobes. 



