VALERIANA. 



and June ; the leaves flightly lyrate ; Jiowers fmall, rofe- 

 coloured. Seeds fpiked, with a feathery crown. 



4. V. orhkulata. Round-leaved Valerian. Sm. Fl. Grxc. 

 Sibth. V. I. 23. t. 31, marked rotundifolia — Stamen one. 

 Corolla flightly fpurred. Lower leaves (talked, orbicular, 

 fomewhat heart-ftiaped, flightly toothed. — Gathered by Dr. 

 Sibthorp and Mr. Ferdinand Bauer, on hills in the ifle of 

 Cyprus, flowering in the fpring. Annual, and agreeing in 

 habit with the laft, but of rather humbler growth, and eflen- 

 tially diftinguifhed by its round leaves, hardly an inch broad, 

 purple beneath ; the uppermoft pair only being pinnatiiid at 

 their bafe. Flowers variegated with red and white, in twin- 

 ftalkedy^;/ff/, much elongated as the feeds ripen. 



5. V. oblongifolia. Oblong-leaved Valerian. " Fl. Peruv. 

 V. I. 40. t. 65. f. a." Vahl n. 4. — " Hairy. Radical 

 leaves oblong, toothed, obtufe ; thofe of the ftem linear, 

 with tooth-like deep ferratures." — Found on the lofty moun- 

 tains of Peru. Root fibrous, rather thick. Stems feveral, 

 ftriated, almoft leaflefs, except under the flowers ; the central 

 one talleit, eighteen inches high. Radical leaves ftalked, 

 diftantly toothed ; the floral ones feflile, linear-lanceolate. 

 Flowers feffile, in a denfe corymb. Vahl. 



^ 6. V. dloica. Small Marfh Valerian. Linn. Sm. PI. 44. 

 Willd. n. 4. Vahl n. 5. Fl. Brit. n. 2. Engl. Bot. 

 t. 628. Curt. Lond. fafc. 4. t. 3. Fl. Dan. t. 687. Poit. 

 et Turp. Parif. t. 41. (V. minor, et V. flore exiguo ; 

 Rivin. Monop. Irr. t. 2. Ger. Em. 1075. Phu minimum ; 

 Matth. Valgi-. V. I. 38. Camer. Epit. 23.) — Flowers 

 dioecious, with three ftamens. Radical leaves ovate, thofe 

 of the ftem deeply lyrato-pinnatifid. — Native of moift boggy 

 meadows in the more northern or temperate parts of Europe, 

 flowering in June. Root creeping. Stems fix or eight 

 inches high. Leaves all fmooth, and generally, but not 

 always, entire ; radical ones fomewhat fpatulate. Flowers 

 blufti-coloured, in denfe, forked, cymofe panicles. The 

 male plant is always fmalleft and weakeft. Some Jlowers 

 hsMcJlamens as well as p'ljlils, but not both perfeft in the 

 fame. 



7. V. Phu. Garden Valerian. Linn. Sp. PI. 45. 

 Willd. n. 7. Vahl n. 6. Ait. n. 6. (V. hortenfis ; 

 Ger. Em. 1075. Rivin. Monop. Irr. t. 3. Phu magnum ; 

 Fuchf. Hift 856. Matth. Valgr. v. i. 36.)— Radical 

 leaves elliptical, undivided ; the reft pinnatifid, fomewhat 

 lyrate ; the upper ones with lanceolate, acute, entire feg- 



ments Native of Germany. An old inhabitant of our 



gardens, where it was anciently called Setwall, or Cettiwall. 

 A large perennial fpecies, flowering from May to July. 

 Stems three or four feet high. Herbage fmooth, light green, 

 with fpreading leaves, moftly lyrate, except thofe at the 

 bottom. Flowers copious, pale purpHfti blufh-coloured. 

 The flefliy root has a pecuhar aromatic fcent, and is fup- 

 pofed to partake of the virtues of the Officinal Valerian. 

 Cats are extremely fond of it, and delight in rolling them- 

 felves among the ftalks and leaves, which they thus fre- 

 quently deftroy. 



8. V. hyalinorhlza. Tranfparent-rooted Valerian. " Fl. 



Peruv. v. I. 41. t. 67. f. b." Vahl n. 7 " Radical leaves 



roundifti-fpatulate, cren.ite, undivided or auricled ; thofe of 

 the ftem pinnatifid." — Found in dry fandy parts of Chili. 

 Herb downy. Root tuberous, obovate, pellucid, infipid. 

 Stem half a foot high, purphili. Radical leaves ftalked ; 

 the innermoft with an additional leaflet at each fide : thofe 

 of the ftem diftant, connate, lanceolate. Corymbs forked. 

 Calyx obfolete. , Corolla yellow. Seed fquare, crowned with 

 minute teeth. Vahl. 



<). v. crifpa. Curled Valerian. " Fl. Peruv. v. i. 41." 

 Vahl n. 8 — " Lower leaves ovate-oblong, with tooth-like 



ferratures; the reft fomewhat pinnate, with fen-ated un- 

 dulated leaflets." — Native of meadows, fields, and cultivated 

 ground, in Chili. Root with many fmall fibres. Stem two 

 feet high, branched, brittle, ftriated, hollow. Leaves 

 ftalked ; thofe of the ftem more or lefs perfeftly pinnate : 

 their lea/lets feflile, reflexed, wavy and crifped, gradually 

 fmaller downward ; the odd one very large. Clujlers 

 forked. Vahl. 



10. V. interrupta. Interrupted-leaved Valerian. " Fl. 

 Peruv. V. I. 42. t. 67. f. a." Vahl n. 9. — " Radical leaves 

 interruptedly pinnatifid ; their longer fegments alfo fome- 

 what pinnatifid. Stem nearly leaflefs." — Found on the lofty 

 mountains of Peru. Root perennial, thick, divided. Herb 

 juicy and fmooth. Leaves all radical, except a pinnatifid 

 pair under the corymb, not much unlike thofe of Scorzonera 

 laciniata. Stalks terminal, three together, each bearing a 

 head of feflile Jlowers, with linear bradeas to each. Corolla 

 white, five-cleft. Vahl. 



11. \.lyrata. Lyrate Valerian. Vahl n. 10. — "Radical 

 leaves lyrate ; fegments oblong, with tooth-like ferratures ; 

 the terminal one fomewhat pinnatifid : thofe of the ftem- 

 leaves Hnear-lanceolate." — Native of Peru ; feen by Vahl in 

 Juflieu's herbarium. Stem fmooth, a fpan high, bearing 

 two leaves. Radical leaves ftalked, half the length of the 

 ftem ; their terminal lobe very large, meafuring two inches ; 

 lateral ones alternate ; deeply and bluntly ferrated : ftem- 

 leaves feflile, half an inch long : all fmooth. Partial ^swer- 



Jlalks racemofe, three-cleft, forked. The afpett of the 

 plant is like V. calcitrapa. Vahl. 



12. V. pmnatifida. Pinnatifid Jagged Valerian. " Fl. 

 Peruv. V. I. 40. t. 69. f. b." Vahl n. 11. — " Loweft 

 leaves lanceolate, entire ; the reft pinnatifid, with deeply 

 ferrated fegments. Branches of the corymb forked." — 

 Native of elevated hills about Lima. Root tuberous, long, 

 perennial. Herb fucculent. Stem perfeftly fimple, ftriated, 

 hollow ; leaflets in its lower part. Radical leaves on long 

 ftalks ; thofe of the ftem half clafping it ; their fegments 

 with tooth-like ferratures. Panicle elongated ; lower par- 

 tial ftalks iirft three-cleft, then forked, with an intermediate 

 feflile flower between. BraSeas linear. Stamens three. 

 Vahl. 



13. V. globifera. Globular-headed Vajerian. " Fl. 



Peruv. v. I. 43. t. 65. i. b." Vahl n. 12 "Hairy, 



ftemlefs. Leaves pinnate ; leaflets deeply toothed or 

 finuated. Heads globofe." — Native of the high mountains 

 of Peru. Root rather thick, once or twice divided. Leaves 

 radical, ftalked, with feifile leaflets. Flower-Jlalks feveral, 

 radical, meafuring four or five inches, fcarcely longer than 

 the leaves, round, ftriated. Flowers feflSle, in a globular 

 head, with intermediate fpatulate, rather membranous, 

 bradeas. Vahl. 



14. V . pauciflora. North American Valerian. Michaux 

 Boreal. -Amer. v. i. 18. Purfli n. I. Vahl n. 13. — 

 " Radical leaves pinnate ; thofe of the ftem tern ate ; leaflets 

 oval, acute, ferrated. Panicles loofe, of few flowers." — 

 In ftiady woods of the Allegany mountains, and Tenaflee, 

 North America, flowering in June and July. Perennial. 

 Flowers white. 



15. V . polyjlachya. Many-fpiked Valerian. Sm.Pl. Ic. 

 t. 51. Willd. . n. 19. Vahl n. 14. — Leaves pinnate; 

 leaflets decurrent, nearly entire. Spike compound, whorled. 

 — Gathered by Commerfon, in watery fituations at Buenos 

 Ayres. Stem two feet high at leaft, afcending, ftriated, 

 fmooth, leafy. Leaflets fmooth, nearly uniform, about an 

 inch and half long ; the odd one now and then flightly 

 toothed ; the lowermoft much diminiflied. Flowers white, 

 very numerous, in denfe copious whorls, fubtcnded by lan- 

 ceolate 



