VALERIANA. 



dum montanum ; Matth. Valgr. v. i. 32. Nardus mon- 

 tana ; Ger. Em. 1079. N. montaiia, loiigiils radicata ; 

 Camer. Epit. 16.) — Leaves obtiile, entire at the margin; 

 radical ones lanceolate-ovate, undivided ; thofe of the Item 

 pinnatifid, with linear fegments — Found in mountainous 

 fituations, in the fouth of France, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, 

 and many parts of the Levant. Dr. Sibthorp, wlio ga- 

 thered this fpecies very plentifully on the hills of Cilicia, 

 Crete, Cyprus, and even on Parnaffus, juitly cfteems it, as 

 inoft botanical critics have done, the ra^Jo; o^nvri of Diof- 

 corides. The tuberous perennial root is nearly as thick as 

 the finger, very powerfully fcented. S/em folitary, a fpan 

 high, fimple, fmooth, moil leafy below, bearing in its upper 

 part only one pair of 'caves in narrow linear fegments, the 

 other pair fo divided being near the bafe. Flowers reddi(li, 

 in a denfe corymbofe head. Seeds ribbed, with a feathery 

 radiant crown, not difplayed till they are almoft ripe. 



35. V. Spicei. Spikenard Indian Valerian. Vahl n. 33. 

 (" V.jetamanfi ; John inAft. Bengh. ( Afiatic Refearches?) 

 V. 2. 405. V. 4. 433, with a iigure.") — " Radical leaves 

 heart-fhapcd , thole of the ftem oblong." — Native of Ben- 

 gal. The Rev. Dr. John luppofes it the Spikenard of the 

 ancients. The root is perennial, fomewhat branched, covered 

 with bridles in the upper part. Stem from fix to twelve 

 inches high ; its bafe permanent, encorapaffed with fibres. 

 Leaves fmooth ; the two lowermoft heartftiapcd-oblong, 

 waved, acute. Corymb forked, fahl. 



36. V. elongata. Long-cluflered Valerian. Linn. Sp. 

 PI. 1664. WiUd. n. 13. Vahl n. 34. Jacq. Enum. 205. 

 t. I. Auftr. t. 219. (Nardo celtica= fimilis aha, five Va- 

 leriana alpina minor; Linn. Am. Acad. v. i. 154.) — Ra- 

 dical leaves ovate, wavy ; thofe of the ftem feffile, fomewhat 

 heart-fhaped, broadly toothed and cut. Panicle loofe, 



elongated Native of the Auftrian mountain of Schneeberg. 



We have fpccimens alfo, gathered by Mr. Sieber, from Ca- 

 rinthia ; and one found by Scopoli in Carniola. This is one 

 of the rareft alpine plants, and appears never to have been 

 feen by Vahl. It is perennial, flowering in June and July. 

 Root long, flender, with ntimerous long fimple fibres. Stem 

 from four to fix inches high, fimple, leafy, fmooth like the 

 reft of the herb. Leaves from an inch to an inch and half 

 long, moftly ovate ; the upper pair fmall, narrow, and jag- 

 o-ed. Floiuers fmall, pale yellow, with a tawny tinge, form- 

 ing a lax, racemofe, forked, compound panicle, about two 

 inches long. We have not feen the crown of the feed, nor 

 does any author defcribe it. 



^'] . V . fupina. Dwarf Valeria.H. Linn. Mant. 27. Willd, 

 n. 17. Vahl n. 35. Ard. Spec. fafc. 2. 13. t. 3. Wulf. 



in Jacq. Mifc. v. 2. 114. t. 17. f. 2 Leaves fimple, fpa- 



tulate, entire, fringed ; the uppermoft lanceolate — Found 

 about the boggy iandy margins of mountain rills, on the 

 alpine heights of Auftria, Carinthia, and the Tyrol, near the 

 limits of perpetual fnow. The creeping perennial roots throw 

 out many trailing fcyons, and are crowned with feveral 

 denfe tufts of ftalkcd, obovate, bright-green leaves, fmooth 

 on both fides, finely fringed with fhort hairs. Stems two or 

 three inches high, more or lefs leafy, corymbofe at the top. 

 Braaeas long, lanceolate, acute, fringed. Floii'crs of a de- 

 licate rofe-colour. Stamens occafionally four. Seed-crown 

 long and feathery. 



38. V. Jaxatilis. Rock Valerian. Linn. Sp. PI. 46. 

 Willd. n. 12. Vahl n. 36. Ait. n. 11. Jacq. Auftr. 

 t. 267. (V. fylveftris alpina altera faxatilis ; Cluf. Hift. 

 v. 2. 56. V. alpina anguftifolia ; Ger. Em. 1077.)— Leaves 

 fimple, undivided ; radical ones elhptical, three-ribbed, 

 rather hairy, entire, or (lightly toothed ; thofe of the ftem 

 linear. Corymbs racemofe — Native of the alps of Styria, 



Italy, and Auftria, but rarely in the latter country, as we 

 are inGarmed by profeffor Jacquin, jun. to whom we are 

 indebted for fpecimens. The root is perennial, crowned 

 with fibrous remains of old leaf-ftalks. Stem a fpan high, 

 flender, fmooth. Radical leaves on long ftalks, ereft, an inch 

 and half or two inches long, obtufe, almoft perfeftly entire, 

 a little hairy occafionally ; tapering at the bafe : thofe on 

 the item long and narrow, ftalked, fometimcs a little jagged, 

 fcarcely more than one pair, about half way up the 'ftem, 

 except the ftill narrower and fmalier hraSeas at the bafe of 

 tile inilorefcence. Flomers few, white, corymbofe, each 

 httle tuft fupported by a very long flender ftalk. Jacquin 

 aflerts them to be dioecious. He gives no account of the 

 itrufture of the feed-croiun, nor do we find that part any 

 where defcribed. 



39. V. Salhmca. Italian Nard Valerian. AUion. Pedem. 

 V. I. 3. t. 70. f. I. Vahl n. 37. (Saliunca neapolitana ; 

 Dalech. Hift. 982. Nardus ex Apulia; Bauh. Pin. 165.) 

 — Leaves linear -wedgeiliaped, entire or partly toothed, 

 rather fleftiy, quite fmooth. Flowers in a denfe round tuft. 

 — Native of the mountains of Italy and Dauphiny. The 

 root is cyhndrical, woody and perennial, branched at the 

 top, and crowned with many tufts of oblong-lanceolate, or 

 fpatulate, ftalked leaves, more or lefs obtufe, of a much 

 thicker texture than the laft, an inch and half long. Stems 

 folitary, two or three inches high, bearing about the middle 

 a pair of combined fmalier leaves, oceafionally jagged or 

 pinnatifid at the bafe. Sometimes there is a fimilar pair 

 lower down. Tht Jlowers are crowded into a round head, 

 fometimes accompanied with two fmall corymbofe branches 

 juft below, and fubtended by two or four oblong entire 

 braBeas, as well as intermixed with fmalier ones, all flightly 

 fringed. Stamens three. Seed itriated, with a feathery 

 crown. The herb is fmooth in every part, except the 

 bra&eas, and very ftrongly fcented. 



40. V. celtica. Celtic Nard Valerian. Linn. Sp. PI. 46^ 

 Willd. n. 10. Valil n. 38. Ait. n. 9. Jacq. Coll. v. 1. 24. 

 t. I. (V. n. 209; Hall. Hift. v, i. 91. Nardus celtica; 

 Ger. Em. 1079. Spica celtica ; Camer. Epit. 14.) — Leaves 

 oblong, obtufe, entire, rather fleftiy, quite fmooth. Flowers 

 racemofe ; partial ftalks capitate. — Native of the alps of 

 Auftria, Switzerland, &c. Root oblong, creeping, icaly, 

 with a very powerful and oppreffive peppery fmell. Herb 

 of the ftature of the laft, with fleftiy, fmooth, but always 

 entire, leaves. Inflorefcence widely different, fo that thefe 

 fpecies can never be confounded by thofe who have feen 

 them in flower. The clujler of the prefent is about two 

 inches long, lax ; each branch, whether fimple or forked, 

 terminating in a little brafteated head, of three or four 

 feffile yc\\Q\v\{h Jloivers, with three Jlnmens. The Jeed h^a 

 a feathery crown, and is fometimes covered with denfe 

 hairs. 



41. V. fpatulata. Spatulate Downy Valerian. " Fl. 

 Peruv. V. I. 40. t. 68. f. b." Vahl n. 39. — " Leaves fpa- 

 tulate-oblong, downy. Flowers terminal, feffile, with a 

 fimple involucrum. Corolla tiiree-cleft." — Found on the 

 lofty mountains of Peru. Root branched, pei-cnnial, tufted. 

 Stem about four inches high, two-edged, clothed in the 

 lower part with copious foliage. Radical leaves denfely 

 crowded ; upper ones fcattered, a little ipreading, entire, 

 minutely fringed. Involucrum in felcral linear acute feg- 

 ments, and containing from four to hxJJoivers. The caly.^ 

 is a flight rim. Seed crowned with a border. Fah/. 



42. V. connata. Combined-leaved Valerian. " Fl. Peruv. 

 V. I. 39. t. 67. f. a." Vahl n. 40. — " Leaves lanceolate, 

 combined, entire. Corymbs racemofe, compaft. Stems 

 procumbent, rather woody." — Native of the colder regions 



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