WILLOW-HERB FAMILY 



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* Petals unequal in size : stamens bent downwards 



1. E. angustifblium (Rose-bay or French Willow). — A hand- 

 some species, 2 — 6 feet high ; stem erect, round, unbranched ; 

 leaves scattered, stalked, lanceolate, slightly toothed, glaucous 

 beneath ; flowers 1 in. across, rose-coloured, in a long, loose 

 bracteate raceme ; capsule 1 — 4 in. long. — Damp woods, frequent; 

 but sometimes an escape 

 from gardens. Caution 

 should be used in ad- 

 mitting it into a small 

 garden, as its rhizomes 

 creep extensively, and 

 are very difficult to 

 eradicate. — Fl. July, 

 August. Perennial. 



** Stem round: petals 

 all equal : stamens 

 erect : stigma 4-clcft 



2. E. hirsiitum (Great 

 Willow-Herb, Codlins 

 and Cream).— A hand- 

 some downy species, 3 

 — 6 feet high, producing 

 underground suckers ; 

 leaves opposite, oblong- 

 lanceolate, clasping the 

 stem, serrate ; flmvers 

 nearly an inch across, 

 deep rose-colour, fra- 

 grant ; petals broad. — 

 Wet places by ditches 

 and rivers; common. — 

 Fl. July, August. Peren- 

 nial. 



3. E. parviflbrum 

 (Small-flowered Hairy Willow-Herb). — Stem erect, 1 — 2 feet high, 

 little branched, downy, producing runners in autumn ; leaves 

 mostly scattered, sessile, lanceolate, toothed, hairy; buds erect; 

 flaivers small, pink. — Damp places; common. — Fl. July, August * 

 Perennial. 



4. E. montdnum (Broad Smooth-leaved Willow-Herb). — A 

 small species, about a foot high ; stem downy ; leaves mostly 



epil6bium angustif6lium 

 {Rose-bay, or French Willow)* 



