478 248. Valeriana. 41. VALERIANE/E. PL ex. cal. 
1. Valeriana officinalis. Shop valerian. 
Leaves all pinnate ; leaflets lanceolate, nearly equal, 
toothed. 
Valeriana sylvestris major, Rati Syn. 200, 1 j Ger. cm. 1075,2, Park . 
122 . 
Valeriana officinalis, Lin. S. P. 45. 
Great wild valerian. Capon's tail. Setwalte. 
Hedges and river-sides ; perennial ; June. 
Stem 4 feet high ; flowers flesh-colour ; stamens all fertile. 
/3. montana. Stem slender ; leaves narrower ; root more 
aromatic. 
Valeriana sylvestris major montana, Dillen in Raii Syn. 200,2. 
j Roots warm, bitterish, sub-acrid, strong-scented, anti- 
spasmodic in doses of ^ss. to 5\j.; excellent in habitual 
costiveness ; cats, and especially rats, are fond of them. 
2. Valeriana Pyreniaca. Pyrenian valerian . 
Stem-leaves heartshape, toothed, petioled ; uppermost 
ternate, terminal, leaflets very large. 
Valeriana Pyreniaca, Lin. S. P. 46. 
Woods; perennial; June. 
Stem 2 feet high ; flowers rose-coloured. 
S. Valeriana sylvestris. Wild valerian „ 
Root-leaves ovate; stem-leaves lyrate, pinnate; flowers 
mostly unisexual. 
Valeriana sylvestris minor, Raii Syn. 200, S: Park . 122; the male. 
Valeriana sylvestris seu palustris minor altera, Raii Syn. 200, 4; the 
female. 
Valeriana minor, Ger. em. 1075, 3. 
Valeriana dioica, Lin. S. P. 44. 
Marsh valerian. 
Damp fields and bogs; perennial; June. 
Stem 1 foot high ; flowers flesh-colour ; male, style im- 
perfect, barren ; female, barren stamens at the base of the 
tube ; sometimes both organs are perfect. 
4. Valeriana annua. Annual valerian v 
Leaves pinnatifid ; stamens 2, abortive. 
Valeriana annua Clusii, Ger. em. 1077, 8^ 
Valeriana Calcitrapa, Lin. S. P. 
Walls, naturalized; annual; July and August, 
