Epilobium villosum. Hoary Willow-herb. 
EPILOBIUM Linneei Gen. PI. Octandria Monogynia. 
Cal. 4-fidus. Petala 4. Caps, oblonga, Infera. Sem. pappofa. 
Ran Syn. Gen. 21. Herbie vasculiferie flore tetrapetalo anomalas. 
EPILOBIUM villofum foliis oblongo-lanceolatis, dentatis, pubefcentibus, caule tereti villofo. 
EPILOBIUM hirfutum foliis Ianceolatis ferratis fubdecurrentibus ; inferioribus oppofitis, caule fubfim- 
LYSIMACHIA filiquofa hirfuta parvo flore. C. Bauhin. pin. 245. Prod. 116. 
LYSIMACHIA filiquofa hirfuta flore minore. I. B. IT. 906. 
LYSIMACHIA filiquofa fylveftris hirfuta. Parkinfon ? Rail Hift. PL p. 861. Syn. ed. 3. p 31 1. 
COROLLA : Petala quatuor, obcordata, calyce du- | COROLLA : four Petals inverfely heart-fhaped, al- 
Grr n ^ moft twicft the Iencri-1» nfthpPnlwv 4tn 
IN three refpe&s does this plant particularly, and invariably, differ from the hirfutum ; of which, as hath before 
been obferved, it is confidered by Linn^us and other writers, as a variety only ; viz. in its blojj'oms , root , and 
pubefccnce ; either of which would appear alone fufficient to conftitute it a diftinft fpecies. 
The blofloms in the firft place, are not in general more than one third as large ; the root does not creep ; and 
the ftalk and leaves, are covered with numerous foft hairs, which give the whole plant a whitifh or hoary appear- 
ance, that is particularly ftriking. 
Belides thefe chara&ers, the plant is alfo much fmaller ; and in general, is not fo much branched. I have often 
gathered fpecimens of it not more than a foot in height, with a Ample ftalk ; and have alfo frequently found it 
much higher, as well as much branched, when there was no reafon to fuppofe the plant had received any injury, 
which Mr. Hudson aflerts is always the cafe, when the plant occurs in the latter ftate. The Calyx and Stigma, 
differ alfo very materially in the two plants. 
It is very common with us on the banks of rivulets, and in watery places ; and flowers in July and Auguft. 
No particular qualities are afcribed to it. 
plici. Hudfon FL Angl. ed. 2. p. 162. 
The leffer hairy codded Loofeftrife or Willow-herb, with fmall flowers. 
Lightfoot. FI. Scot. p. 198. var. hirfut. 
RADIX perennis, fibrofa. 
CAULIS pedalis ad tripedalem, fimplex, aut ramofus 
ROOT perennial and fibrous. 
pro loco natali, teres, villofus. 
STALK from one to three feet high, fimpleor branch- 
ed according to its place of growth, round, 
hoary , and purplifh. 
FOLIA oblongo-lanceolata, connata, non vero decur- 
rentia, rare dentata, dentibus glandulofis, 
mollia, pubefcentia, fubtus albida, patentia, 
in locis ficcioribus faepe erefta. 
LEAVES oblong and lanceolate, uniting at bottom 
around the ftalk, but not running down it, 
teeth at the edge few and glandular, loft, 
downy, underneath whitifh, fpreading, but 
in more dry fituations frequently upright. 
FLORES parvi, purpurei. 
CALYX: Peri ant hium tetraphyllum, fuperum, fo- 
FLOWERS fmall and purple. 
liolis ovato-lanceolatis, hirfutulis, fig. 1. 
CALYX : a Perianthium of four leaves, placed a- 
bove the Germen, oval, pointed, and flight-» 
ly hirfute, jig. 1. 
pio fere longiora, fig. 2. 
STAMINA: Filamenta o&o ; fubulata, alterna 
breviora: Antherje ovales, compreflie, ob- 
tufte, fig. 3. 
STAMINA : eight Filaments, tapering, the four 
alternate ones fhorteft : Anthers oval, flat- 
tened, and obtufe, fig. 3. 
PISTILLUM: Germen cylindraceum, longiffimum: 
Stylus filiformis : Stigma craflum, quadri- 
fidum, laciniis vix vero revolutis, fig. 4. 
PISTILLUM : Germen cylindrical, very long : Style 
filiform : Stigma thick, divided into four 
fegments, which are fcarcely rolled back, 
fig- 4 - 
PERICARPIUM : Capsula prselonga, rubefcens. 
SEMINA plurima, pappo coronata. 
SEEDS numerous, covered with a pappus or down. 
SEED-VESSEL, a long Capsule, of a reddifh colour. 
