Epilobium montanum. 
Wood Willow-herb. 
EPILOBIUM hinntei Gen. PL Octandria Monogynia 
Calyx quadrifidus. quatuor. Capfula oUoxi^^, lufera. pappofa. 
Pali Synopf.Gen* * 22. HERBiE vasculifer.®, flore tetrapetalo anomal.®. 
EPILOBIUM foliis oppofitis, ovatis, dentatis, Limai Syjl. Vegetab. p. 296. FL Suede, n. 329. 
EPILOBIUM foliis ovato-lanceolatis, glabris, dentatis, Haller Hrfi, n. 996. 
CHAMAENERION montanum Scopoli FI. Cam. p. 270. 
LYSIMACHIA filiquofa glabra major. Bauhln p. 245. 
LYSIMACHIA filiquofa major Farkinfon, 548. 
LYSIMACHIA campeftris. GW 478. KmU. Hifi. f,. 861. The greater fmooth-Ieaved codded 
Willow-herb or loofe ftrife. Syn, 
Hudfon. FI. Angl. ed. 2. p. 
L'lghtfoct FI. Scot.p. 198. 
E.AD 1 X perennis, fublignofa, fibrofa, gemmulis ruber- 
rimis fuperne inftruiSa. 
CAULIS pedalis ad tripedalem, eredtus, rubicundus, 
teres, fubpubcfcens, fuperne ramofus, fiepe 
vero fimplex, 
RAMI oppofiti. 
FOLIA oppofita, pedlcellis breviflimls bafi connatis 
infidentia, ovato acuta, argute dentata, 
fuperne glabra, inferne pallidiora, venofa, 
hirfutula, imis fepe ruberrimis. 
CALYX: Perianthium fuperum, tetraphyllum, 
foliolis lanceolatis, nervo medio confpicuo, 
fiS- I' 
COROLLA : Petala quatuor, obcordata, profunde 
emarginata, pallide purpurea, calyce longiora, 
patentia, fig. 2. 
STAMINA : Filamenta odio, fubulata, alba, 
quorum quatuor alterna breviora, Anthera; 
flavefcentes. fig, 3. 
PISTILLUM : Germen tetragonum, inferum, prae- 
longum, fulcatum^ OTYLus albus, longi- 
tudine flaminum, apice paululum incraflatus ; 
Stigma quadrifidum, album, laciniis paten- 
tibus, non vero revolutis. 7^. 4. 5, 
SEMINA minima, pappofa. fig. 6. 
I ROOT perennial, fomewhat woody and fibrous, on its 
;j; upper part furnilhed with little buds of a 
i bright red colour. 
^ STALKS from one to three feet high, upright, of a 
i red colour, round, fcarce preceptibly downy, 
I branched above, but often finale. 
^ BRANCHES oppofite. 
■ ; LEAVES oppefite, fitting on very fhort footflalks, 
whole bales unite, ovate and pointed, fharp- 
ly toothed on the edges, on the upper fide 
; fmooth, on the under fide of a paler colour, 
: veiny and very flightly hairy, the bottom 
• ones often of a bright red colour. 
7 CALYX: a Perianthium placed above the germen, 
cornpofed of four narrow pointed leaves, in 
which the midrib is confpicuous. i. 
COROLLA four P eta L s inverfelyheart-fhaped, deeply 
■ ■ notched, of a pale purple colour, longer than 
L the calyx and fpreading. fig. 2. 
, STAMINA eight Filaments, tapering, of a white 
colour, four of which are alternately fhorter ; 
•: Anthe.® yellowilh. fig. 3. 
_ PISTILLUM; Germen four cornered, placed be- 
neath thecalyx, very longand grooved; Style 
■ white, the length of the flamina, thickened 
a little at top ; Stigma divided into four feg- 
ments, white, the fegments fpreading but not 
rolled back. fig. 4. 3. 
. SEEDS very fmall and downy, fig. 6. 
MOST of the Willow-Eerhs that we have already figured, have grown in wet fituatlons, this rather delights 
in Woods, Hedge-rows, fhady Lanes, and Hedges, fometimes it is alfo found on Walls in Courts and Areas • it 
flowers from June to Augufl. 
We fometimes find it having three or four leaves at each joint, a variety to which mofl of this family is 
iubjed. 
