. Flowers of the field. Botany. FICWORT FAMILY 355 capsule 2-vaIved, many-seeded. (Xame a corruption of the Latin Barbascwn, meaning " ;) I. r. Thdpsiis (Great ^Mullein).—A .stout, herbaceous, un- b-anched plant, 2 — 5 feet high, remarkable for its large, flannel- like leaves, woolly on both sides and decurrent, and club-shaped spikes of yellow flowers. Two of the stamens are longer than the rest, and have white hairs on their fila- ments. — Roadsides ; com- mon. This plant, together with Burdocks and Foxglove, is often introduced by painters into the foreground of land- scap
. Flowers of the field. Botany. FICWORT FAMILY 355 capsule 2-vaIved, many-seeded. (Xame a corruption of the Latin Barbascwn, meaning " ;) I. r. Thdpsiis (Great ^Mullein).—A .stout, herbaceous, un- b-anched plant, 2 — 5 feet high, remarkable for its large, flannel- like leaves, woolly on both sides and decurrent, and club-shaped spikes of yellow flowers. Two of the stamens are longer than the rest, and have white hairs on their fila- ments. — Roadsides ; com- mon. This plant, together with Burdocks and Foxglove, is often introduced by painters into the foreground of land- scapes. — FL June — August. JBiennial. -. I . piilvenilciitniii (Hoary Mullein). —Stem 2—3 feet high, round, mealy ; leaves b.:'oad, with stellate hairs on both sides, not decurrent; flowers smaller, bright yellow, in panicles ; stamens nearly equal, scarlet, with white hairs. —Norfolk and Suffolk.—Fl. July. Biennial. 3. F. Lychiiitis (White Mullein).—A similar species, with angular stem leaves nearly smooth above ; and small, cream - coloured or white flowers.—Chiefly on a chalky soil : rare.—Fl. June— August. Biennial. 4. r. nigrum (Dark i\Iul- lein). — A handsome plant, not so stout or so tall as V. Thdpsus, and of a darker hue ; stem angular ; leaves stalked, oblong, cordafe, with stellate down, especially below; flowers xtry numerous, bright yellow, in dense tufts on along, crowded spike ; stamens co\'^retA with purple hairs. — Hedges and roadsides ; local—Fl. June—rOctober. Biennial. Several hybrids between the above lour species occur. A .\ 2. :.1 TH.^PSUS (Gr Mullein).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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