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ovate, running into the petioles : cauline ones lanceolate, petio- 
late; bracteas and calyxes ciliated. 2t. H. Native of Hun- 
gary, Bohemia, Austria, and Denmark. V. spicata, var. a, 2. 
Scop. carn. ed. 2d. p. 17. Poll. pal. no. 7. Schultes, fl. austr. 
ed. 2d. p. 7. V. hybrida, Schmidt, fl. boh. no. 8. V. spicata, 
Vahl, fl. dan. t. 52.? Raceme usually solitary, spicate, dense. 
Flowers blue, or purple. This is probably only a variety of V. 
spicata, clothed with viscid glandular pubescence. 
Clusius’s Speedwell. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1822. 
1 foot. 
28 V. uy’pripa (Lin. spec. p. 14.) leaves unequally and 
bluntly crenated, and are, as well as the stem, villous and canes- 
Pl. 3 to 
cent; radical ones petiolate, ovate : cauline ones nearly sessile,. 
elliptic-oblong ; bracteas linear, longer than the calyxes. Y. 
H. Native of Europe, on the mountains ; in England, at the 
sides of mountains, rare ; on Craig Wreidbin, Montgomeryshire ; 
on Humphrey Head, a steep rock near Cartmell Wells, Lan- 
eashire. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 60. Willd. spec. 1. p. 50. enum. 
1. p. 16, and in Schrad. diar. bot. 1799. t. 3. — Baumg. fl. 
trans. l. p. 19. Ray. syn. p. 278. t. 11. f. 1. Smith, engl. 
bot. t. 673. good. Schrad. ver. p. 22. fl. germ. 1. p. 17. V. 
Barreliéri, Schott, ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 94. V. 
spicata minor, Vaill. par. t. 33. f. 7. V. spicata, D. C. fl. fr. 
no. 2408.— Barrel. icon. t. 682. Leaves all obtuse. Raceme 
spicate, solitary, or few together. Bracteas and calyxes ciliated. 
Flowers blue, or purple. There is a variety of this with nume- 
TOUS spicate racemes. 
Hybrid Speedwell. 
foot. 
29 V.conFu'sa (Rom. et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 95.) leaves 
opposite: lower ones cordate: superior ones ovate-lanceolate, 
acuminated, doubly and unequally serrated, and are, as well as 
the stem, clothed with soft canescent pubescence; segments of 
corolla divaricate, acuminated ; capsules pilose, t. H. Na- 
tive country unknown. Said to be nearly allied to V. compli- 
cata. Young leaves soft: adult ones more rough: lower ones 
petiolate: superior ones almost sessile. Calycine segments 
pilose, ciliated.  Racemes spicate, usually solitary. 
Confused Speedwell. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. Pl. 1 foot. 
30 V. roxcirrLo'RA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 95.) leaves 
cordate-lanceolate, sharply and unequally serrated, almost gla- 
brous; tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx, which is 
small and unequal. 2. H. Native country unknown. Plant 
downy at top; petioles ciliated. Leaves cuneiform: superior 
ones having the teeth tipped with red. Pedicels and calyxes 
Fl. July, Sept. England. Pl. À to 1 
downy. Corolla lilac; tube 13 line long. Capsule obcordate, 
pilose. 
Long-flowered Speedwell. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. 
13 foot. 
31 V. rorysra'cuya (Link, enum. 1, p. 23.) leaves nearly 
sessile, ovate, acute, serrated, downy ; spiciferous branches 
crowded ; flowers nearly sessile. 2/..H. Native country un- 
known. V. corymbósa, Hort. Plant downy. Leaves serrated 
even to the top, with a reflexed acumen. Lower bracteas 
longer than the flowers. Flowers small, pale blue. Racemes 
crowded in a corymbose manner at the tops of the branches. 
comose. 
. Many-spiked Speedwell. 
1} to 2 feet. 
$2 V. Rutue’yica (Hort. vind. ex Reem, et Schultes, syst. 
1. p. 96.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, unequally serrated ; bracteas 
length of calyxes ; calyx unequal ; capsule a little longer than 
the calyx. X. H. Native country unknown, being gathered 
in the botanic garden of Vienna. Very like V. argüta, but the 
leaves are serrated to the apex. Flowers blue, or purple. 
Russian Speedwell. Fl, July, Aug. Clt, 1821. Pl. 1 foot. 
Fl June, July. Clt. 1817. PI. 
SCROPHULARINEJE. LXVI. Veronica. 
33 V. viLLO sA (Schrad. ver. p. 13. t. 1. f. 8.) leaves oblonga 
ovate, serrated, and are, as well as the stems, villous and 
canescent. 24. H. Native country unknown. Willd. enum. 
l. p. 361. Poir. encycl. 8. p. 513. Stems ascending. Leaves 
reflexed at top, thickish, wrinkled, and shining above: lower 
ones ovate, obtuse: the rest ovate-oblong, acutish, tapering 
into the petioles. — Racemes spicate, long for the size of the 
plant, erectish, often flexuous. Flowers blue, or purple, also 
white. Capsule a little higher than the calyx. This species 
has been joined by Willd. and Mart. with V. crenulàta. 
Villous Speedwell. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1804. Pl. 1 to Hj 
foot. 
34 V. tuxu'rtans (Ledeb. fl. ross. alt. ill. t. 211. fl. alt. p. 
27.) stem pilose; leaves smoothish, petiolate, oblong, acumi- 
nated, rounded at the base, acutely and simply serrated : serra- 
tures nearly equal; bracteas about equal in length to the pedi- 
cels; calyx 4-cleft, spreadingly reflexed, unequal. Y. H. 
Native of Siberia, near Irkutch. Leaves 4 inches long, or 
longer. Racemes 3 or more. Corolla blue. 
Luzuriant Speedwell. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
35 V. uinarteroria (Pall. in herb. Willd. Link, jahrb. 1-3. 
p. 35.) leaves opposite, linear, gradually attenuated, long-acu- 
minated, remotely serrated ; bracteas longer than the pedicels. 
A. H. Native of Siberia. V. angustifólia, Fisch. hort. gorenk. 
Link, enum. 1. p. 19. Stem angular, with a few scattered 
hairs. Leaves entire at base and apex, serrated only in the 
middle. Raceme elongated; rachis downy. Calyx glabrous, 
with ciliated segments. Corollas large blue. 
Toadflax-leaved Speedwell. Fl. July, Sept. 
1 to 2 feet. 
36 V. snAcHuyPHy'LLA (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 96.) 
stem downy, simple ; leaves opposite, lanceolate to oblong, gra- 
dually attenuated at the base, acuminated, serrated, quite entire 
at the apex: upper ones sub-serrated ; lower bracteas folia- 
ceous, longer than the pedicels. 2/. H. Native country un- 
known. V. brevifólia, Link, enum. 1. p. 21. Leaves 2 inches 
long, and 4-5 lines broad. Calyx downy. Corolla blue. 
Short-leaved Speedwell. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Pl. 
1 foot. 
37 V. MENTHÆFÒLIA (Schott. 1. c.) villous ; leaves unequally 
crenated : radical ones ovate; cauline ones oblong, acute, peti- 
olate, quite entire at base and apex; bracteas linear. X. t 
Native of Austria, and on the shores of the Volga.—J. Bauh. 
hist. 3. p. 282.— Clus. hist. 347. Flowers racemose, blue, or 
purple. Schultes had specimens of this plant from the garden 
at Gorenki, under the name of V. spicdia affinis. Raceme 
usually solitary. The segments of the corolla are twisted, as m 
V. orchidea, but shorter. : 
Mint-leaved Speedwell. Pl. 3 
to 1 foot.- 
38 V. cnAssirOLIA (Kit. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 1. P 
96.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, running into the petioles, remote : 
lower ones crenated: superior ones quite entire ; corolla orchi- 
deous. 2t. H. Native country unknown. Stem red. Leaves 
rather downy beneath, fleshy. Racemes spicate, solitary, oF 
tern, a foot and more long. Calyx downy, unequal. Bracteas 
all longer than the calyxes. Corolla violaceous, with twisted 
segments. Capsule downy. Allied to V. orchidea. 
Thick-leaved Speedwell. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. Pl. 2 
to 3 feet. 
39 V. oncur'pea (Crantz, austr. fasc. 4. p. 333, exclusive of 
the synonymes of Vaill. and Fl. dan.) downy ; leaves deeply 
serrated : radical ones oblong-ovate, running into the petioles : 
cauline ones lanceolate, acutish, almost sessile; segments of 
corolla lanceolate, twisted a little, exceeding the anthers. %- 
H. Native of Austria, Pannonia, and Cape Caucasus, on arid 
Clt. 1822. Pl. 
Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1823. 
