570 
coloured. 
suppl. p. 4. 
Slender Speedwell. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. creep- 
ing. 
ET V. wicRoPHY'LLA (Kit. in Schultes, fl. austr. ed. 2d. vol. 
1. p. 20.) leaves ovate, inordinately crenated; bracteas hardly 
the length of the pedicels ; stems ascending. 2%. H. Native 
of Hungary, in sandy places. Stems creeping at the base. 
Perhaps only a variety of V. serpyllifolia, occasioned by the dry 
saudy soil in which it grows. 
Small-leaved Speedwell. 
4 to 1 foot. 
74 V. TELEPHIIFÒLIA (Tourn. cor. p. 7.) glabrous; leaves 
obovate, almost quite entire; stems creeping. 2t. H. Native 
of Armenia. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 64. Stems filiform. Leaves 
petiolate, hardly half a nail in length, obsoletely crenulated out- 
side. Perhaps a variety of V. serpyllifolia. 
Telephium-leaved Speedwell. Pl. creeping. 
75 V. rupera‘us (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 66. H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 312.) leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, cre- 
nated, somewhat 5-nerved: superior ones subciliated, quite 
entire; stems creeping. X4. H. Native of Peru, in waste 
humid places; and near Santa Fe de Bogota, and on Mount 
Quindiu. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 66. V. serpyllifólia, Ruiz. et Pav. 
fl. per. 1. p. 6. Stems filiform, diffuse, red. Bracteas longer 
than pedicels. Corolla violaceous; the smaller segment white. 
Probably a mere var. of V. serpyllifolia. 
Rubbish Speedwell. Pl. creeping. 
X. H. Native of the Pyrenees. Lapeyr. abr. 
Fl. April, July. Clt. 1822. Pl. 
Secr. IV. Pirita (the vernacular name of one of the species.) 
Capsule elliptic or roundish, acuminated. Leaves opposite, quite 
entire. Racemes terminal. Shrubs natives of New Zealand. 
76 V. sPEciósA (R. Cunningh. ex bot. mag. no. 3461.) quite 
glabrous; stem shrubby, erectish or diffuse; leaves opposite, 
flat, obovate, coriaceous, decurrent, with a callous obtuse point, 
and quite entire, thickened, coloured margins ; racemes termi- 
nal, short, erect, crowded with flowers; bracteas ovate-lanceo- 
late, one half shorter than the pedicels ; calycine segments ovate, 
acutish, finely ciliated, about equal in length to the middle of 
the tube of the corolla. h, F. Native of New Zealand, on 
the north side of the island ; and on sandy hills near the estuary 
of the Hokianga, on the west coast. Leaves 3-4 inches long. 
Flowers showy, bluish-violet, almost like those of Lysimàchia 
atropurpürea. Stamens exserted. Capsule elliptic, acuminated, 
glabrous, twice as long as the calyx. 
Showy Speedwell. Shrub 8 to 6 feet. 
77 VW.r16UsTRIFÓLIA (Cunningh. l. c.) quite glabrous; stem 
shrubby ; leaves opposite, ovate-oblong or narrow-lanceolate, 
bluntish, quite entire; racemes peduncled, terminal, pubigerous, 
about equal in length to the leaves; bracteas oblong-lanceolate, 
about half the length of the pedicels ; calycine segments ovate- 
lanceolate, acutish, length of the tube of the corolla. h. F. 
Native of New Zealand, on the north coast, on shady hills on 
the banks of the Kana-Kana river; and Bay of Islands. A 
slender shrub, 2 feet high. Leaves sessile, Flowers white, 
spicately racemose. Calyx equal. Segments of corolla acutish. 
Said to be very like V. angustif olia, Richard. ; but the racemes 
in that plant are slender, pedunculate, and axillary, and more 
than twice as long as the leaves ; the segments of the calyx are 
obtuse, and not half so long as the tube of the corolla ; and the 
leaves are linear-lanceolate, acute, and glaucescent beneath. 
Privet-leaved Speedwell. Shrub 2 feet. 
78 V. pioswrOLIA (R. Cunningh. in bot. mag. under no. 
$461.) sbrubby, erect ; leaves decussate, lanceolate, acute, quite 
entire or serrulated, petiolate, concave and smooth above, and 
of a different colour beneath: serratures simply cut, remote ; 
SCROPHULARINEJE. LXVI. Veronica. 
corymbs axillary or terminal, many-flowered ; bracteas ovate, 
about half the length of the pedicels; calycine segments oval, 
obtuse, equal in length to the middle of the tube of the corolla. 
h. F. Native of New Zealand, in dense woods near the 
source of the river Wycaddi ; at the Bay of Islands, and else- 
where on the south coast, where it is called Piriti by the natives. 
A slender twiggy shrub, about 3-12 feet, with the habit of 
Trachymene. Leaves 9 lines long, keeled beneath. Flowers 
white. Capsule elliptic, acute, compressed, 3 times as long as 
the calyx, which is ciliated. 
Diosma-leaved Speedwell. Shrub 3 to 12 feet. 
Sect. V. Hz'sx (a mythological name, the daughter of Juno.) 
Capsule ovate, or oval, or oblong, acute, or obtuse, compressed. 
Racemes lateral and axillary. Leaves quite entire. Plants na- 
tives of New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand. 
79 V. parvirLora (Vahl, symb. 3. p. 4. enum. 1. p. 67.) 
leaves linear-lanceolate, quite entire, glabrous, mucronate; stem 
shrubby. b. F. Native of New Zealand. V. floribünda, R. 
Br. in herb. Smith. Plant glabrous. Leaves approximate, ses- 
sile, stiff, 2 inches long. Racemes erect, 13 inch long, many- 
flowered; bracteas minute. Segments of corolla obtuse. Cap- 
sule oval, twice as long as the calyx. 
Small-flowered Speedwell. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Shrub 
1 foot. 
80 V. macroca’rpa (Vahl, symb. 3. p. 4. enum. 1. p. 67.) 
leaves lanceolate, quite entire, glabrous, flat; racemes erect; 
stem shrubby. h. F. Native of New Zealand. Branches 
articulated. “Leaves 4 inches long, nerveless. Racemes length 
of leaves. Bracteas minute. Tube of corolla twice as long as 
the calyx; segments obtuse. Capsule ovate, acute, 3 times as 
long as the calyx. 
Large-fruited Speedwell. Shrub. 
81 V. sarrciròLIa (Forst. prod. no. 11. Vahl, symb. 3. p. 
4.) leaves lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, quite entire; 
racemes drooping; stem shrubby. h. F. Native of New 
Zealand. Glabrous. Leaves 2-3 inches long, subundulated. 
Racemes longer than the leaves; pedicels capillary. Calyx 
equal. Tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx ; segments 
acute. Capsule oblong, acute, twice as long as the calyx. ' 
Willow-leaved Speedwell. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. ; 
82 V. ELLIPTICA (Forst. prod. no. 10.) leaves elliptic, lance- 
olate, quite entire, glabrous; racemes short, few-flowered, co- 
rymbose. h.F. Native of New Zealand. Very nearly allied 
to V. decussata. 
Elliptic-leaved Speedwell. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
83 V. pEcussA'TA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 1. p. 20. ed. 
2d. vol. 1. p. 68.) glabrous; leaves permanent, elliptic, quite 
entire, decussate; racemes few-flowered ; stem shrubby. 
F. Native of the Falkland Islands, and the Straits of Magel- 
lan. Curt. bot. mag. t. 242. Hébe Magellánica, Juss. in 
Gmel. syst. p. 27. Leaves mucronate, stiff, with cartilaginous 
margins. Racemes shorter than the leaves. Bracteas ovate, 
ciliated. Corolla funnel-shaped, blue. 
Decussate-leaved Speedwell. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1776. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
84 V. PrRroLrA TA (R. Br. prod. 434.) glabrous; leaves 
quite entire, ovate, acuminated, connate at the base ; racemes 
lateral, pedunculate, many-flowered. 3. G. Native of New 
South Wales, about Port Jackson. Sims. bot. mag. 1936. 
Plant glaucous. Leaves sometimes furnished with a few teeth. 
Racemes long, secund; pedicels hardly the length of the ca- 
lyxes, which are 4-parted and unequal. Corolla purple or blue. 
Capsule oblong, oval. Flowers blue. 
Perfoliate-leaved Speedwell. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1815. 
Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
