SCROPHULARINE/E. LXVI. Veronica. 
85 V. rormòsa (R. Br. prod. p. 434.) leaves evergreen, de- 
cussate, lanceolate, quite entire, quite glabrous, acute at the 
base; racemes bifariously pilose ; corymbs axillary, few-flower- 
ed; stem shrubby. h.F. Native of Van Diemen’s Land. 
Showy Speedwell. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
86 V. cra‘citis (R. Br. prod. p. 435.) quite glabrous ; leaves 
linear-lanceolate, entire; stems nearly simple; corymbs lateral, 
few-flowered. 2. G. Native of New South Wales, about 
Port Jackson. Flowers blue. 
Slender Speedwell. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. 3 to 3 foot. 
Secr. VI. Cuauz'pnys (name of Germander.) Capsule com- 
pressed, emarginate at apex or obcordate. Seeds compressed, 
flat on one side, and convex on the other. Racemes lateral and 
axillary. 
$ 1. Leaves quite entire. 
87 V. BrrranpiERi (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 70.) leaves lanceo- 
late-oblong, quite entire, hoary as well as the stem, which is 
prostrate; racemes 2-3 inches long; bracteas length of flowers. 
4.? H. Native of Syria, Labillardiere. Stems numerous, fili- 
form, villous as well as the leaves, which are nearly sessile. Ca- 
lycine segments linear, equal. Capsule obcordate, compressed, 
length of calyx. 
La Billardier's Speedwell. 
§ 2. Leaves serrated, crenated, or denticulated. 
* Species natives of New Holland, New Zealand, §c. 
88 V. caTARA'CTE (Forst. prod. no. 9. Vahl, enum. 1. 
p. 67.) glabrous; leaves lanceolate, serrated ; racemes loose, 
flexuous; stem shrubby. b. F. Native of New Zealand. 
Leaves an inch long, of a different colour beneath. Racemes a 
hand long. Capsule oblong, longer than the calyx. In New 
Holland Labillardiere collected a plant which he considers iden- 
tical with that of Foster; to which he appends the following 
diagnosis: ** Leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, 3 inches 
long, with short-acute teeth ; racemes strict ; bracteas subulate, 
twice as long as the pedicels; calyx 4-cleft, unequal; capsule 
ovate, entire, turgid." 
Cataract Speedwell. Pl. ascending. 
89 V. rasia'rA (R. Br. prod. p. 434.) leaves broad-lanceo- 
late, long-acuminated, unequally and sharply serrated ; racemes 
axillary, opposite, very long. 2/. G. Native of the south 
Pl. prostrate. 
coast of New Holland, and Van Diemen’s Land. Sims, bot. 
mag. 1660. Hook. bot. mag. 3461. V. Derwéntii, Andr. bot. 
rep. t. 531. Plant glabrous. Flowers pale blue. Calyx 4- 
parted, rather unequal. Ovarium emarginate. Corolla bila- 
biate, spreading ; upper lip undivided: lower one 3-parted; 
middle lobe the smallest. Bracteas as long as the pedicels. 
Lipped-flowered Speedwell. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1802. 
Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
90 V.carvcrNA (R. Br. prod. 435.) leaves broadly ovate, 
subcordate, wrinkled, unequally serrate-crenated, petiolate, and 
are hairy as well as the creeping stems; racemes lateral, few- 
flowered, much longer than the leaves ; calyxes pilose, ciliated, 
longer than the capsule. Y%.G. Native of New Holland and 
Van Diemen’s Land. R. Br. ; New Zealand, on the banks of 
the river Keri-Keri, among grass, R. Cunningh. *'Stems 5-6 
feet, creeping or decumbent. Leaves opposite, hispid or dis- 
coloured beneath. Calyx 4-parted, longer than the capsule, 
which is roundish, compressed, emarginate or obcordate," ex 
Cunningh. in bot. mag. under no. 3461. 
Large-calyxed Speedwell. Pl. creeping. 
91 V. reseta (R. Br. prod. p. 435.) leaves ovate, unequally 
and deeply serrated, glabrous; stem clothed with fine down ; 
lower petioles one half longer than the leaves; racemes lateral, 
loose. 2.G. Native of New Holland. Flowers blue. 
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Plebeian Speedwell. P. 1 
foot ? 
92 V. prsTANs (R. Br. prod. p. 435.) leaves ovate, broadly 
serrated, glabrous ; petioles ciliated; stem decumbent, bifari- 
ously pilose; corymbs lateral, pedunculate, few-flowered. XY. 
G. Native of New Holland. Flowers blue. 
Fl. May, June. Clt. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. 
Distant-flowered Speedwell. 1825. 
Pl. decumbent. 
93 V. Browner (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 118.) leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, unequally serrated ; stem bifariously 
pubescent; lower petioles 3 times shorter than the leaves; ra- 
cemes lateral, loose. %. H. Native of New South Wales, 
about Port Jackson. V., argüta, R. Br. prod. p. 435. Nearly 
allied to P. plebeia. There is a plant in Smith, herb. under this 
name, which has cordately-reniform, sharply-toothed leaves, 
which he there proposes to call V. vitifólia. 
Brown's Speedwell. Pl. 1 foot? 
94 V. Nòvæ-Horra'nniæ (Poir. encycl. 8. p. 526.) leaves 
ovate, deeply crenated, petiolate ; racemes lateral; flowers on 
long pedicels; stems downy. ¥%.G. Native of New Holland. 
Very like V. Chame'‘drys. Calyx glabrous. Bracteas ovate. 
Capsule obcordate, compressed, shorter than the calyx. 
New Holland Speedwell. Pl. diffuse. 
* * Species natives of Europe. 
95 V. orricina‘Lis (Lin. spec. p. 14.) creeping, hairy ; leaves 
oval or oblong, serrated ; petioles sheathing at the base ; 
racemes spicate, alternate or opposite; calyx 4-parted, nearly 
equal; bracteas longer than the pedicels. Y%.H. Native of 
Europe and North America, in woods and dry sandy banks ; 
plentiful in Britain. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 74. Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 
257. t. 56. f. 7. Fl. dan. t. 248. Curt. fl. lond. fasc. 3. t. 1. 
Woodv. t.219. Smith, engl. bot. 765. Bull. herb. t. 293. Plenck. 
off. t. 12. Lam. ill. t. 13. f. 2. Poit. et Turp. fl. par. 1. p. 
12.t. 8. Svensk, bot, t. 59.—Riv. mon. irr. t. 93. Stem pro- 
cumbent, rooting at the base. Corollas small, pale blue, with 
deeper veins. Capsule obcordate, compressed, downy, larger 
than the calyx. This species is recommended as a sort of medi- 
cinal tea; and Simon Paullix, an old Danish botanist, contended 
it was the identical tea of China. The flavour is astringent and 
bitter, and by no means agreeable. 
Var. f; leaves obovate-roundish, pubescent. 
Tournefértii, Schmidt, boh. no. 12. 
Var. y; leaves obovate or obovate-roundish, almost glabrous. 
(t. H. V. Allióni, Schmidt, l. c. Hook. scot. 7. excluding 
the synonyme. Found on the mountains of Scotland and Ire- 
land. 
Var. à, albiflora; flowers white. 
Var, e, plena ; flowers double. 
Var. £, variegàta ; leaves variegated with white or yellow. 
Officinal Speedwell. Fl. April, July. Britain, Pl, creep- 
ing. 
96 V. TounNxErÓnTU (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 9.) creeping, hairy ; 
leaves ovate, entire at the base, and serrated at apex, narrowed 
into the short petioles at the base ; racemes spicate, opposite ; 
calyx 4-parted. 2t. H. Native of the South of France. Stem 
procumbent. Corolla blue. Hardly distinct from V. offici- 
nàlis. 
Var. B, dubia (D. C. fl. fr. 3. no. 2395.) leaves glabrous, 
ovate, toothed; stem rooting at the base, ascending; hairs 
spreading, or disposed in 2 rows. %. H. This variety differs 
from V. chame‘drys, in the stems being procumbent; from F. 
officinalis, in the leaves being glabrous ; and in the calyxes being 
longer; and from V. Alliòni, in the stem and peduncles being 
villous; and from V. pilósa, in the leaves being entire at the 
base, and in the calyxes being equal. 
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