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hairy ? leaves ovate, crenated ; floral leaves oblong, quite en- 
tire, shorter than the peduncles; calyx 4-cleft, with linear seg- 
ments. ©. H. Native of Iberia, in fields. Size of V. arvénsis ; 
but the floral leaves are dissimilar to the cauline ones, minute 
and quite entire. Corollas large, blue, with a white bottom. 
This is said to be the prettiest species of the genus. 
Pleasant Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1824. 
cumbent. 
164 V. acinacirox1a (Lin. spec. p. 19.) erectish, glabrous ; 
lower leaves petiolate, ovate, serrated or crenated: floral ones 
nearly sessile, about equal in length to the peduncles; calyx 4- 
cleft, unequal. (9. H. Native of Germany, France, and Italy, 
in muddy fields ; and of Chili, about Conception. Vahl, enum. 
1. p. 85. Willd. spec. 1. p. 75. exclusive of P. pre'cox. V. 
Romana, All. pedem. t. 85. Poit. et Turp. fl. par. 1. p. 22. t. 
38.f. 8. V. Burdigalénsis, Laterr. fl. bord. ed. p. 87.—Bocc. 
mus. p. 19. t. 102.— Vaill. par. t. 33. f. 3. Stem drooping at 
top, usually branched. Leaves sessile, connate, usually gla- 
brous: floral ones smaller and narrower. Corolla pale blue, 
marked by more obscure veins. Capsule obcordate, rather tur- 
gid, compressed. 
Acinus-leaved Speedwell. 
1 to 1 foot. 
165 V. prm'cox (Allioni, auct. p. 5. t. 1. f. 1.) the whole 
plant clothed with glandular and simple hairs; stem erectish ; 
lower leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, serrated : floral ones nearly 
sessile, shorter than the peduncles, which are incurved in the 
fructiferous state; calyx 4-cleft; capsule obovate, emarginate, 
turgid. ©. H. Native of France, Germany, and Italy, in 
fields. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 40. D. C. fl. fr. 2402. Willd. spec. 
1. p. 76. under V, acinacifolia. V. ocymifólia, Thuil. fl. par. 
p.10. no. 18. V. segetàlis, Pers. in Ust. ann. 14. p. 37. V. 
acinacifólia, Schleich. cat. p. 53. V. viscida, Waldst. mss. 
Stem branched at the base. Leaves purplish beneath. Flowers 
small, blue. Capsule downy. There is a variety of this spe- 
cies almost glabrous ; and another with more or less deeply cut 
leaves. Habit of V. triphylla. 
Early Speedwell. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1775. Pl. 1 foot. 
166 V. Cympara‘’rta (Bertol. soc. med. d em. di gen. 1. p. 
74. pl. gen. p. 3. giorn. de litt. 2. p. 2. 1805.) procumbent, 
glabrous; leaves petiolate, reniformly subcordate, with 5-9, but 
usually 7 obtuse crenz or teeth, rather fleshy ; peduncles longer 
than the leaves; calyx 4-cleft, equal, with ovate obtuse seg- 
ments, spreading in the fructiferous state; capsule hairy, de- 
pressed, obcordate. ©.H. Native about Genoa, on garden 
walls; Island of Chio; Constantinople; Tunis, in fields. Sibth. 
et Smith, fl. grec. t. 9. Viv. fragm. 1. t. 16. f. 1. V. cymba- 
lariefdlia, Vahl, enum. 1. p. 81. Gmel. tubing. p. 6. V. hede- 
refólia, B, Lin. spec. p. 19.—Buxb. cent. 1. p. 25. t. 39. f. 2. 
bad. Corolla larger than the calyx, with a white limb and 
greenish-yellow throat. Cells of capsule 2-seeded. 
Cymbalaria-leaved Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1821. 
Pl. procumbent. 
167 V.mepEnxróLIA (Lin. spec. p. 19.) procumbent, downy; 
leaves petiolate, roundish-cordate, 5-lobed : upper ones 3-lobed ; 
peduncles shorter than the leaves ; calyx 4-lobed, tetraquetrous, 
and conniving in the fructiferous state; calycine segments cor- 
date, acute; capsule obcordate, turgid, few-seeded. ©. H. 
Native throughout Europe, among rubbish, in gardens and 
fields; plentiful in Britain. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 82. Smith, 
engl. bot. t. 784. Curt. fl. lond. 2. t.1. Poit. et Turp. fl. par. 
l. p. 23. t. 26. Fl. dan. 428. Leaves reniformly cordate, 
rather fleshy. Corolla pale blue, sometimes white. 
Var. B, Lappàgo (Schmidt, fl. boh. no. 39.) leaves alternate, 
cordate, acutish, 3-4-lobed, petiolate ; stem erectish, much 
branched; peduncles axillary, shorter than the petioles. ©, 
Pl. pro- 
Fl. April, May. Clt. 1788. Pl. 
SCROPHULARINEJE. LXVI. Veronica. 
H. Native of Bohemia. Calycine segments hastate. Flowers 
small, red. This variety remains constant in cultivation. 
Ivy-leaved Speedwell. Fl. March, June. Britain. Pl. pro- 
cumbent. : 
168 V. rripny’Luos (Lin. spec. p. 19.) clothed with clammy 
down; stem erect, spreading ; lower leaves undivided : middle 
ones digitately parted: superior ones trifid; peduncles longer 
than the calyx, length of leaves; calyx 4-cleft. ©. H. Native 
of Europe, in fields; plentiful in some parts of Britain. Vahl, 
enum. 1. p. 83. D.C. fl. fr. no. 2405. Curt. lond. 4. t. 2. 
Fl. dan. 627. Smith, engl. bot. 26. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 
l. p. 8. t. 10. V. digitata, Lam. fl. fr. ed. 2d. vol. 2. p. 445. 
but not of Vahl.—Lob. icon. 464. f. 1. Lower leaves petio- 
late: upper ones sessile. Corolla small, blue, veiny ; throat 
white. Capsule didymous, subciliated, turgid, obcordate. Seeds 
convex on one side and flat on the other. 3 
Three-leaved Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Britain. Pl. $ 
to 3 foot. : 
169 V. piGrrA TA (Vahl, symb. 1. p. 84.) stem pilose at top, 
branched ; leaves all digitately parted ; flowers sessile; calyx 
4-cleft, length of capsule. ©.H. Native of Spain, and about 
Montpelier. Willd. spec. 1. p. 75. exclusive of V. succulénta, 
Schmidt, which is referrible to V. vérna. V. chamepithyoides, 
Lam. ill. 1. p. 47. Branches height of stem. Leaves petio- 
late: lower ones trifid, with ovate segments; the lateral seg- 
ments narrower and shorter: lower floral ones 5-parted, upper 
3-parted, with linear segments. Capsule obcordate. 
Digitate-leaved Speedwell. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1805. 
Pl. 1 foot. í 
170 V. ve'rna (Lin. spec. p. 19.) erect, downy ; leaves pinna- 
tifidly 3-5-parted : upper floral ones undivided ; pedicels shorter 
than the calyx ; calyx 4-cleft, unequal, with acute segments. 
©. H. Native throughout Europe, in exposed places; plen- 
tiful in some parts of Britain. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 83. FI. dan. 
t. 252. Smith, engl. bot. t. 25. Poit. et Turp. fl. par. 1. p. 
21.t.22. V. Dillénii, Crantz, austr. p. 352.—Dill. geiss. ap- 
pend. p. 38. V. pinnatifida, Lam. ill. t. 22. f. 4. V. succu- 
lénta, Schmidt, et All. fl. ped. t. 22. f. 4. Peduncles much 
shorter than the bracteas. Corolla small, blue, with a green 
ring. Capsule obcordate, compressed, ciliated. Seeds minute, 
scrobiculate. ` 
Var. B; leaves almost quite entire. ©. H. V. polygonoides, 
Lam. ill. 1. p. 47. V. Bellárdi, All. pedem. 1. p. 77. t. 85. £ 
1. Hairy. Flowers solitary, nearly sessile. Leaves alternate, 
oblong, lanceolate, or linear. Stem simple, bearing flowers from 
bottom to top. Corolla smaller than the calyx. 
Spring Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Britain. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
171 V. pepre’ssa (Kit. in Schultes, fl. austr. ed. 2d. p. 32-) 
branches procumbent ; leaves ovate, nearly sessile; flowers 
sessile, aggregate. (2. H. Native of Hungary, in dry pas- 
tures. 
Depressed Speedwell. Pl. procumbent. 
172 V. renrrérmis (Rafin. journ. de bot. 1808. vol. 1. p. 
228.) procumbent, hispid ; leaves sessile, reniform, crenated, vil- 
lous; flowers nearly sessile; calyx 4-cleft, with ovate acutish 
segments. (2. H. Native of New Jersey, in sandy places. 
Leaves alternate, nearly sessile. Corolla whitish blue. Capsule 
glabrous, compressed. 
Reniform-leaved Speedwell. Pl. procumbent. 
173 V. re'rens (Clar. in D. C. syn. fl. gall. no. 2407. fl. fr. 
3. p. 727.) creeping, glabrous ; leaves ovate, roundish, crenated, 
about equal in length to the peduncles. ©. H. Native of 
Corsica, on the mountains. Lois. fl. gall. t. 1. V. tenélla, Viv. 
fl. cors, and perhaps All. ped. t. 22. f. 1.? Plant very small. 
Leaves nearly sessile. Calyx 4-cleft, equal ; segments ovate- 
lanceolate, obtuse. Corolla pale purple, twice as long as the 
