296 CHI. SCROPHULARINEE. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Veroniea. 
leaves, forming a head 1-3 in. diam. ; pedicels 04 in. Sepals à in. long, spathulate- 
oblong, obtuse. Corolla i in. diam., blue. Capsule } in. diam., ciliate. . 
4905 Var. ? sikkimensis; stem decumbent branched, leaves longer petioled often 2 in. 
long.—Sikkim; Lachen, alt. 12,000 ft., J. D. H. This looks like a very luxuriant 
form of V. capitata with stems 8-10 in., large membranous leaves and petioles some- 
times } in. long. 
15. V. javanica, Blume Bijd. 742; pubescent, diffusely repeatedly 
branched, leaves shortly petioled ovate obtuse crenate-serrate base rounded 
subcordate or truncate, flowers small in short few-fld. axillary and terminal 
racemes, capsule very small broadly obcordate or didymous shorter than the 
calyx. Miguel Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 701; Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 489. V. 
Maddeni, Edgew. mss. 
SUBTROPICAL and TEMPERATE HIMALAYA ; from Simla to Bhotan, alt. 3-7000 ft. 
KnasIA Mrs., alt. 5-6000 ft., J. D. H. & T. T.—DisrRIB. Java, Loochoo Islands. 
Annual. Stems very numerous, spreading from the root, ascending, 6-18 in., stout 
or slender, intricately branched. Leaves 3-1 in., more or less pubescent on both 
surfaces; petiole 1-lin. Racemes subsessile, 3-1 in., fruiting 1-2 in. ; pedicels 45 10» 
shorter than the swall narrow bracts. Sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, 45 in. long. Corolla 
iin. diam. Capsule } in. diam., pubescent. 
16. V. verna, Linn.; Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 483; puberulous, 
glandular upwards, stems short erect simple densely leafy and flowering for 
most of their length, leaves sessile oblong simple or 3-cleft or pinnatisect, 
flowers axillary shortly pedicelled, capsule broadly obeordate. Reichd. Ic. Fi. 
Germ. t. 1720, f. 1; Boiss. Fl. Orient. iv. 456. 
WESTERN HIMALAYA; Kashmir and Jamu, alt. 5-7000 ft., T'homson.—DISTRIP. 
Europe, N. Asia. 
Annual Stem 2-6 in., slender, erect, simple or branched from the base, together 
with the flowers and leaves forming a cylindric stout spike. Leaves j-J in., imbrieate, 
or the lower distant. Flowers small, blue, pedicels very short. Sepals linear-lanceolate. 
Corolla pale blue, shorter than the calyx. Capsule Y in. diam., glandular, about as 
long as the sepals, 
17. V. arvensis, Linn.; Benth. in DC. Prodr. v. 483; pubescent, 
stems simple or diffusely branched, branches ending in long bracteate racemes, 
leaves very small subsessile ovate-cordate crenate, floral alternate oblong or 
lanceolate quite entire, racemes dense- or lax-fld., pedicels much shorter than 
the fioral leaves, corolla minute, capsule broadly obcordate glandular-hairy 
shorter than the calyx. Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 1720, f. 2; Boiss. Fl 
Orient. iv. 457. 
WESTERN HIMALAYA; from Kashmir and Kishtwar, alt. 7-9000 ft., Thomson, to 
Garwhal, Edgeworth.— DISTRIB. Europe, N. Asia, and N. Africa. 
Annual, 6-10 in. high; branches bifariously pubescent, often continuously leafy 
and floriferous throughout. Leaves 4-3 in, mostly sessile; floral alternate, linear- 
oblong or lanceolate, " 
or crowded or scattered. Pedicels very short. Sepals narrow, 
obtuse, ciliate. Corolla pale biue. Capsule 3-Y in, broad. 
18. V. serpyllifolia, Linn.; Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 482; glabrous 
or glandular-pubescent, creeping below, branched from the base, branches 
ending in long bracteate racemes, leaves sessile rounded or oblong subentire, 
floral alternate oblong quite entire, racemes dense- or lax-fld., pedicels 
equalling the floral leaves, capsule broadly obcordate, shorter than the calyx 
glabrous. Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 1718 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient. iv. 453. 
TEMPERATE and SUBALPINE WESTERN HIMALAYA ; from Chumba to Kumao?, 
alt. 8-13,000 ft.—Disrris. Europe, N. Asia, N. Africa, N. and S. America. 
