C 3683 ) 
VERONICA PROSTRATA; y., satureizfolia. 
Prostrate SpEEDWELL; Savory-leaved var. 
Class and Order. é 
Dianpria Monoeynia. 
P 
_ ( Nat. Ord.—Scroruutarina. ) 
© 
Generic Character. * ;° 
Cor, 4-fida, rotata; lacinia infima angustiore. Caps. 2- 
locularis apice emarginata. f 
Specific Character and Synonyms. , 
Veronica:prostrata ; foliis sessilibus oblongis obtusis serra-— 
tis superioribus lanceolatis planis, calycibus 4—5-par- 
titis, caule florifero ascendente. 
Veronica prostrata. © Vahl, Enum. 1. p.%75. De Cand. Fl. 
Fr. v. 3. p. 460. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 1. p. 73. 
Roem. et Schult. Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. ULI. 
(8.) minor. 3 
(y.) satureizfolia. Roem. et Schult.l.c. y. satureizfolia. 
Poit. et Turp. Fl. Par. p. 22; spicis lateralibus caulem 
prostratum superantibus, foliis infimis oblongis su- 
perne serratis, intimis subdenticulatis, aliis linearibus 
integerrimis. (Tab. nostr. 3683.) 
A hardy perennial ; a native of France, Germany, Italy, 
and Switzerland, and well deserving of cultivation on ac- 
count of the very brilliant blue of the flowers, in conjunc- 
tion with their large size and constant succession from a 
very long raceme. It blossoms during the summer months. 
Descr. Stem prostrate at the base and purplish, then 
erect and green, more or less downy, as is the entire plant. 
Leaves opposite, mostly oblong, especially in the lower 
part of the plant, spreading, or somewhat reflexed, a 
serrat 
? 
