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3. Veronica arv6nsis L. Annual, finely pubescent. Stems simple and erect or diffusely 

 branched, 0.5-3 dm. tall : leaves opposite ; blades ovate to oval, 5-12 mm. long, crenate, 

 abruptl}' narrowed into short petioles, or the upper ones sessile : pedicels shorter than the 

 subtending bracts : sepals glandular-pubescent, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 1-2.5 mm. 

 long: corolla 1.5-2 mm. broad ; the lobes surpassing the calyx: capsules 3 mm. broad, 

 deeply notched at the apex. 



In dry, mostly cultivated soil. Nova Scotia to Ontario and Minnesota, south to Florida, Texas and 

 Kansas. Js'aturalized from Europe. Spring and summer. 



4. Veronica peregrina L. Annual, glabrous or glandular-pubescent. Stems 0.5-4 

 dm. tall, simple or branched, especially below : leaves opposite ; blades leathery-fleshy, 

 oblanceolate to oblong or linear, 1-3 cm. long, obtuse, crenate or serrate-dentate, or entire 

 above : pedicels much shorter than the subtending bracts : sepals linear or slightly broadest 

 above the middle : corolla 2-3 mm. broad : capsules 4 mm. broader than high, deeply 

 notched, glabrous. 



In low grounds and fields. Nova Scotia to British Columbia, south to Florida, Mexico and Califor- 

 nia. Spring to fall. 



5. Veronica serpyllifolia L. Perennial, glabrous or puberulent. Stems often de- 

 cumbent and creeping, branched at the base, 0.5-2.5 dm. long: leaves opposite ; blades 

 oblong, oval or suborbicular, 5-15 mm. long, obtuse, entire or crenulate, often short -peti- 

 oled : pedicels shorter than the subtending bracts : sepals nearly glabrous, oblong to ob- 

 long-cuneate, 1-2 mm. long, obtuse : corolla white or purplish, 2-3 mm. broad, the lobes 

 surpassing the calyx : capsules 3 mm. broad, ciliate, truncate or retuse at the apex, 

 minutely pubescent. 



In fields and thickets, Labrador to Alaska, south to Georgia, Texas and California. Almost cosmo- 

 politan. Spring to fall. 



6. Veronica officinalis L. Perennial, softly pubescent. Stems prostrate and creep- 

 ing, 0.5-3 dm. long, often branched. Leaf-blades oblong to oval, varying to obovate or 

 ovate, 1-4 cm. long, serrate, short-petioled : racemes spike-like : pedicels mostly less than 

 1.5 mm. in length, surpassed by their bracts: sepals oblong, 2-3 mm. long, pubescent : 

 corolla blue, 5-8 mm. broad, the lobes surpassing the calyx : capsules broadly cuneate or 

 obovate-cuneate, 3-3.5 mm. broad, truncate or retuse at the apex, minutely glandular. 



In dry woods or stony soil, Nova Scotia to Ontario and Michigan, south to Georgia and Tennessee. 

 Also in Europe and Asia. Spring and summer. 



7. Veronica Americana Schwein. Perennial, glabrous. Stems erect or decumbent, 

 1-6 dm. tall, sometimes branched : leaf-blades ovate to oblong or oblong-lanceolate, bluntly 

 or sharply serrate, abruptly contracted or truncate at the base : racemes loosely flowered : 

 pedicels very slender, 4-15 mm. long : sepals glabrous, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 2.5-3 

 mm. long, acute : corolla blue or nearly white, usually purple-striped, 4-5 mm. broad : 

 cai:)sules 3-3.5 mm. broad, broader than high, 2-lobed. 



In low grounds or brooks, Anticosti to Alaska, south to North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico 

 and California. Spring and summer. 



8. Veronica Anagdllis-aquatica L. Perennial, glandular-pubescent above. Stems 

 2-9 dm. tall, often somewhat branched : leaf-blades lanceolate to oblong, 2-12 cm. long, 

 acute, finely serrate or nearly entire, sessile and partly clasping : racemes spreading, 

 many-flowered : pedicels 3-7 mm. long : sepals glandular, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 

 3-3.5 mm. long: corolla blue, often purple-striped, 4-5 mm. broad : capsules suborbicular or 

 rhombic-orbicular, 2.5 mm. broad, minutely notched. 



In wet places or brooks. Nova Scotia to British Columbia, south to North Carolina, Nebraska and 

 New Mexico. Also in Europe and Asia. Spring and summer. 



28. LEPTANDRA Nutt. 



Perennial relatively tall caulescent herbs. Leaves oj^posite or whorled in 3's or 9's : 

 blades flat, toothed. Flowers in terminal spike-like racemes. Calyx of 4 slightly united 

 sepals. Corolla white, pink or blue, slightly 2-lipped, the lobes of the lips much shorter 

 than the tube. Stamens 2, exserted : filaments filiform, adnate to the base of the corolla 

 tube. Stigma minute. Capsule relatively narrow, nearly terete, tapering to the 4-valved 

 apex. Seeds minutely reticulated. Culver' s-root. 



1. Leptandra Virginica (L. ) Nutt. Stems 3-18 dm. tall, normally simple below the 

 inflorescence. Leaf-blades oblong, elliptic or lanceolate, acute or acuminate, finely serrate : 

 racemes erect, usually in conic panicles : calyx-lobes lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 1-1.5 

 mm. long, acuminate : corolla white or pink, 5-6 mm. long, the upper lip ovate, the lower 



