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VERONICA (HEBE)— continued 



(c) Adult I. more than 1 inch long 



V. angustifolia. 5. July-September. E. Ls. linear, 3, pointed, often directed 



downwards. Fls. \, white tinged with lilac, racemes in axillary pairs. 



New Zealand, (Fig. 50 j.) 

 * V. Hidkeana. 6. May-June. E. L. -pairs somewhat distant. Ls. ov., 2, 



coarsely toothed, dark glossy green, Fls. |, lilac, in large terminal panicles. 



New Zealand. (Fig. 59 l.) 

 V. salicifolia. 10. June- August (in mild districts throughout the year). 



E. Ls. lane, 5, pointed, pale green, Fls. \, bluish purple, in cylindrical 



racemes. New Zealand. (Fig. 66 f.) 

 Variety serrulata. Ls. distantly toothed. 

 Many other varieties in cultivation. 

 V. speciosa. 5. July-September. E. Branches stout, spreading. Ls. ov., 4, 



blunt-ended, concave. Fls. |, dark reddish purple, in axillary racemes. 



New Zealand. (Fig. 66 h.) 

 Many varieties in cultivation. 



Family 74. GESNERACEAE. K (5), C (5), A4, G (2) 



* MiTRARiA cocciNEA. Mitre Flower. Prostrate or climbing. May-June, E, 

 Stems slender, downy. Ls. opposite, ov., i, pointed, toothed, dark glossy green 

 above, short-stalked. Fls. i, scarlet, tubular, solitary on slender downy stalk. 

 Fruit an egg-shaped berry. Chile. (Fig. 56 H.) 



Family 75. BIGNONIACEAE. K (3-5), C (5), A4, G (2) 



Ls. opposite. Fls. large and showy, funnel-shaped, tubular, often irregularly 

 shaped, 



BiGNONiA CAPREOLATA. Cross Vine. 50. June. E. Climber. Ls. 2-fol. ; common 

 stalk \, ending in tendril; Iflts. lane, 5, pointed, entire, heart-shaped base, deep 

 green, hairless. Fls. i, orange-red, in axillary clusters. Fruit 6, slender, flattened. 

 South-east United States. (Fig. 6 c.) 



CATALPA. Ls. large, opposite or in threes, ov., pointed, 3-5-nerved at base, 

 often lobed, long-stalked. Fls. large, bell-shaped with five speading lobes, in large 

 terminal panicles. Seed-pod cylindrical narrow, up to 24 long. 



C. hignonioides. Indian Bean Tree. 50. July. D. Ls. 8, short-pointed, un- 

 pleasant smell when crushed. Fls. i|, white spotted with yellow and 

 purple. East United States. (Fig. 25 E.) 



C. Fargesii. 30. July. D. Ls. 6, long-pointed, hairy below, not odorous when 

 crushed. Fls. i|, pinkish spotted with brown and red. China. 



C. speciosa. Western Catalpa. 100. July. D. Ls. 12, long-pointed. Fls. 2, 

 spotted with yellow and purple. U.S.A. 



EccREMOCARPUS SCABER. Climber. June-September. D. Stems herbaceous, 

 ribbed, hairless. Ls. opposite, 2-pinnate, main stalk ending in tendril; Iflts. ov., 

 I, unevenly toothed or lobed, hairless. Fls. i, orange-red, tubular, nodding, in 



