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feet high, with pubescent stem, and lanceolate, clasping, sessile, 

 serrulate leaves ; flowers in a terminal panicle or raceme, pale- 

 purple or bluish ; hills and banks and valleys ; June ; a beautiful 

 plant for borders. 



Gerardia. L. 13. 2. False Fox Glove. 



In honor of Jolin Gerarde, an early English botanist ; a beau- 

 tiful genus of plants almost exclusively belonging to America ; 

 difficult of culture in England, but " deserving any pains necessary 

 to their successful cultivation." Loudon. More than a dozen 

 species have been described. 



Six species are spread over the State in open woods ; three, 

 G. Jiava^ L., G. glauca, Eddy, and G. pedicularia, L., are tall 

 and large, 2-4 feet high, with prominent yellow flowers, and fine 

 herbage, and are great ornaments to the woods in August and 

 September. The others, G. purpurea^ L., maritima, Raf., and 

 tenuifolia, L., are small plants with beautiful purple flowers, and 

 of these, G. marilima, Raf., is found in salt marshes. G. pe- 

 dicularia^ L., has a foliage like that of Lousewort, from which it 

 is named ; it is a fine plant 2 feet high, and with the other large 

 species would be a great addition to the stock of autumnal flowers. 



Veronica. L. 2. 1. Speedwell. 



Supposed by some to be named from the Celtic word for 

 botany. An extensive genus, chiefly in Europe, containing near 

 80 species, only a few common to this country and Europe, and 

 a few indigenous to this country alone. About 60 species have 

 been introduced and cultivated in England, and 10 more perhaps 

 are natives of Britain ; 8 species belong to this State. 



V. serpyllifolia. L. Spreads over the grassy fields and streets 

 in moist and dry soils, and flowers for months ; a short, humble 

 plant, of beautiful flowers. Introduced. 



V. officinalis. L. Common Speedwell. Formerly had some 

 reputation in medicine ; branching, opposite, and rough leaves, 

 pale-blue flowers ; woods and fields ; May to August. 



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