Veronica. XCI. SCROPHULARIACEiE. 405 



3. D. GRANDiFLoRA. AlHuni. Great Yellow Foxalin-c. — Dvs. ovate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, veiny, serrulate, amplexjcaul ; uic. lomcntose, lax; cal. segments 

 lanceolate, acute; cor. ventricosc-cainpanulate, segments broa(ier than long, 

 lowest twice broader than the lateral. — %. in Europe, Plant 2 — 31 high. Flow- 

 ers li' long, yellow, varying to brownish or orange, f 



4. D. LUTEA. Small Ycilow l^i.Ti^lorc. — Very smooth ; Ics. oblong or lanceo- 

 late, denticulate; rar. secund, many-flowered; cal. sci^vicnts lanceolate, acute; 

 cor. glabrous, tube subventricose, lower segment half as long again as the rest. — 

 % Europe. Stem 31" high. Flowers 8 — 10" long, yellow, varying to white, f 



5. D. ORiENTAMS. Laui. Oriental Spotted Fo.rglovc. — St. and lancc-Uncar Ivs. 

 glabrous; ^pi/,c interrupted, glandular-villose; pedicels very short; cal. segments 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute; cor. pubescent, lower segments oblong, obtuse. — %. 

 Bylhinia. Height 31'. Corolla jnirplish, spotted. 



O&.v— Several other species are sometimes seen in parden.s, among which are D. Thaj)8i,w'\i\\ mullein- 

 like leaves all radical and flat on the ground ; D. Uuccrphaa, with very large, dense, leafy racemes of 

 dusky white fls. Numerous hybrids also occur in gardens, produced between the above species which are 

 often ditiicult to distinguish. 



Tribe 8. VERONICE^E. 



19. VERONICA. 



Et>'molog}' doubtful ; perhaps named for St. Veronica. 



Calyx 4-parted ] corolla subrotate. deeply 4-cleft, lower segments 

 mostly narrow ; sta. 2, inserted into the tube, exserted ; sterile fil. 

 ; caps, compressed, 2-sulcate, often obcordate, 2-celled, few-seeded. 

 — Herbs or shrubs {the following species herbs). Lvs. opposite. Fls. 

 solitary., axillary or in racemes, blue, Jiesh-colored or white. 

 § 1. Erect., tall. Lvs. veriicillate ; racemes dense, terminal, often pani- 

 cled; corolla tube longer than the limb. Leptandra. Benth. 



1. V. ViRGiNiCA. (Leptandra Virginica. Nutt.) C^dvcr's Phi/sic. 

 Erect, tall, glabrous ; lvs. briefly petiolate, in 4s, 5s or 6s, lance-ovate to 



lance-linear; spi/ccs mostly several, paniculate. — Woods, thickets and barrens, 

 Can. to Ga., W. to the Miss. ! A conspicuous plant arising 2 — 5f. Stem sim- 

 ple, straight, smooth, with whorls of lanceolate, acuminate, finely .serrate leaves 

 which are subpetiolatc and glaucous beneath, and 4 — 6 in a whorl. Flowers 

 numerous, nearly sessile, in long, terminal and veriicillate, subtenninal spikes. 

 Corolla white, tubular, pubescent inside. Stamens and style twice as long as 

 the corolla. Jl. 



§ 2. Leaves opposite. ' Corolla tube very shoj^t. 

 * Racemes axillary. 



2. V. Anagallis. (V. tenerrima. Schmidt.) 



Glabrous, erect ; lvs. sessile, clasping and subcordate, lanceolate, acutish, 

 entire or serrulate ; rac. in opposite or alternate axils ; caps, orbicular, slightly 

 notched. — '71 A smooth, succulent plant, frequenting the borders of brooks and 

 pools, Can. and U. S. ! not common. Stem fleshy, 12 — 20' high. Leaves about 

 2 3' by 5 — 7". Racemes longer than the leaves, loose, p'edicels (2 — 3") scarce- 

 ly longer than the bracts. Flowers bluish-purple, small. Jn. Jl. 



3. V. Americana. Schwenitz. (V. Beccabunga Am. authors.) BroQklivie. 

 Glabrous, decumbent at ba.se, erect above ; lvs. ovate or ovate-oblong, 



acute or obtusish, .serrate, petiolate, abrupt at base; rac. opposite, loose; 

 caps, roundish, turgid, emarginate. — TL in brooks and clear waters. Can. and 

 U. S. Plant rather fleshy, very smooth, 12 — 18' long, more or less decumbent 

 and rooting at base. Leaves 1 — 2' long, J — J as wide, petioles 1 — 3" long, mar- 

 gined. Racemes longer than the leaves. Pedicels (3 — 5") twice longer than 

 the bracts. Flowers blue or bhiish-purpie. Jn. Jl.— This plant is variable, 

 some of its species approaching V. Anagallis, others V. Beccabunga, of Europe. 



a. Lvs. ovate, acute, acutely serrate, truncate or subcordate at base. — Fre- 

 quent ! 



ft. Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, serrulate, rounded at base, petiolate. — Common ! 



