Veronica.] SCROPHULARINE^E. 199 



Racemes solitary, erect ; leafy at their base, bracteated. Fl. pale blue, 

 or while with blue streaks, sometimes flesh-coloured. 



■*. * Racemes axillary. Root perennial. 



2. V. Beccabunga, Linn. lirooklime. Racemes opposite ; 

 leaves elliptical, flat; stem creeping. Br. Fl. 1. p. 5. E. Fl. 

 v. i. p. 20. E. Bot. t. 635. 



Ditches and rivulet?, frequent. Fl. summer months. % . — Whole 

 plant glabrous and very succulent. Racemes of many bright blue 

 flowers. 



3. V. Anagallis, Linn. Water Speedwell. Racemes lateral, 

 opposite; leaves lanceolate, serrated; stem erect. Br. Fl. 1. p. 

 5. E. Fl. v. i. p. 21. E. Bot. t. 781. 



Ditches, and muddy watery places. Fl. July, Aug. 1£. — Stems suc- 

 culent, a foot or more high. Leaves varying somewhat in width. 

 Racemes long, many-flowered. Pedicels short, never reflexed. 

 Flowers bluish or inclined to purple. 



4. V. scutellata, Linn. Water Speedwell. Racemes lateral, 

 alternate ; fruit-stalks reflexed ; leaves linear, slightly indented. 

 Br. Fl. 1. p. 5. E. Fl. v. i. p. 21. E. Bot. t. 782. 



In watery spongy bogs. Fl. July, Aug. %. — Racemes nearly op- 

 posite. Capsule of two, flattened, orbicular, membranous lobes. 

 Flowers flesh-coloured, with darker bluish leaves. 



5. V. officinalis, Linn. Common Speedwell. Racemes la" 

 teral ; partial stalks shorter than their bracteas ; leaves ellip- 

 tical, serrated, roughish ; stem procumbent; stigma capitate- 

 Br. Fl. \.p.5. E. Fl. v. i. p. 22. E. Bot. t. 765. 



ft. nearly glabrous. V. Alionii. D. Don. 31SS. Book. Scot, 

 v. 1 . p. 7. 



On dry sandy banks, barren heaths, woods, and mountainous pas- 

 tures .common. (3. On Sal'agh-brays, County of Antrim ; Mr. Tem- 

 pleton. Fl. July. 1£. — A very variable plant in size. Leaves as- 

 tringent and bitter, hence sometimes used medicinally as tea. 



6. V. Chama;drys, Linn. Germander Speedwell. Racemes 

 lateral ; leaves ovate, sessile, rugged, deeply serrated ; stem dif- 

 fuse, marked with two longitudinal hairy lines; calyx 4-cleft, 

 lanceolate. Br. Fl. 1. p. 6. E. Fl. v. i. p. 23. E. Bot. t. 

 623. 



Moist woods and hedge banks, frequent. Fl. May, June. %. — ■ 

 Stem procumbent. Flowers large, numerous, very bright blue, expand- 

 ing in fine weather only, and of short duration. Sometimes mistaken 

 for the German. " Forget-me-not." 



7. V. montana, Linn. Mountain Speedwell. Racemes la- 

 teral, lax, of few flowers; leaves ovate, stalked, serrated ; stem 

 diffuse, hairy all round. Br. FL 1. p. 6. E. Fl. v. i. p. 23. E. 

 Bot. t. 776. 



Moist wcods, not unfrequent. Woodlands and other places in the 



