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148 ss THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
|» Veronica—continued. 
four or five-cleft, the lateral lobes exterior (or one exterior), 
the upper and lower ones usually narrowest ; stamens two, 
exserted; pedicels ebracteolate. Leaves opposite, rarely 
 whorled or somewhat scattered, the cauline ones very 
. rarely alternate; floral ones always alternate, simil 
the cauline ones or often reduced to bracts. Sixteen 
species are indigenous in Britain ; among them the following 
. may be mentioned: V. Beccabunga (Brooklime), with 
rather fleshy, blunt leaves, which are considered to be 
 &nti-scorbutie; V. Chamedrys, one of the loveliest of 
our wild flowers ; and V. spicata, often grown in gardens. 
The best-known cultivated species are here described. 
Except where otherwise stated, they are hardy, and of 
perennial duration, thriving in any fairly good soil, and 
being increased by divisions. The shrubby kinds may be 
readily multiplied by cuttings, and the annuals by seeds.*- 
V. alpina (alpine) A. blue or violet ; corolla two to three lines 
across ; raceme spiciform or somewhat capitate, dense, or inter- 
rupted below. May. J. mostly shorter t e internodes of 
the simple stem (Jin. to lin. € ovate to oblong, crenulate- 
serrate or entire. h. Qin. to Län. Europe (Britain), Asia, 
North America. (F. D. 16; Sy. En. B. 980.) 
V. a. Wormskioldii (Wormskiold's) A villous-pubescent form, 
with larger leaves. 1819. (B. M. 2975.) 
V. amethystina (amethystine-blue). A synonym of V. paniculata. 
V. amplexicaulis (stem-clasping). J.L in short, conical, dense 
spikes jin. to lin. long, on ue Sch lin. to llin. long, 
crowded together near the ends of the branchlets; corolla 
white, the tube jin. long, the limb jin. across. /. loosely im- 
bricated, amplexicaul or sub-amplexicaul, oblong, obtuse, jin. 
. broad, glaucous, coriaceous, entire, slightly concave. 
^. lft. to 2ft. New Zealand. Decumbent or sub-erect shrub. 
V. Andersonii (Anderson's).* d. bluish-violet, sometimes whitish 
towards the base of the raceme ` racemes shortly pedunculate, 
narrow-oblong, rather longer than the leaves. July. Jl. oblong, 
Sin. to An, long, somewhat obtuse, entire, puberulous on the 
margins, rather thick. A. ^r Half-hardy shrub. Garden 
- hybrid. (F. d. S. 658; L. J. F. 103; L. & P. F. G. 38.) 
V. A. variegata (variegated). This differs from the type in 
having finely variegated leaves. p: ype 
V. anomala (anomalous). white, very shortly pedicellate or 
sessile; co Be e lin, Ue RR De. Po Hn broad, the 
bes nearly equal, three or two unequal, spreading, narrow; 
 racemes crowded be gn tive to ten-flowered, sub-terminal. 
1. decussate, Jin. to , tin. to lin. wide, linear or linear- 
: patent, often reddish-coloured, coriaceous, quite glabrous 
on the surface, sometimes ciliated on the margin, concave, 
entire, shortly petiolate. Branches long, slender, purplish or 
reddish towards the tips. A. ft. to ft. New Zealand. A dense. 
(Buxbaum’s). Jl. bright blue ; corolla jin. across ; 
, axillary in alternate, leaf-like bracts. April 
September. 4. shortly petiolate, oblong or ovate-cordate, 
lin. to lin. long, coarsely serrated ; floral ones similar, shorter 
than decurved pedicels. Branches 6in. to 12in. long. Euro) 
sd ors) Britain. A prostrate annual (F. D. 1982; 
y. 
. buxifolia (Box-leaved). A. white; corolla tube short, the 
limb jin. to iin. across; racemes very short, dense-flowered, 
crowded at the ends of the branches and sub-capitate, puberulous 
or m: pedicels short ; bracts as large as the sepals. J. lin. 
fo lin. long, lin. to jin. broad, broadly oblong-obovate, obtuse, 
_ suddenly truncate or cordate at the very short, thick petiole, ex- 
. cessively thick and coriaceous, concave. hk. 2ft. to 3ft. New 
Zealand. A small, stout, glabrous shrub. 
V. carnosula (slightly fleshy).* /. white, with reddish-yellow 
anthers; corolla tube very short, the limb lin. to jin. ca 
spikes short, pilose and pubescent, crowded and forming heads 
at the ends of the branches, very dense-flowered. Summer. 
L closely imbricated, sub-erect, jin. to Zin. long, broadl 
oe or € or wasy À round gl entire, very thic 
riaceous, almost sessile or on broad petioles, 
Zealand. A stout, often prostrate shrub. jun Uy 
. V. ea! (waterfall.  /f. white or pinkish, jin. to 3in. i 
diameter p icels very slender, jin. Z tin.’ Y. ce 
axillary, er, Jin. to Bin, long, very many flowered; bracts 
linear, subulate Z. sessile or petiolate, Ain, to Sin, lo » 
oblong or narrow-lanceolate, E deeply ind uS 
no jc sub-erect ted rostrate at the base and 
asce! , 10in. ong, bran 
wi omm g. c rather slender. New 
V. caucasica (Caucasian). ` 8. pale red; pedicels filif ; 
racemes loose, many-flowered, | on slender peduncles. du. 
l. sub-sessile, once or twice nnatisect; segments oblong or 
— . linear-cuneate, narrowed at , entire or incised. S; 
ee ascending or erect, pilose. Caucasus, 1816. (L. B. C. 1369.) 
V. Chameedrys (Chamædrys). Angels’ Eyes ; Birds’ Eyes; Ger- 
Veronica—continued. 
Fic. 164. FLOWERING BRANCHLET OF VERONICA CHAMJEDRYS. 
mander Speedwell; God's Eye. fl. bright blue; corolla iin. to 
lin. across; raceme loose, 2in. to 5in. long, including the 
slender peduncle. May and June. l. all opposite, sub-sessile, 
ovate-cordate, jin. to lin. long, deeply serrated. Branches 
hairy. See Fig. 164. (F. D. 448; L. B. C. 53; Sy. En. B. 986.) 
YV. chathamica (Chatham Island) J. dark purple, large, 
numerous, closely set; peduncles jin. long, pubescent ; racemes 
lin. to 14in. long, sub-terminal at the ends of the branches and 
axillary to the uppermost leaves. /. spreading, sessile, iin. to 
14in. long, lin. to jin. broad, obovate-oblong or ovate-oblong, 
acuminate, entire, flat, scarcely coriaceous. Branches wiry, 
pubescent. Chatham Island. A small, prostrate, rambling 
shrub, adapted to the ornamentation of rockwork or earth-banks. 
V. Colensoi (Colenso’s). / white, pink, or bluish ; corolla tube 
short, the limb jin. to jin. across; racemes sub-terminal, often 
compound, pedunculate, hardly longer than the leaves, puberulous. 
Summer. lJ. spreading or erecto-patent, almost sessile, Jin. to lin. 
long, very coriaceous, linear-oblong or narrowly oblong-obovate, 
acute, entire, sometimes glaucous. New . A small, 
glabrous, half-hardy shrub. 
V. cupressoides (Cypress-like). J. violet, in. in diameter, 
three or four at the end of the slender branchlets; bracts larger 
than the sepals, both broadly oblong, obtuse, not ciliated. 4. Ain. 
long, ovate-oblong, obtuse, not broader than the branch, opposite 
pairs connate at the base, erect or adpressed, glabrous, fleshy. 
New Zealand, Middle Island, &c. A dense, much-branched bush, 
bin. to ft. or 4ft. high. This is known in gardens under name 
of V. salicornioides. 
V. decussata (decussate). A synonym of V. elliptica. 
. V. Derwentia (River Derwent). light blue or white, rather 
crowded in racemes often Gin. to 8in. long, in the upper axils; 
corolla lobes broad, acute, lin. long, obscurely arranged in two 
lips. June. Z. sessile, broadly lanceolate, acuminate, Sin. to Ain. 
long, serrated. Stems 2ft. to 5ft. high. Australia, 1802. Green- 
house. (A. B. R.531.) Syn. V. labiata (B. M. 1660, 3461). 
V. diosmeefolia (Diosma-leaved). f. lilac, kin. to jin. across; 
dicels slender ; corymbs terminal, depressed, many-flowered. 
uly. Z. petiolate, close-set, spreading, rigidly coriaceous, jin. 
to Zin. long, iin. broad, linear-oblong, acute at both ends, entire, 
not shining, sharply keeled by the midrib below. Branches rather 
slender. A. 3ft. to 12ft. New Zealand, 1835. Greenhouse shrub. 
V. elliptica (elliptic).* jl. white, large ; corolla limb An. to ĝin. 
broad; racemes very short, few-flowered, forming together a 
loose, sub-corymbose head at the tips of the branchlets. July. 
l. close-set, Veinen uniform, petiolate, 4in. to Zin. long, linear- 
or obovate-oblong, truncate at base, entire, flat, not shining. 
h. 5ft. to 20ft. New Zealand, Chili, Fuegia, and Falkland 
Islands, 1776. Half-hardy shrub or tree. (L. & P. F. G. Hi, 
p. 101.) Syn. V. decussata (B. M. 242). 
(Epacris-like). fl. white, collected into terminal, 
V. epacridea 
ovoid, leafy heads; corolla with a long tube, the limb Ain, in 
diameter. l. sessile, din. in diameter, densely imbricate, spread- 
ing and recurved, jin. to jin. long, very broadly obovate-oblong, 
concave, d, glabrous, round or sub-acute at the tip. Stem 
much branched, rigid, tortuous. New Zealand. Half-hardy shrub. 
V. formosa (beautiful. fl. pale blue, in short, loose racemes in 
the upper axils, forming terminal, leafy corymbs ; corolla lobes 
lin. or more long. July. l. rather crow oval-oblong or 
lanceolate, entire or rarely obscurely toothed, thick, often re- 
curved, jin. to jin. long. A. 2ft. to 4ft. Australia, 1835. A 
