;Jil S( Kol'llll.AKIACK.K. (IHJWOIJT FAMII.Y.) 



12. AMPHIANTHUS, lurr. 



Ciilvx 5-partP(l. Corolla soiiicwliai futuitl sliaiieil, 4-(left ; the ii)i]i(r and 

 lower lohi's ratliir loii;;cr. Stamens 2: anther iiils distinct. Stvlt- minutely 

 2 cleft at tlie ajiex, acute. Cajjsule olicordate, ciini|ire.s.>icd, lot iilicidal. Seeds 

 oblon<;, rn^ulose. — A very Hinail annual, with the linear ohtu.se leaves clus- 

 tered at the summit <<f the short stem, and minute white Howers, some of 

 which are borne on short naked recurved peduncles from the axils of the 

 leave.>i, and otliers on a .^lender (T long) termiual 2-bracted .scape. 



1. A. pusillus, 'I'orr. — In shallow excavations of Hat rocks, Newtou 

 County, (.icori^ia (Dr. Ltdvcuwurlli). Marcii- i\|ii'il. 



13. VERONICA, L. 8iki;i.wki,l. 



Calyx 4-5-parted. Corolla wheel-shaped, or salver-shaped, 4-.5-lobed. 

 Stamens 2, one each siile the upper loiie of the corolla. Sti<;;ma caj)itate. 

 Ca])sule compressed and ol)cordate, or olilong and obtuse, septicidal or locu- 

 licidal. Seeds few or many, flattened or concave on the inner face. — (Chiefly 

 herbs, with the stem leaves ojjposite or whorled, the floral ones alternate. 

 Flowers small, axillary, racemed or spiked, blue or white. 



* Liarea icliorled : corolla tubular : capsule oblong. 



1. V. Virginica, L. Perennial, smooth or pubescent ; stem tall, erect; 

 leaves 4-7 in a whorl, lanceolate, serrate, short-petioled ; flowers very nu- 

 merous, crowded in axillary (whorled) and terminal spikes; stamens long- 

 exsertcd ; corolla white or purj)le. — Mountain meadows, Georgia, and north- 

 ward. June - August. — Stem 2° - 4° high. Leaves 2' - 4' long. 



* * St f- 111 leaves opposite: corolla wheel -shaped : capsule nhntnlate. 



-t- Flowers hi urillarij racemes. 



2. V. officinalis, L. Perennial, pubescent ; stem prostrate, rooting at 

 the base; leaves obovate-elliptical, or wedge-oblong, obtuse, serrate, short- 

 petioled; racemes alternate, densely many flowered ; corolla blue. — Moun- 

 tains of North Carolina. July. — Stem C- 12' long. Racemes 2' -4' long. 



3. V. Anagallis, L. Stem erect from a creeping base; leaves sessile, 

 fiblong-lanceolate, acute, entire or slightly serrate; racemes loosely many- 

 flowered ; capsule orbicular. — Tn springs and branches, Tennessee. June. — 

 Stem 1^ - li° high. Flowers blue. 



■*-■*- Flowers srnttered, in lenfn terminal racemes, or a.rillari/. 



4. V. serpyllifolia, L. Perennial, smoothish; stem ascending, diffusely 

 branched ; leaves oval or roundish, crenate, short-jjetioled, the floral ones 

 lanceolate and entire ; pedicels as long as the calyx ; corolla lilne. — T.ow 

 pastures in the ui)per districts. May -Sept. — Stem 4' -6' long. Leaves 

 4" -6" long. 



5. v. peregrina, L. Annual, smooth ; stem erect, simple or branched ; 

 leaves .sessile, (ibbmLc, toothed ; the lowest narrowed into a petiole ; the floral 

 ones entire : ])eiluncles shorter than the calyx ; corolla white, minute. — Cul- 

 tivated ground, very common. April- June. — Stem 2'- 12' high. Leaves 

 i'-l'long. 



