82 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 
LT. \\PADEROTA) iL: 
Flowers in terminal unilateral racemes; corolla ringent, 
spurred, not bearded; stamens 2, seated at the base of 
the corolla-tube, beneath a row of hairs; stem leafy, leaves 
opposite. Alpine. 
P. Ageria, L.; corolla pale yellow, the upper lip bifid, 
calyx and bracts green, stamens shorter than the corolla, 
stem erect, 4-6 in., leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, serrate, 
glabrous; high, rocky; Tirol, Styria, Carniola, Carinthia. 
P. Bonarota, L.; corolla blue, upper lip usually entire, 
calyx and bracts purple, stamens longer than the corolla, 
stem 4-6 in., leaves broadly ovate, sessile, downy, coarsely 
toothed; high, stony; Tirol, Lombardy, Styria, Carniola, 
Carinthia. 
12), VERONICA, L. 
Flowers in axillary or terminal racemes, rarely solitary, 
usually blue and small in European species ; calyx 4-cleft; 
corolla rotate, 4-lobed, nearly regular; stamens 2, exserted, 
seated at the throat of the corolla-tube. Mostly lowland 
plants; but with many alpine species. 
Of the common English species of Speedwell, the fol- 
lowing are found also in Switzerland :—In woods, hedge- 
banks, and shady places:—V. Chamedrys, L., German- 
der Speedwell, with bright blue fugacious flowers in lax 
racemes; V’. montana, L., resembling the last, but flowers 
paler, and leaves alternate instead of opposite; V. office- 
nalis, L., with much smaller lilac flowers in a crowded 
spike. In marshes and by water-side :—V. Beccabunga, 
L., Brooklime, with bright blue flowers and broad serrate 
shining leaves; V. Anagallis, L., with lilac flowers, and 

