4.2 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
One species of this pretty genus makes its appearance 
early; the rest are later in showing flower. It is found 
commonly from March to December, and grows almost 
everywhere in cultivated fields, under hedges, and among 
rubbish. The calyx, after the flowering is over, is a beautiful 
object for the magnifier, as it is fringed with long hairs. 
VeRoNICA HEDERIFOLIA (Pl. I. Fig. 1.) Lvy-leaved 
Speedwell is a small creeping plant with leaves broadly 
heart-shaped, five-lobed. Divisions of the calyx, heart-shaped, 
acute, and with hairs at the edge. Flowers small, pale blue, 
with deeper blue lines, not growing in branches like several 
of the species, but solitary. Corolla divided into four 
unequal parts, the lowest being the smallest. 
The shape of the leaves and the calyx easily distinguish 
it from others of the genus. 
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TRIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
PETALOIDES. IRIDACE. 
CROCUS. (Crocvs.) 
Generic Character. Corol/a cut into six equal parts, the tube 
very long and funnel-shaped. Stamens three, pistil divided into 
three at the top. Leaves and flowers arising immediately from 
the bulb. 
