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lines. Leaves egg-shaped, scarcely serrated, opposite, with 
very short stalks, three nerves in each. Root formed of 
long white fibres, stem about five inches long, lying on the 
ground, branched and leafy. It is common on pastures 
and road sides. 
Two rare species, Veronica triphyllos and Veronica verna, 
are found also in this month about Bury, in Norfolk, and 
in Suffolk ; but they have not been discovered at present in 
other places. 
> Drayprra. MonoeyYnla. 
COROLLIFLOR2., J ASMINACES. 
FRAXINUS. (Asu.) 
Generic Character. Corolla none. Calyx none, or in four deep 
segments. -dnthers large, with four furrows. Style short. 
FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR. Common Ash. The leaves are 
divided, with lance-shaped, serrated leaflets of four or six 
pairs, with one at the end. Flowers in loose bunches, 
The flower has generally neither calyx nor corolla, and the 
pistil and stamens arise at once from the flower stalk. 
Seed-vessel with a flat, oblong seed. 
This fine tree is not often found in a truly wild state in 
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