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3. D. GRaNDIFLORA. Allioni. Great Yellow Foxglove —Lvs. ovate or oblong- 
lanceolate, veiny, serrulate, amplexicaul; rac. tomentose, lax; cal. segments 
lanceolate, acute; cor. ventricose-campanulate, segments broader than long, 
lowest twice broader than the lateral—2, in Europe. Plant 2—3f high. Flow- 
ers 1}’ long, yellow, varying to brownish or orange. 
4. D. puTea. Small Yellow Foxglove-—Very smooth; lvs. oblong or lancea- 
late, denticulate; rac. secund, many-flowered; cal. segments lanceolate, acute; 
cor. glabrous, tube subventricose, lower segment half as long again as the rest— 
2| Europe. Stem 3f high. Flowers 8—10” long, yellow, varying to white. f 
5. D. ortentauis. Lam. Oriental Spotted Foxglove —St. and lance-linear lws. 
glabrous; spike interrupted, glandular-villose; pedicels very short; cal. segments 
ovate-lanceolate, acute; cor. pubescent, lower segments oblong, obtuse.—2L 
Bythinia. Height 3f. Corolla purplish, spotted. 
__Obs.—Several other species are sometimes seen in gardens, among which are D. Thapsi, with mullein- 
like leaves all radical and flat on the ground; D. lewcophe@a, with very large, dense, leafy racemes of 
dusky white fis. Numerous hybrids also occur in gardens, produced between the above species which are 
often difficult to distinguish. 
Trine 8. VERONICEX. 
i. 19. VERONICA. 
Etymology doubtful ; perhaps named for St. Veronica. . 
Calyx 4-parted; corolla subrotate, deeply 4-cleft, lower segments 
mostly narrow ; sta. 2, inserted into the tube, exserted ; sterile fil. 
0; caps. compressed, 2-sulcate, often obcordate, 2-celled, few-seeded. 
—AHerbs or shrubs (the following species herbs). Lvs. opposite. Fils. 
solitary, axillary or in racemes, blue, flesh-colored or white. 
§ 1. Erect, tall. Lws. verticillate ; racemes dense, terminal, often pani- 
cled ; corolla tube longer than the limb. Lepranpra. Benth. 
1. V. Vireinica. (Leptandra Virginica. Nutt.) Culver’s Physic. 
Erect, tall, glabrous; lvs. briefly petiolate, in 4s, 5s or 6s, lance-ovate to 
lance-linear ; spikes mostly several, paniculate——Woods, thickets and barrens, 
Can. to Ga., W. to the Miss.! A conspicuous plant arising 2—5f. Stem sim- 
ple, straight, smooth, with whorls of lanceolate, acuminate, finely serrate leaves 
which are subpetiolate and glaucous beneath, and 4—6 in a whorl. Flowers 
numerous, nearly sessile, in long, terminal and verticillate, subterminal spikes. 
Corolla white, tubular, pubescent inside. Stamens and style twice as long as 
the corolla. Jl. 
§ 2. Leaves opposite. Corolla tube very short. 
* Racemes axillary. 
2. V. Anacatiis. (V.tenerrima. Schmidt.) 
Glabrous, erect; Jvs. sessile, clasping and subcordate, lanceolate, acutish, 
entire or serrulate ; rac. in opposite or alternate axils; caps. orbicular, slightly 
notched.—?| A smooth, succulent plant, frequenting the borders of brooks and 
pools, Can. and U. 8.! not common. Stem fleshy, 12—20/ high. Leaves about 
2—3’ by 5—7'"’.. Racemes longer than the leaves, loose, pedicels (2—3’) scarce- 
ly longer than the bracts. Flowers bluish-purple, small. Jn. Jl. 
3. V. Americana. Schwenitz. (V.Beccabunga Am. authors.) Brooklime. 
Glabrous, decumbent at base, erect above; dvs. ovate or Ovate-oblong, 
acute or obtusish, serrate, petiolate, abrupt at base; rac. opposite, loose; 
caps. roundish, turgid, emarginate.—2| in brooks and clear waters, Can. and 
U.S. Plant rather fleshy, very smooth, 12—18’ long, more or less decumbent 
and rooting at base. Leaves 1—2’ long, 4—4 as wide, petioles 1—3” long, mar- 
gined. Racemes longer than the leaves. Pedicels (3—5!’) twice longer than 
the bracts. Flowers blue or biuish-purple. Jn. Jl.—This plant is variable, 
some of its species approaching V. Anagallis, others V. Beccabunga, of Europe. 
a. Lvs. ovate, acute, acutely serrate, truncate or subcordate at base.—Fre- 
quent! : 
8. Ins. ovate-lanceolate, serrulate, rounded at base, petiolate Common! 
