494 SCROPHULARINES. [ Veronica. 
Section II. Large or small shrubs, erect or decumbent below. Leaves 3-1} in. 
long, usually close-set, often imbricate, flat or concave or keeled. acemes 
or spikes usually short, simple or corymbosely branched, often crowded 
towards the ends of the branches. 
* Flowers racemose; racemes more or less corymbosely branched, rarely 
simple. 
Leaves $-13 x 4-4in., oblong- obovate, flat or nearly 
so, glaucous. Racemes corymbosely branched, 3-1} in. 
long. Flowers tin. diam., lavender-blue. Calyx. seg- 
ments ovate, acute. Corolla-tube half as long again as 
the calyx. Capsule more than twice as long as the 
calyx 19. V. insularis. 
Leaves 4-3 x }in., elliptic - oblong, acute, flat or nearly 
80. Racemes much branched, forming a terminal panicle 
2in. diam. Flowers +4in. diam., white. Calyx-seg- 
ments narrow-ovate, acute. Corolla. tube slightly longer 
than the calyx . 20. V. venustula. 
Leaves 4-1 x }-{in., linear- oblong, rigid, acute, keeled. 
Racemes about lin., much corymbosely branched. 
Calyx usually 3-partite; segments obtuse. Corolla- 
tube not much longer than the calyx. Capsule 4in., 
twice as long as the calyx .. 21. V. diosmefolia. 
Leaves 4-1 x 4-}in., lanceolate or linear- oblong, acute, 
flat or slightly keeled. Racemes 1-2i in., much corym- 
bosely divided. Calyx 4-partite; segments acute. Corolla- 
tube twice as long as the calyx. Capsule 4 in. 22. V. Menztesii. 
Leaves #-14 x 4-41n., linear-oblong, acute, flat, glaucous, 
margins often incised. Racemes exceeding the leaves, 
sparingly divided, rarely simple. Calyx-segments 
ovate-lanceolate, acute. Corolla-tube shorter than the 
calyx . 23. V. Colensoi. 
Leaves 4-2 x 4- hin., Ae " linear- oblong or narrow obovate- 
oblong, acute, keeled, rigid, glaucous. Racemes short, 
equalling the leaves, trifurcate. Calyx-segments oblong, 
obtuse. Corolla-tube nearly twice as long as the calyx. 
Capsule 4-4 in. . 24, V. rigidula. 
Leaves 4-1 x +-4in., long- petioled, linear-obovate to linear- 
oblong, obtuse, flat, glaucous. Racemes trifurcate. 
Calyx-segments oblong, obtuse. Corolla-tube half as long 
again as the calyx. Capsule }in. long, broadly oblong 
Leaves 4-2 x 4-4in., ovate-oblong or obovate-oblong, closely 
imbricate, rigid, keeled. Racemes $#-l}in., corym- 
bosely branched. Calyx-segments oblong, obtuse. 
Corolla-tube less than twice as long as the calyx .. 26. V. levis. 
bo 
5. V. rupicola. 
** Flowers racemose ; racemes simple, rarely branched. 
Leaves 4-1} x 3-4 in., elliptic-oblong, apiculate, petiolate. 
Branchlets and margins of leaves hoary. Racemes 
1-1} in. long. Flowers large, white, in. diam. or more, 
sweet-scented. Dapstile 3-4 in. . 27. V. elliptica. 
Leaves #-14 x 4-3in., oblong or elliptic- oblong, obtuse, 
flat. Racemes 2-4 in. long, dense. Flowers large, 
white or purplish, 4in. diam. Calyx-segments oblong, 
obtuse. Corolla-tube twice as long as the calyx .. 28. V. Matthewsi, 
