148 ENGLISH BOTANY. 



A delicate plant, with threadlike stems rooting at the nodes, 

 from which are produced leaves 5 to 1 inch across, on petioles from 

 i to 3 inches long. Peduncles generally under ^ inch. Calyx- 

 segments lanceolate. Corolla scarcely longer than the calyx, with 

 5 lobes, two of them smaller and less reflexed than the other three, 

 yellowish with a dull-red transverse band, scarcely perceptible in 

 the 2 smaller segments. Capsule sub-didymous. Plant yellowish- 

 green, with the stems, peduncles, pedicels, sepals, and veins of 

 the leaves, with rather long jointed white hairs. 



I am indebted to Mr. Charles Bailey for fresh specimens from 



Cornish Money loort. 

 French, Sihtlwrpie, cV Europe, 



Tribe VII.— VERONICE^. 



Corolla rotate, slightly irregular ; under lip of the corolla 

 covering the upper in the bud. Stamens 2. Inflorescence simple, 

 indefinite. Leaves (or at least the lower ones) opposite. 



GJENUS JX— V E R O N I C A. Toiimef. 



Calyx 4- (rarely 5- or 3-) partite. Corolla rotate or subrotate- 

 funnelshaped or salvershaped ; tube very short or cylindrical ; limb 

 spreading or slightly concave, 4-cleft, rarely 5-cleft, with the lateral 

 segments generally narrower than the upper one, and the lowest 

 one narrowest of all. Stamens 2, exserted, inserted in the tube of 

 the corolla, opposite the lateral segments of the corolla ; anthers 

 2-celled, not awned. Stigma sub-capitate, entire. Capsule more or 

 less compressed, 2-celled, generally obcordate or notched at the 

 apex, furrowed on each face, loculicidally 2-valved, or these 2 

 valves again splitting septicidally. Seeds commonly numerous, 

 rarely only 2 in each cell. 



Plants of various habit, with the lower (or all) leaves opposite. 

 Elowers rather small, blue, white, or pink, in terminal or axillary 

 racemes. 



The name of this genus of plants is said to have been given to it in honour of the 

 Romish saint of that name. Among other conjectures as to the origin of the name, is 

 one that supposes it to be compounded of the Greek words 0epw (jjhero), I bring, and 

 viKt] (nike), victory, alluding to its supposed efficacy in subduing diseases. 



Section I.— ALSINOIDES. Koch. 



Annuals. Elowers in terminal racemes. Pedicels spreading- 

 recurved or reflexed in fruit, solitary in the axils of leaves or 



