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Vernonia—continued. 
wild garden even 
V. prealta. 
V. Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster). 
flora. 
V. podocoma (hairy-stalked). fl.-heads rvose-purple, loose, 
arranged in a terminal panicle which on strong plants is 3ft. 
long and nearly as broad; florets sin. long. J. large, coriaceous. 
Branches, stalks, and under-surface of leaves pubescent or 
tomentose. South Africa, 1892. A tall-growing, greenhouse 
plant. (B. M. 7255.) 
V. prealta (very tall). 
V. seabra (rough). 
when its flowers are not produced. Syn. 
The correct name of V. aailli- 
A synonym of V. altissima. 
The correct name of V. odoratissima. 
VERONICA. Though many of the New Zealand 
species are reputedly hardy, numbers need a sheltered 
osition outside to grow them safely, or else a cool green- 
Forna: Tender kinds are anomala, diosmefolia, pimelioides, 
parviflora, elliptica, and several others. 
To the species described on pp. 148-50, Vol. IV., the 
following should be added. They are hardy and of perennial 
duration, except where otherwise specified : 
V. aphylia (leafless). fl. 
peduncle seape-like, 2in. to 4in. long, slender. 
to lin. long, somewhat rosulate, shortly 
elliptic, crenate-serrated or entire. 
or wanting. Alps, &c., 1775. Rockery. 
blue, few in a corymbose raceme; 
May. J. Sin. 
petiolate, ovate- 
V. Armstrongi (Armstrong’s). /. whitish, in terminal, three- 
to eight-flowered heads. /. minute, dimorphic, some long and 
qeute, others broadly ovate and sub-acute, closely adpressed 
and coriaceous, adnate with the branches for half their length ; 
margins faintly ciliate. h. lft. to 3ft. South Island, New 
Zealand, 1888. A much-branched shrub. 
V. austriaca (Austrian). /l. blue, large, many in elongated 
racemes. July. /. all deeply pinnatifid or pinnatisect ; seg- 
ments linear or nearly oblong, entire or incised. Stem 
usually erect, pubescent or woolly. h. 1ft. South-east Europe, 
1748. 
V. a. pinnatifida (pinnatitid). 7. a deeper blue than in the 
type. 
V. Balfouriana (Balfour's). This species is allied to 
V. Traversii, but is dwarfer, with longer racemes of larger 
violet-coloured flowers, and smaller ovate-elliptic leaves mar- 
gined with brown. New Zealand, 1897. (B. M. 7556.) 
V. bellidioides (Daisy-like). . bluish; raceme short, few- 
flowered, clustered, villous. May. J. obovate, obtuse, slightly 
crenate, those near the base of the stem clustered, the rest 
opposite and remote. Stem erect, simple. A. 6in.\ Pyrenees, 
&c., 1775. Plant hairy. Rockery. 
V. Bidwillii (Bidwill’s). 1. violet, white, or pink, racemose or 
sometimes in interrupted whorls; corolla jin. or more across ; 
peduncles axillary, 2in. to 10in. long. 7. sub-sessile, qqin. to din, 
long. Stems prostrate, slender, creeping at base, Bin. to in. 
long, glabrous or puberulous. New Zealand. 
V. candida (white). 
V. canescens (hoary). jl. pale blue, showy, solitary, axillary, 
on slender peduncles. /. opposite, ,;in. to j5in. long, shortly 
petiolate, broadly ovate, usually white-hairy on both sides. 
Stems lin. to 2in. long, more or less hispid. New Zealand. A 
minute, procumbent herb. 
V. carnosula (of Hooker). 
V. corymbosa (corymbose). 
V. cupressoides variabilis (variable).* This is of dwarfer 
habit than the type, and forms a dense spreading tuft; it is 
a capital rock-plant. 1888.° (G. C. 1888, iii., p. 20, f. 5, 7.) 
V. Dabneyi (Dabney’s). This rockery species closely resembles 
V. officinalis, but is larger, with larger flowers, and glabrous 
except for a few hairs on the young stems. Azores. 
A garden synonym of V. incana. 
A synonym of V. pinguifolia. 
A variety of V. spicata. 
V. decumbens (decumbent).* fl. white ; corolla tube fin. long, 
much flattened on the inner side; racemes twelve- to sixteen- 
flowered, shortly stalked, in pairs near the tips of the branches. 
1. entire, quite glabrous, very shortly stalked, ovate or lanceo- 
late, obtuse, flat or slightly concave, not keeled, obscurely 
three-nerved, dull green, with bright red edges. Branches 
black and polished; branchlets pubescent. New Zealand, 
1888. A small, very beautiful, decumbent shrub. 
V. Dieftenbachii (Dieffenbach’s). f. blue, jin. across; 
racemes axillary, longer than the leaves, jin. in diameter. 
i. sessile by a sub-cordate base, 3in. Jong, lin, broad, linear- 
oblong, tough, downy on the edges towards the base. h. 2ft. 
New Zealand, 1898. A stout, glabrous, greenhouse, or half- 
hardy shrub. (B. M. 7656; G. C. 1898, xxiv., p. 155, f. 41.) See 
Fig. 759, for which we are indebted to the ‘ Gardeners’ 
Chronicle.” 
Stem short and creeping 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Veronica—continued. 
V. diosmefolia trisepala (three-sepaled). 7., sepals very 
large, two of them often confinent. /. less acute than in the 
type. New Zealand, 1897. Plant very slender. (B. M. 7539.) 
V. excelsa (tall). A variety of V. longifolia. 
V. Fairfieldii (Fairtield’s), 7. 
lavender-coloured, in short, 
erect, branched racemes. J. less than lin. long, ovate, 
toothed, with a brownish margin. Branches short. New 
Zealand, 1889. A half-hardy garden hybrid. Allied to 
V. Hulkeana. (B. M. 7323.) 
V. fruticulosa (slightly shrubby). jl. blue or pink, variable, 
few in a short, lax, pubescent raceme. July. 7. din. to 4in. 
long, oblong or obovate, obtuse, entire or slightly crenate, 
rather thick, glabrous or pubescent. Stems diffuse, much- 
branched, often woody at base. European mountains. 
V. gentianoides variegata (variegated). 
light blue flowers and variegated foliage. 
V. Godefroyana (Godefroy’s). i. white, small, very numerous, 
in axillary, compact racemes. J, 4in. long, oblong, obtuse, 
narrowed at base, thick, concave, glaucous. h. lift. to 3ft. 
New Zealand, 1888. Hardy evergreen shrub, ‘‘ This is probably 
V. carnosula” (Kew Bulletin). 
V. Hectori (Dr. Hector’s).* fl. pale lilac, collected into an 
ovate, terminal head, with a villous rachis. JZ. closely, but not 
densely, imbricated, extremely thick and coriaceous, broader 
than long, broadly ovate or orbicular, very obtuse, nearly Jin. 
across, opposite pairs connate to the middle, puberulous along 
the edges, shining, not keeled. Branches, with the leaves on, 
obscurely tetragonal or terete. h. 6in. to 2ft. Southern Alps 
of Middle Island, New Zealand, 1888. A beautiful, robust, 
small, much-branched shrub. (B. M. 7415.) 
V. hybrida (hybrid). A variety of V. spicata. 
V. incisa pedalifida (pedalitid). 
flowers and very distinct foliage. 
A pretty form with 
A variety having light blue 
V. Lavaudiana (Lavaud’s). /. purple, 4in. across; spikes Jin. 
to 4in. long, crowded in a low, spreading corymb lin. to 2in. 
broad. 7. rather crowded, shortly petiolate, in. to Zin. long, 
broadly obovate-spathulate. Stem decumbent; branches « 
ascending, 4in. to 8in. high. New Zealand, 1892. Greenhouse 
or half-hardy shrub. (B. M. 7210.) 
V. Lewisii (Lewis’s).* 1. pale purple, white, or blue, 4in. to 4in. 
across; racemes in sub-terminal pairs, stout, dense, erect, 2in. 
long. J. pale green, spreading, decussate in rather distant pairs, 
ovate to oblong, lin. to 14in. or more in length, entire, acute, 
pubescent below. Branches stout, greyish-pubescent. h. 3ft. 
to 6ft. or more. New Zealand. A very handsome shrub. 
V. Lindsayi (R. Lindsay's). This name has been given to a 
plant that is supposed to be a hybrid between V. amplexicaulis 
and V. pimeleoides. 1898. (G. C. 1898, xxiv., p. 331, f. 97.) 
V. linifolia (Flax-leaved). jl. 4in. across, with a very short 
tube; peduncles slender, axillary, longer or shorter than the 
leaves, three- to five-flowered. /. rather close-set, spreading, 
sessile or shortly stalked, 4in. to lin. long, linear, obtuse, entire. 
Branches terete, 2in. to 6in. long. New Zealand. A small, 
glabrous, leafy species. 
V. loganioides (Logania-like). #. white, with pink stripes, 
very fugacious ; calyx lobes lanceolate, acute, keeled, ciliated ; 
corolla lobes broadly ovate; anthers brown. J. densely 
imbricated, appressed to the branches, ovate, acuminate, with 
spreading tips, usually entire, sometimes with one to three 
teeth on each side, 4in. long, sessile, very sharply keeled 
below, glabrous except the ciliated margins. h. 6in. Rangetala 
Valley, New Zealand (at 5000ft. to 6000ft.), 1888. A small, ever- 
green shrub, decumbent and rooting at the joints. (B. M. 
7404.) 
V. longifolia. To this species the varieties alba and rosea are 
useful additions. 
V. macrocarpa alba (white). 
V. maritima (sea-loving). 
V. monticola (mountain-loving). 4. 
corolla twice as long as the calyx. J. glabrous, 14in. to 2in. 
long, oblong and oblong-lanceolate, acute, dentate-serrate, 
cuneate at base, the lower ones shortly petiolate. h. nearly lft. 
Abchasia, Transcaucasia, 1892. Hybrid ; trailing. 
V. Nummularia (Moneywort-like). #1. blue or pink, smaller 
than in V. fruticulosa; raceme — sub-capitate, pubescent. 
June. Branches densely clothed with leaves which are only 
tin. long. Stems diffuse, much-branched, creeping. Pyrenees, 
1820. Rockery. 
V. orchidea is now classed as a distinct species. 
A white variety of the type. 
A synonym of V. longifolia. 
blue, small, spicate ; 
V. paniculata is now regarded as synonymous with V. spuria. 
V. pinnata (pinnate). jl. blue, small, in slender, solitary or 
aniculate racemes. June and July. J/. scattered or somewhat 
ascicled, rather thick, shining; lower ones pinnatisect, with 
