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as in V. saxatilis; the anthers are, indeed, not far from 

 remaining parallel with the style, and are therefore con- 

 stantly near the stigma" (Warming, 1890). Тн. Resvoll 

 records self-pollination (at Rorås, in sched.); Fig. 5, A and 

 В show that this may easily take place; moreover, in 



scarcely expanded flow- 

 ers I too found the 

 anthers open and the 

 stigma covered with 

 pollen. 



The ovary varies 

 between the glabrous 

 and finely-hairy con- 

 dition. 



LiNDMAN remarks 

 that the flowers open 

 two at a time. They 

 are, however, on the 

 whole, not very con- 

 spicuous, and insect- 

 visits are scarce. 



By reason of the 

 fact that there is no 

 division of labour be- 

 tween the vegetative and purely floral shoots, the flowering 

 period occurs late (Тн. Resvoll). In Greenland V. alpina 

 sets fruit abundantly, and ripens its seeds normally; the 

 latter are scattered in autumn; wherever in Greenland V. 

 fruticans and V. alpina occur in the same locality, the 

 latter is always the first to flower (M. Porsild). 



Geographical Distribution according to Lange: 

 East and west coasts of Greenland, Labrador, the Rocky 

 Mountains, western North America, Siberia, Arctic Russia, 



Fig. 5. A, and B, Flowers of Veronica 

 alpina (Rorås, Norway, ^V7). A, In front- 

 view; B, in side- view, half of the calyx 

 and of the corolla is removed.- (About 

 ^/i). C, A flower of Veronica fruticans. 

 (Hort. bot. Hauniens.) (About %.) 



