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situations favourable to the growth of Water-cresses and 

 Water-parsnep. Fl. June August. Perennial. 



7. V. Anagallis (Water Speedwell). Smooth ; leaves 

 narrow, tapering, serrated; clusters opposite ; stem erect. 

 Streams and ditches, common. Resembling the last, 

 but distinguished by its larger size, narrow leaves, erect 

 growth, and small flesh-coloured flowers. Fl. June 

 August. Perennial. 



8. V. scutelldta (Marsh Speedwell). Smooth ; leaves 

 linear, slightly toothed ; clusters alternate ; fruit-stalks 

 bent back ; capsules of 2 flat round lobes. Marshes, 

 not uncommon. A weak straggling, plant, well distin- 

 guished by its very narrow leaves, and large flat cap- 

 sules. Flowers pale pink. FLJune August. Perennial. 



* Flowers solitary, axillary. 



9. V. hederifolia (Ivy-leaved Speedwell). Leaves 

 stalked, 5 7-lobed ; sepals heart-shaped, fringed ; cap- 

 sule of two swollen lobes. A common weed everywhere, 

 bearing in the axil of each leaf a pale blue flower, the 

 stalk of which is bent back when in fruit. The capsule is 

 composed of 2 much swollen lobes, each of which con- 

 tains 2 large black seeds. Fl. all the summer. Annual. 



10. V. agrestis (Field Speedwell). Leaves stalked, 

 heart-shaped, deeply serrated; sepals oblong, blunt-; 

 flower-stalks as long as the leaves. A common weed, 

 with several long prostrate stems and small blue flowers. 

 The capsule is composed of 2 swollen, keeled lobes, and 

 each cell contains about 6 seeds. Fl. all the summer. 

 Annual. 



* Closely allied to the preceding are V. polita, distin- 

 guished by its small leaves, which are shorter than the 

 flower-stalks : and V. Buxbaumii, a stouter plant, with 

 large bright blue flowers, and sharply keeled capsules. 



13. VERBASCUM (Mullein). 



1. V. Thapsus (Great Mullein). Leaves woolly on 

 both sides, running down the stem; stem simple; 



