WAYSIDES AND HEDGEROWS. 67 



*' Loveliest flower of all that grow 

 In flower-lov'd England." 



It bears the name also of "Paul's Betony," and 

 " Fluellin ; " and there is a touching anecdote of the 

 lesson which the germander speedwell taught tho heart 

 of Rousseau. This flower is easily known by its coarsely 

 toothed leaves and axillary clusters of large deep blue 

 blossoms, slightly veined with a lighter blue. We 

 nave in our woods, fields, and hedges, no less than 

 thirteen species of veronica : some, however, are very 

 rare, others we shall notice in our walks. 



