296 cm. SCROPHULARINE.E. (J. D. Hooker.) [Veronica. 



leaves, forming a head |-f in. diam. ; pedicels 0-^- in. Sepals ^ in. long, spathulate- 

 oblong, obtuse. Corolla in. diam., blue. Capsule % in. diam., ciliate. 



' VAR. ? sikkimensis ; stem decumbent branched, leaves longer petioled often 2 in. 

 long. Sikkim ; Lachen, alt. 12,000 ft., J. D. H. This looks like a very luxuriant 

 form of V. capitata with stems 8-10 in., large membranous leaves and petioles some- 

 times 5 in. long. 



15. V. javanica, Blume Bijd. 742; pubescent, diffusely repeatedly 

 branched, leaves shortly petioled ovate obtuse cren ate- serrate base rounded 

 subcordate or truncate, flowers small in short few-fld. axillary and terminal 

 racemes, capsule very small broadly obcordate or didymous snorter than the 

 calyx. Miquel Fl. Ind. Sat. ii. 701 ; Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 489. V. 

 Maddeni, Fdgew. mss. 



SUBTROPICAL and TEMPERATE HIMALAYA ; from Simla to Bhotan, alt. 3-7000 ft. 

 KHASIA MTS., alt. 5-6000 ft., J. D. H. fy T. T. DISTRIB. Java, Loochoo Islands. 



Annual. Stems very numerous, spreading from the root, ascending, 6-18 in., stout 

 or slender, intricately branched. Leaves -1 in,, more or less pubescent on both 

 surfaces; petiole |-g- in. Racemes subsessile, -1 in., fruiting 1-2 in. ; pedicels T ] g in., 

 shorterthan the small narrow bracts. Sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, T ' n in. long. Corolla, 

 in. diam. Capsule in. diam., pubescent. 



16. V. verna, Linn.-, Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 483; puberulous, 

 glandular upwards, stems short erect simple densely leafy and flowering for 

 most of their length, leaves sessile oblong simple or 3-cieft or pinnatisect, 

 flowers axillary shortly pedicelled, capsule broadly obcordate. Reichb. Ic. Fl. 

 Germ. 1. 1720, f. 1 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, iv. 456. 



WESTERN HIMALAYA; Kashmir and Jarnu, alt. 5-7000 ft., Thomson. DISTEIB. 

 Europe, N. Asia. 



Annual. Stem 2-6 in., slender, erect, simple or branched from the base, together 

 with the flowers and leaves forming a cylindric stout spike. Leaves \-\ in., imbricate, 

 or the lower distant. Flowers small, blue, pedicels very short. Sepals linear-lanceolate. 

 Corolla pale blue, shorter than the calyx. Capsule \ in. diam., glandular, about as 

 long as the sepals. 



17. V. arvensis, Linn.-, Benth. in DC. Prodr. v. 483; pubescent, 

 stems simple or diffusely branched, branches ending in long bracteate racemes, 

 leaves very small subsessile ovate-cordate crenate, floral alternate oblong or 

 lanceolate quite entire, racemes dense- or lax-fld., pedicels much shorter than 

 the floral leaves, corolla minute, capsule broadly obcordate glandular-hairy 

 shorter than the calyx. Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 1720, f. 2 ; Boiss. Fl. 

 Orient, iv. 457. 



WESTERN HIMALAYA; from Kashmir and Kishtwar, alt. 7-9000 ft., Thomson, to 

 Garwhal, Edgeworth. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Asia, and N. Africa. 



Annual, 6-10 in. high ; branches bifariously pubescent, often continuously leafy 

 and floriferous throughout. Leaves -f in., mostly sessile ; floral alternate, linear- 

 oblong or lanceolate, crowded or scattered. Pedicels very short. Sepals narrow, 

 obtuse, ciliate. Corolla pale baie. Capsule f- in. broad. 



18. V. serpyllifolia, Linn.; Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 482; glabrous 

 or glandular-pubescent, creeping below, branched from the base, branches 

 ending in long bracteate racemes, leaves sessile rounded or oblong subentire, 

 floral alternate oblong quite entire, racemes dense- or lax-fld., pedicels 

 equalling the floral leaves, capsule broadly obcordate, shorter than the calyx 

 glabrous. Reichb. Ic. FL Germ. t. 1718 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, iv. 453. 



TEMPERATE and SUBALPINE WESTERN HIMALAYA ; from Chumba to Kumaon, 

 alt. 8-13,000 ft DISTEIB. Europe, N.Asia, N. Africa, N. and S. America. 



