564 



SCROPHULARINE,E. LXVI. VERONICA. 



tomentum ; bracteas shorter than the pedicels. 7/ . H. Native 

 of Persia. V. m611is, Link, jahrb. 1-3. p. 39, but not of Zea. 

 Very nearly allied to V. spuria, but differs in the whole plant 

 being white from tomentutn. 



Stephan't Speedwell. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1821. PI. 1 to 

 2 feet. 



8 V. PANICULA'TA (Pall. itin. 1. p. 196.) downy; leaves op- 

 posite, and 3 in a whorl, lanceolate, attenuated and entire at 

 the base, sharply and distantly serrated, stems ascending. I/ . 

 H. Native of Tartary, Siberia, and Caucasus. Lepechin, itin. 

 1. p. 206. V. capitulata, Poir. suppl. 5. p. 466. V. virgata, 

 Willd. herb. Link, jahrh. 1-3. p. 39. V. spuria, Gmel. itin. 1. 

 p. 169. t. 39. Bieb. fl. cauc. 1. p. 6. V. brevifolia, Bieb. 

 fl. cauc. 1. p. 6. ex Stev. in mem. soc. mosc. 5. p. 338. V. an- 

 gustifblia, floribus paniculatis, Amm. ruth. p. 32. Racemes 

 very long and loose. Flowers blue, or purple. Calyx 4-5- 

 cleft, hairy, ciliated, ex Poir. 



Far. (3, leucantha; flowers white. !. H. Native of Altaia. 

 V. leucantha, Helm. mem. soc. mosc. 2. p. 104. t. 8. V. 

 Altaica, Fisch. cat. hort. gorenki, 1812. 



Pantcferf-flowered Speedwell. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1797. 

 PI. 1 to 1| foot. 



9 V. COMPLICA'TA (Hoffm. phyt. blatt. p. 98. t. E. f. 4.) leaves 

 opposite, rarely 3 in a whorl, complicate, lanceolate, toothed ; 

 teeth thickened. 7^. H. Native of Europe. Vahl, enum. 1. 

 p. 58. Willd. enum. 1. p. 18. Radical leaves hoary, and more 

 elliptic. Plant downy. Leaves coarsely crenate-toothed. 

 Flowers blue, or purple. Leaves very long and narrow. Very 

 nearly allied to V. longifolia. 



Complicate-le&ved Speedwell. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt 1812. 

 PL 2 feet. 



10 V. AZU'REA (Schott, ex Link, enum. 1. p. 22.) leaves 

 opposite, or 3 in a whorl, very long, gradually attenuated, 

 sharply serrated even to the apex : the lower serratures deep ; 

 bracteas longer than the pedicels. 1. H. Native country 

 unknown. Plant downy. Leaves 3 inches long, and 4 lines 

 broad, form of those of V. complicata ; the serratures are also 

 similar, but much longer, fewer, and larger. Flowers blue, or 

 purple. 



^zure-blue Speedwell. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1821. PI. 2 

 to 3 feet. 



11 V. GLA'BRA (Ehrh. pi. exsic. no. 11. Vahl. enum. 1. p. 

 358. Link, enum. 1. p. 21.) leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, attenuated at the base, quite entire at the 

 apex, simply serrated, and are, as well as the stems, glabrous : 

 serratures remote, nearly equal. I/ . H. Native of the South 

 of Europe. Schrad. comm. ver. t. 1. f. 4. Willd. enum. 1. p. 

 17. This species is readily distinguished by its smoothness. 

 It differs from V. arguta in its greater stature, in the leaves 

 being longer, broader, and more equally serrated. Petioles 

 ciliated. Lower leaves subcordate at the base. Flowers blue, 

 or purple. There is also a variety with white flowers. This 

 is, probably, nothing but a glabrous variety of V. marttima. 



Glabrous Speedwell. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1804. PI. 2 to 

 4 feet. 



12 V. PERSICIFO'LIA (Schott. hort. vind. Link enum. 1. p. 21.) 

 leaves opposite, or 3 in a whorl, ovate-lanceolate, or lanceolate, 

 long-acuminated, serrated even to the apex ; bracteas longer 

 than the pedicels. I/ . H. Native country unknown. Stem 

 glabrous at bottom. Leaves 3 inches long, and 7-8 lines broad, 

 glabrous. Lower bracteas long. Calyx rather downy. Corollas 

 blue. This seems to be intermediate between V. longijolia, 

 and V. marilima, but differs from both in the leaves being at- 

 tenuated at the base. 



Peach-leaved Speedwell. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1823. PI. 2 

 to 3 feet. 



13V. ELA'TIOR (Ehrh. pi. exsic. no. 31. Willd. enum. 1. 

 p. 17. Bieb. suppl. p. 8.) glabrous; leaves 3 in a whorl, lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, somewhat cordate at the base, doubly and 

 deeply serrated: the serratures at the base deeper. 3. H. 

 Native of the South of Europe, and Caucasus. V. maritima, 

 Bieb. taur. no. 15, exclusive of the syn. Gorter ingr. p. 2. V. 

 spicata urticaa folio, Amm. ruth. no. 35. Riv. mon. t. 97. 

 Bases of the superior leaves cuneated, of the lower ones sub- 

 cordate. Corollas blue or purple. 



Tall Speedwell. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1808. PI. 4 to 

 7 feet. 



14 V. LONGIBRACTEA'TA (Link, enum. 1. p. 20.) stem smooth- 

 ish ; leaves opposite, and 3 in a whorl, oblong, or lanceolate, 

 acute, serrated, gradually attenuated at the base ; lower bracteas 

 foliaceous, quite entire. 1{ . H. Native country unknown. 

 V. media, \Villd. enum. 1. p. 16. Leaves 3 inches long, and 

 5 lines broad, serrated, downy, ciliated. Lower bracteas much 

 longer than the flowers. Corollas blue. 



Var. /3 ; stem smoothish ; leaves from oblong, gradually atte- 

 nuated at the base. TJ. . H. V. hybrida, Willd. diar. Schrad. 

 1799. p. 388. Leaves 5 inches long, and 1^ inch broad, long- 

 acuminated. 



Long-bracted Speedwell. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1817. PI. 



2 to 3 feet. 



15 V. NI'TENS (Link, enum. 1. p. 20, under V. nitida.) leaves 

 opposite, or 3 in a whorl, ovate, acute, attenuated at the base, 

 serrated in the middle, and sub-serrated at apex, glabrous. I/ . 

 H. Native of Europe. V. arguta, Willd. enum. 1. p. 16. ex 

 Link. Plant glabrous. Leaves 2^ inches long, and 1 broad. 

 Bracteas longer than the pedicels. Corollas blue. This species 

 differs from V, arguta in the leaves being shorter and broader, 

 and racemes long. 



Var. ft,falcata ; serratures of leaves approximate, curved. 

 T].. H. V. falcata. Mart. enum. hort. erl. p. 10. Corollas 

 blue. 



Shining Speedwell. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 2 to 



3 feet. 



16 V. ARGU'TA (Schrad. comm. ver. no. 7. t. 2. f. 2.) downy; 

 leaves lanceolate, acute, simply serrated, quite entire at base 

 and apex, opposite, clothed with hoary down : serratures re- 

 mote, equal, simple. 1J.H. Native in the groves of Ticin. 

 Vahl, enum. 1. p. 360. Moretti, giorn. de fis. dec. 2. vol. 5. p. 

 41. V. media, Moretti, bibl. ital. dec. 1816. t. 4. vol. 4. p. 

 494. Leaves cuneated at the base, deflexed, hoary, but rather 

 naked above. Racemes numerous. Bracteas longer than the 

 pedicels. There is a variety of this with more slender stems, 

 and narrower leaves. 



Far. ft ; raceme spicate, solitary ; leaves not half so broad as 

 those of the species. 



Sharp-toothed Speedwell. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1812. PI. 

 2 feet. 



17V. ME'DIA (Schrad. comm. ver. no. 8. t. 1. f. 2.) leaves 

 opposite, or 3 in a whorl, lanceolate, acute, serrated, and are, as 

 well as the stems, clothed with tomentose clown : serratures 

 approximate, unequal. I/. H. Native of Carniola, Hungary, 

 Bohemia, &c. in hedges and humid meadows. Vahl, enum. 1. 

 p. 359. Link, enum. 1. p. 21. N. longifolia, Fl. de wetter, 

 no. 13. Roth, fl. germ. 2. p. 7. Mcench. meth. p. 433. V. 

 spiiria and V. incana, Schmidt. Leaves cuneated at the base. 

 Calycine segments shorter than the capsule. Flowers blue, or 

 purple. 



Middle Speedwell. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1804. PI. 2 to 



4 feet. 



18 V. AUSTRA'LIS (Schrad. 1. c. no. 9. t. 2. f. 3.) leaves 

 opposite, or 3 in a whorl, ovate-lanceolate, simply serrated, 

 quite entire at top, and are, as well as the steins, downy : serra- 



