570 



SCROPHULARINEjE. LXVI. VERONICA. 



coloured. 11 . H. Native of the Pyrenees. Lapeyr. abr. 

 suppl. p. 4. 



Slender Speedwell. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. creep- 

 ing. 



73 V. MICROPHY'LLA (Kit. in Schultes, fl. austr. ed. 2d. vol. 

 1. p. 20.) leaves ovate, inordinately crenated ; bracteas hardly 

 the length of the pedicels; stems ascending. %. H. Native 

 of Hungary, in sandy places. Stems creeping at the base. 

 Perhaps only a variety of V. serpyllifblia, occasioned by the dry 

 sandy soil in which it grows. 



Small-leaved Speedwell. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1822. PI. 

 - to \ foot. 



74 V. TELEPHIIFOLIA (Tourn. cor. p. 7.) glabrous; leaves 

 obovate, almost quite entire; stems creeping. !{.. H. Native 

 of Armenia. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 64. Stems filiform. Leaves 

 petiolate, hardly half a nail in length, obsoletely crenulated out- 

 side. Perhaps a variety of V. serpyllifblia. 



Telephium-leaved Speedwell. PI. creeping. 



75 V. RUDERA'LIS (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 66. H. B. et Kunth, 

 nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 312.) leaves ovate-oblong, obtuse, cre- 

 nated, somewhat 5-nerved : superior ones subciliated, quite 

 entire; stems creeping. If., H. Native of Peru, in waste 

 humid places; and near Santa Fe de Bogota, and on Mount 

 Quindiu. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 66. V. serpyllifolia, Ruiz, et Pav. 

 fl. per. 1. p. 6. Stems filiform, diffuse, red. Bracteas longer 

 than pedicels. Corolla violaceous ; the smaller segment white. 

 Probably a mere var. of V. serpyllifblia. 



Rubbish Speedwell. PI. creeping. 



SECT. IV. PIRI'TIA (the vernacular name of one of the species.) 

 Capsule elliptic or roundish, acuminated. Leaves opposite, quite 

 entire. Racemes terminal. Shrubs natives of New Zealand. 



76 V. SPECIOSA (R. Cunningh. ex bot. mag. no. 3461.) quite 

 glabrous ; stem shrubby, erectish or diffuse ; leaves opposite, 

 flat, obovate, coriaceous, decurrent, with a callous obtuse point, 

 and quite entire, thickened, coloured margins ; racemes termi- 

 nal, short, erect, crowded with flowers ; bracteas ovate-lanceo- 

 late, one half shorter than the pedicels ; calycine segments ovate, 

 acutish, finely ciliated, about equal in length to the middle of 

 the tube of the corolla. ^ . F. Native of New Zealand, on 

 the north side of the island ; and on sandy hills near the estuary 

 of the Hokianga, on the west coast. Leaves 3-4 inches long. 

 Flowers showy, bluish-violet, almost like those of Lysimachia 

 atropurpurea. Stamens exserted. Capsule elliptic, acuminated, 

 glabrous, twice as long as the calyx. 



Showy Speedwell. Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



77 V. LIGUSTRIFOLIA (Cunningh. 1. c.) quite glabrous ; stem 

 shrubby ; leaves opposite, ovate-oblong or narrow-lanceolate, 

 bluntish, quite entire ; racemes peduncled, terminal, pubigerous, 

 about equal in length to the leaves ; bracteas oblong-lanceolate, 

 about half the length of the pedicels ; calycine segments ovate- 

 lanceolate, acutish, length of the tube of the corolla. ^7 . F. 

 Native of New Zealand, on the north coast, on shady hills on 

 the banks of the Kana-Kana river ; and Bay of Islands. A 

 slender shrub, 2 feet high. Leaves sessile. Flowers white, 

 spicately racemose. Calyx equal. Segments of corolla acutish. 

 Said to be very like V. angustifblia, Richard. ; but the racemes 

 in that plant are slender, pedunculate, and axillary, and more 

 than twice as long as the leaves ; the segments of the calyx are 

 obtuse, and not half so long as the tube of the corolla ; and the 

 leaves are linear-lanceolate, acute, and glaucescent beneath. 



Privet-leaved Speedwell. Shrub 2 feet. 



78 V. DIOSHEFOLIA (R. Cunningh. in bot. mag. under no. 

 3461.) shrubby, erect ; leaves decussate, lanceolate, acute, quite 

 entire or serrulated, petiolate, concave and smooth above, and 

 of a different colour beneath : serratures simply cut, remote ; 



corymbs axillary or terminal, many-flowered ; bracteas ovate, 

 about half the length of the pedicels ; calycine segments oval, 

 obtuse, equal in length to the middle of the tube of the corolla. 

 Jj . F. Native of New Zealand, in dense woods near the 

 source of the river Wycaddi ; at the Bay of Islands, and else- 

 where on the south coast, where it is called Piriti by the natives. 

 A slender twiggy shrub, about 3-12 feet, with the habit of 

 Trachymene. Leaves 9 lines long, keeled beneath. Flowers 

 white. Capsule elliptic, acute, compressed, 3 times as long as 

 the calyx, which is ciliated. 



Diosma-leaved Speedwell. Shrub 3 to 12 feet. 



SECT. V. HE'BE (a mythological name, the daughter of Juno.) 

 Capsule ovate, or oval, or oblong, acute, or obtuse, compressed. 

 Racemes lateral and axillary. Leaves quite entire. Plants na- 

 tives of New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand. 



79 V. PARVIFLORA (Vahl, symb. 3. p. 4. enum. 1. p. 67.) 

 leaves linear-lanceolate, quite entire, glabrous, mucronate ; stem 

 shrubby. fj . F. Native of New Zealand. V. floribunda, R. 

 Br. in herb. Smith. Plant glabrous. Leaves approximate, ses- 

 sile, stiff, 2 inches long. Racemes erect, \\ inch long, many- 

 flowered ; bracteas minute. Segments of corolla obtuse. Cap- 

 sule oval, twice as long as the calyx. 



Small-florvered Speedwell. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1822. Shrub 

 1 foot. 



80 V. MACROCA'RPA (Vahl, symb. 3. p. 4. enum. 1. p. 67.) 

 leaves lanceolate, quite entire, glabrous, flat ; racemes erect ; 

 stem shrubby, fj . F. Native of New Zealand. Branches 

 articulated. Leaves 4 inches long, nerveless. Racemes length 

 of leaves. Bracteas minute. Tube of corolla twice as long as 

 the calyx ; segments obtuse. Capsule ovate, acute, 3 times as 

 long as the calyx. 



Large-fruited Speedwell. Shrub. 



81 V. SALICIFOLIA (Forst. prod. no. 11. Vahl, symb. 3. p. 

 4.) leaves lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, quite entire ; 

 racemes drooping ; stem shrubby. Jj . F. Native of New 

 Zealand. Glabrous. Leaves 2-3 inches long, subundulated. 

 Racemes longer than the leaves ; pedicels capillary. Calyx 

 equal. Tube of corolla twice as long as the calyx ; segments 

 acute. Capsule oblong, acute, twice as long as the calyx. 



Willow-leaved Speedwell. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



82 V. ELLI'PTICA (Forst. prod. no. 10.) leaves elliptic, lance- 

 olate, quite entire, glabrous ; racemes short, few-flowered, co- 

 rymbose. Tj . F. Native of New Zealand. Very nearly allied 

 to V. decussata. 



Elliptic-leaved Speedwell. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



83 V. DECUSSA'TA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 1. p. 20. ed. 

 2d. vol. 1. p. 68.) glabrous; leaves permanent, elliptic, quite 

 entire, decussate ; racemes few-flowered ; stem shrubby. ^ . 

 F. Native of the Falkland Islands, and the Straits of Magel- 

 lan. Curt. bot. mag. t. 242. Hebe Magellanica, Juss. in 

 Gmel. syst. p. 27. Leaves mucronate, stiff, with cartilaginous 

 margins. Racemes shorter than the leaves. Bracteas ovate, 

 ciliated. Corolla funnel-shaped, blue. 



Decussate-leaved Speedwell. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1776. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



84 V. PERFOLIA'TA (R. Br. prod. 434.) glabrous ; leaves 

 quite entire, ovate, acuminated, connate at the base ; racemes 

 lateral, pedunculate, many-flowered, y.. G. Native of New 

 South Wales, ^bout Port Jackson. Sims. bot. mag. 1936. 

 Plant glaucous. Leaves sometimes furnished with a few teeth. 

 Racemes long, secund ; pedicels hardly the length of the ca- 

 lyxes, which are 4-parted and unequal. Corolla purple or blue. 

 Capsule oblong, oval. Flowers blue. 



Perfoliate-le&ved Speedwell. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1815. 

 PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



