SCROPHULARINE.E. LXVI. VERONICA. 



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85 V. FORMOSA (R. Br. prod. p. 434.) leaves evergreen, de- 

 cussate, lanceolate, quite entire, quite glabrous, acute at the 

 base ; racemes bifariously pilose ; corymbs axillary, few-flower- 

 ed ; stem shrubby. )j . F. Native of Van Diemen's Land. 



Sliovy Speedwell. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



86 V. GRA'CILIS (R. Br. prod. p. 435.) quite glabrous ; leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, entire ; stems nearly simple ; corymbs lateral, 

 few-flowered. If.. G. Native of New South Wales, about 

 Port Jackson. Flowers blue. 



Slender Speedwell. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1820. PI. i to | foot. 



SECT. VI. CHAM.E V DRYS (name of Germander.) Capsule com- 

 pressed, emarginate at apex or obcordate. Seeds compressed, 

 flat on one side, and convex on the other. Racemes lateral and 

 axillary. 



1 . Leaves quite entire. 



87 V. BILLARDIE'RI (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 70.) leaves lanceo- 

 late-oblong, quite entire, l.oary as well as the stem, which is 

 prostrate ; racemes 2-3 inches long ; bracteas length of flowers. 

 If.. ? H. Native of Syria, Labillardiere. Stems numerous, fili- 

 form, villous as well as the leaves, which are nearly sessile. Ca- 

 lycine segments linear, equal. Capsule obcordate, compressed, 

 length of calyx. 



La Biilardier's Speedwell. PI. prostrate. 



2. Leares serrated, crenated, or denticulated. 

 * Species natives of New Holland, New Zealand, SfC. 



88 V. CATARA'CTJE (Forst. prod. no. 9. Vahl, enum. 1. 

 p. 67.) glabrous; leaves lanceolate, serrated; racemes loose, 

 flexuous ; stem shrubby, fy . F. Native of New Zealand. 

 Leaves an inch long, of a different colour beneath. Racemes a 

 hand lonj. Capsule oblong, longer than the calyx. In New 

 Holland Labillardiere collected a plant which he considers iden- 

 tical with that of Foster ; to which he appends the following 

 diagnosis : " Leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, 3 inches 

 long, with short-acute teeth ; racemes strict ; bracteas subulate, 

 twice as long as the pedicels ; calyx 4-cleft, unequal ; capsule 

 ovate, entire, turgid." 



Cataract Speedwell. PI. ascending. 



89 V. LABIA'TA (R. Br. prod. p. 434.) leaves broad-lanceo- 

 late, long-acuminated, unequally and sharply serrated ; racemes 

 axillary, opposite, very long. 7/ . G. Native of the south 

 coast of New Holland, and Van Diemen's Land. Sims, hot. 

 mag. 1660. Hook. bot. mag. 3461. V. Derwentii, Andr. hot. 

 rep. t. 531." Plant glabrous. Flowers pale blue. Calyx 4- 

 parted, rather unequal. Ovarium emarginate. Corolla bila- 

 biate, spreading ; upper lip undivided : lower one 3-parted : 

 middle lobe the smallest. Bracteas as long as the pedicels. 



Zffiped-flowered Speedwell. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1802. 

 PI. 1 to '2 feet. 



90 V. CALYCINA (R. Br. prod. 435.) leaves broadly ovate, 

 subcordate, wrinkled, unequally serrate-crenated, petiolate, and 

 are hairy as well as the creeping stems ; racemes lateral, few- 

 flowered, much longer than the leaves ; calyxes pilose, ciliated, 

 longer than the capsule. ]/ . G. Native of New Holland and 

 Van Diemen's Land. R. Br. ; New Zealand, on the banks of 

 the river Keri-Keri, among grass, R. Cunningh. " Stems 5-6 

 feet, creeping or decumbent. Leaves opposite, hispid or dis- 

 coloured beneath. Calyx 4-parted, longer than the capsule, 

 which is roundish, compressed, emarginate or obcordate,'' ex 

 Cunningh. in bot. mag. under no. 3461. 



Large-calyxed Speedwell. PI. creeping. 



91 V. PLEBE'IA (R. Br. prod. p. 435.) leaves ovate, unequally 

 and deeply serrated, glabrous ; stem clothed with fine down ; 

 lower petioles one half longer than the leaves ; racemes lateral, 

 loose. TJ..G. Native of New Holland. Flowers blue. 



Plebeian Speedwell. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PL 1 

 foot ? 



92 V. DI'STANS (R. Br. prod. p. 435.) leaves ovate, broadly 

 serrated, glabrous ; petioles ciliated ; stem decumbent, bifari- 

 ously pilose ; corymbs lateral, pedunculate, few-flowered. If. . 

 G. Native of New Holland. Flowers blue. 



Distant-dovfered Speedwell. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1825. 

 PI. decumbent. 



93 V. BROWNEI (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 1. p. 118.) leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, unequally serrated ; stem bifariously 

 pubescent ; lower petioles 3 tiroes shorter than the leaves ; ra- 

 cemes lateral, loose. 1. H. Native of New South Wales, 

 about Port Jackson. V. arguta, R. Br. prod. p. 435. Nearly 

 allied to f. plebeia. There is a plant in Smith, herb, under this 

 name, which has cordately-reniform, sharply-toothed leaves, 

 which he there proposes to call V. vilifblia. 



Broxn't Speedwell. PI. 1 foot ? 



94 V. NOV.-HOLLA'NDLE (Poir. encycl. 8. p. 526.) leaves 

 ovate, deeply crenated, petiolate ; racemes lateral ; flowers on 

 long pedicels ; stems downy. If. . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Very like V. Chanuedrys. Calyx glabrous. Bracteas ovate. 

 Capsule obcordate, compressed, shorter than the calyx. 



A~ew Holland Speedwell. PI. diffuse. 



* * Species natives of Europe. 



95 V. OFFICIXA V LIS (Lin. spec. p. 14.) creeping, hairy ; leaves 

 oval or oblong, serrated ; petioles sheathing at the base ; 

 racemes spicate, alternate or opposite ; calyx 4-parted, nearly 

 equal; bracteas longer than the pedicels. 11. H. Native of 

 Europe and North America, in woods and dry sandy banks ; 

 plentiful in Britain. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 74. Gasrtn. fruct. 1. p. 

 257. t. 56. f. 7. Fl. dan. t. 248. Curt. fl. lond. fasc. 3. t. 1. 

 Woodv. t.219. Smith, engl. bot. 765. Bull. herb. t. 293. Plenck. 

 off. t. 12. Lam. ill. t. 13. f. 2. Poit. et Turp. fl. par. 1. p. 

 12. t. 8. Svensk, bot. t. 59. Riv. mon. irr. t. 93. Stem pro- 

 cumbent, rooting at the base. Corollas small, pale blue, with 

 deeper veins. Capsule obcordate, compressed, downy, larger 

 than the calyx. This species is recommended as a sort of medi- 

 cinal tea ; and Simon Paullix, an old Danish botanist, contended 

 it was die identical tea of China. The flavour is astringent and 

 bitter, and by no means agreeable. 



Var. /3; leaves obo vale-roundish, pubescent. I/. H. V. 

 Tournefortii, Schmidt, boh. no. 12. 



I ar. y ; leaves obovate or obovate-roundish, almost glabrous. 

 %. H. V. AUioni, Schmidt, 1. c. Hook. scot. 7. excluding 

 the synonyme. Found on the mountains of Scotland and Ire- 

 land. 



Var. c, albtflbra ; flowers white. 



Var, e, plena ; flowers double. 



Var. , variegiUa ; leaves variegated with white or yellow. 



Officinal Speedwell. Fl. April, July. Britain. PL creep- 

 ing. 



96 V. TOURNEFORTII (Vill. daupb. 2. p. 9.) creeping, hairy ; 

 leaves ovate, entire at the base, and serrated at apex, narrowed 

 into the short petioles at the base ; racemes spicate, opposite ; 

 calyx 4-parted. If . H. Native of the South of France. Stem 

 procumbent. Corolla blue. Hardly distinct from V. offici- 

 nalit. 



Var. ft, dubia (D. C. fl. fr. S. no. 2395.) leaves glabrous, 

 ovate, toothed; stem rooting at the base, ascending; hairs 

 spreading, or disposed in 2 rows. 1 . H. This variety differs 

 from V. chanuK*drys, in the stems being procumbent : from V. 

 officinaUs, in the leaves being glabrous ; and in the calyxes being 

 longer ; and from J~. AUioni, in the stem and peduncles being 

 villous; and from V. pilosa, in the leaves being entire at the 

 base, and in the calyxes being equal. 

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