578 



SCROPHULARINEvE. LXVI. VERONICA. 



hairy ? leaves ovate, crenated ; floral leaves oblong, quite en- 

 tire, shorter than the peduncles ; calyx 4-cleft, with linear seg- 

 ments. 0. H. Native of Iberia, in fields. Size of V. arvensis ; 

 but the floral leaves are dissimilar to the cauline ones, minute 

 and quite entire. Corollas large, blue, with a white bottom. 

 This is said to be the prettiest species of the genus. 



Pleasant Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Clt. 182-1. PI. pro- 

 cumbent. 



164 V. ACINACIFOLIA (Lin. spec. p. 19.) erectish, glabrous; 

 lower leaves petiolate, ovate, serrated or crenated : floral ones 

 nearly sessile, about equal in length to the peduncles ; calyx 4- 

 cleft, unequal. Q. H. Native of Germany, France, and Italy, 

 in muddy fields ; and of Chili, about Conception. Vahl, enum. 

 1. p. 85. Willd. spec. 1. p. 75. exclusive of V. prce cox. V. 

 Romana, All. pedem. t. 85. Poit. et Turp. fl. par. 1. p. 22. t. 

 33. f. 3. V. Burdigalensis, Laterr. fl. bord. ed. p. 87. Bocc. 

 mus. p. 19. t. 102. Vaill. par. t. 33. f. 3. Stem drooping at 

 top, usually branched. Leaves sessile, connate, usually gla- 

 brous : floral ones smaller and narrower. Corolla pale blue, 

 marked by more obscure veins. Capsule obcordate, rather tur- 

 gid, compressed. 



Acinus-leaved Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1788. PI. 

 \ to 1 foot. 



165 V. PR* V COX (Allioni, auct. p. 5. t. 1. f. 1.) the whole 

 plant clothed with glandular and simple hairs ; stem erectish ; 

 lower leaves petiolate, cordate-ovate, serrated : floral ones nearly 

 sessile, shorter than the peduncles, which are incurved in the 

 fructiferous state ; calyx 4-cleft ; capsule obovate, emarginate, 

 turgid. 0. H. Native of France, Germany, and Italy, in 

 fields. Vah), enum. 1. p. 40. D. C. fl. fr. 2402. Willd. spec. 

 1. p. 76. under V. acinacijolia. V. ocymifolia, Thuil. fl. par. 

 p. 10. no. 18. V. segetalis, Pers. in Ust. ann. 14. p. 87. V. 

 acinacifolia, Schleich. cat. p. 53. V. viscida, Waldst. mss. 

 Stem branched at the base. Leaves purplish beneath. Flowers 

 small, blue. Capsule downy. There is a variety of this spe- 

 cies almost glabrous ; and another with more or less deeply cut 

 leaves. Habit of V. triphylla. 



Early Speedwell. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1775. PI. i foot. 



166 V. CYMBALA'RIA (Bertol. soc. med. d em. di gen. 1. p. 

 74. pi. gen. p. 3. giorn. de litt. 2. p. 2. 1805.) procumbent, 

 glabrous ; leaves petiolate, reniformly subcordate, with 5-9, but 

 usually 7 obtuse crenae or teeth, rather fleshy ; peduncles longer 

 than the leaves ; calyx 4-cleft, equal, with ovate obtuse seg- 

 ments, spreading in the fructiferous state ; capsule hairy, de- 

 pressed, obcordate. Q. H. Native about Genoa, on garden 

 walls ; Island of Chio ; Constantinople ; Tunis, in fields. Sibth. 

 et Smith, fl. graec. t. 9. Viv. fragm. 1. t. 16. f. 1. V. cymba- 

 lariaefolia, Vahl, enum. 1. p. 81. Gmel. tubing, p. 6. V. hede- 

 raefolia, /3, Lin. spec. p. 19. Buxb. cent. 1. p. 25. t. 39. f. 2. 

 bad. Corolla larger than the calyx, with a white limb and 

 greenish-yellow throat. Cells of capsule 2-seeded. 



Cymbalaria-]eave<i Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1821. 

 PI. procumbent. 



167 V. HEDER^FOLIA (Lin. spec. p. 19.) procumbent, downy; 

 leaves petiolate, roundish-cordate, 5-lobed : upper ones 3-lobed; 

 peduncles shorter than the leaves ; calyx 4-lobed, tetraquetrous, 

 and conniving in the fructiferous state ; calycine segments cor- 

 date, acute ; capsule obcordate, turgid, few-seeded. . H. 

 Native throughout Europe, among rubbish, in gardens and 

 fields; plentiful in Britain. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 82. Smith, 

 engl. bot. t. 784. Curt. fl. lond. 2. t. 1. Poit. et Turp. fl. par. 

 1. p. 23. t. 26. Fl. dan. 428. Leaves reniformly cordate, 

 rather fleshy. Corolla pale blue, sometimes white. 



Far. ft, Lappago (Schmidt, fl. boh. no. 39.) leaves alternate, 

 cordate, acutish, 3-4-lobed, petiolate ; stem erectish, much 

 branched ; peduncles axillary, shorter than the petioles. O 



H. Native of Bohemia. Calycine segments hastate. Flowers 

 small, red. This variety remains constant in cultivation. 



Ivy-leaved Speedwell. Fl. March, June. Britain. PI. pro- 

 cumbent. 



168 V. TRIPHY'LLOS (Lin. spec. p. 19.) clothed with clammy 

 down ; stem erect, spreading ; lower leaves undivided : middle 

 ones digitately parted : superior ones trifid ; peduncles longer 

 than the calyx, length of leaves; calyx 4-cleft. Q. H. Native 

 of Europe, in fields ; plentiful in some parts of Britain. Vahl, 

 enum. 1. p. 8.3. D. C. fl. fr. no. 2405. Curt. lond. 4. t. 2. 

 Fl. dan. 627. Smith, engl. bot. 26. Sibth. et Smith, fl. graec. 

 1. p. 8. t. 10. V. digitata, Lam. fl. fr. ed. 2d. vol. 2. p. 445. 

 but not of Vahl. Lob. icon. 464. f. 1. Lower leaves petio- 

 late : upper ones sessile. Corolla small, blue, veiny ; throat 

 white. Capsule didymous, subciliated, turgid, obcordate. Seeds 

 convex on one side and flat on the other. 



Three-leaved Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Britain. PI. | 

 to | foot. 



169 V. DIGITA'TA (Vahl, symb. 1. p. 84.) stem pilose at top, 

 branched ; leaves all digitately parted ; flowers sessile ; calyx 

 4-cleft, length of capsule. . H. Native of Spain, and about 

 Montpelier. Willd. spec. 1. p. 75. exclusive of V. succulenta, 

 Schmidt, which is referrible to V. verna. V. chamaspithyoides, 

 Lam. ill. 1. p. 47. Branches height of stem. Leaves petio- 

 late : lower ones trifid, with ovate segments ; the lateral seg- 

 ments narrower and shorter : lower floral ones 5-parted, upper 

 3-parted, with linear segments. Capsule obcordate. 



Digitate-leaved. Speedwell. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1805. 

 PI. i foot. 



170 V. VE'RNA (Lin. spec. p. 19.) erect, downy ; leaves pinna- 

 tifidly 3-5-parted : upper floral ones undivided ; pedicels shorter 

 than the calyx ; calyx 4-cleft, unequal, with acute segments. 



0. H. Native throughout Europe, in exposed places; plen- 

 tiful in some parts of Britain. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 83. Fl. dan. 

 t. 252. Smith, engl. bot. t. 25. Poit. et Turp. fl. par. 1. p. 

 21. t. 22. V. Dillenii, Crantz, austr. p. 352. Dill, geiss. ap- 

 pend, p. 38. V. pinnatifida, Lam. ill. t. 22. f. 4. V. succu- 

 lenta, Schmidt, et All. fl. ped. t. 22. f. 4. Peduncles much 

 shorter than the bracteas. Corolla small, blue, with a green 

 ring. Capsule obcordate, compressed, ciliated. Seeds minute, 

 scrobiculate. 



Var. ft ; leaves almost quite entire. 0. H. V. polygonoides, 

 Lam. ill. 1. p. 47. V. Bellardi, All. pedem. 1. p. 77. t. 85. f. 



1. Hairy. Flowers solitary, nearly sessile. Leaves alternate, 

 oblong, lanceolate, or linear. Stem simple, bearing flowers from 

 bottom to top. Corolla smaller than the calyx. 



Spring Speedwell. Fl. April, May. Britain. PI. -^ to \ foot. 



171 V. DEPRE'SSA (Kit. in Schultes, fl. austr. ed. 2d. p. 32.) 

 branches procumbent ; leaves ovate, nearly sessile ; flowers 

 sessile, aggregate. . H. Native of Hungary, in dry pas- 

 tures. 



Depressed Speedwell. PI. procumbent. 



172 V. RENIFORMIS (Rafin. journ. de bot. 1808. vol. 1. p. 

 228.) procumbent, hispid ; leaves sessile, reniform, crenated, vil- 

 lous ; flowers nearly sessile ; calyx 4-cleft, with ovate acutish 

 segments. H. Native of New Jersey, in sandy places. 

 Leaves alternate, nearly sessile. Corolla whitish blue. Capsule 

 glabrous, compressed. 



Reniform-leaved Speedwell. PI. procumbent, 



173 V. RE'PENS (Clar. in D. C. syn. fl. gall. no. 2407. fl. fr. 

 3. p. 727.) creeping, glabrous ; leaves ovate, roundish, crenated, 

 about equal in length to the peduncles. . H. Native of 

 Corsica, on the mountains. Lois. fl. gall. t. 1. V. tenella, Viv. 

 fl. cors. and perhaps All. ped. t. 22. f. 1. ? Plant very small. 

 Leaves nearly sessile. Calyx 4-cleft, equal ; segments ovate- 

 lanceolate, obtuse. Corolla pale purple, twice as long as the 



