VERONICA 



VERONICA 



1921 



appearance both in and out of bloom. Useful in the 

 rockery, border or geometrical garden. 



15. pinnata, Linn. Strong, upright plant 2-3 ft. high, 

 glabrous or pubescent: lvs. sparse or somewhat clus- 

 tered, finely cut, the lower pinnate with spreading seg- 

 ments, the upper pinnatitid, thickish, shining, smooth: 

 racemes slender, many-fld., elongated: fls. blue. June, 

 July. Open mountain lands, Russia. 



10. spuria, Linn. ( !'. paniculata, Linn. I', amethys- 

 Una, Willd.). Bastard Speedwell. Upright, slender, 

 densely pubescent species 2 ft. high: lvs. mostly oppo- 

 site or ternate, 1 in. long, linear, acute, serrate-crenate 

 toward the apex, entire below, smooth, narrowed at the 

 base, thickish: racemes numerous, panicled, long, 

 densely many-fld.: fls. blue, pediceled: capsule nearly 

 round, thick, exceeding the sepals. May, June. Woods, 

 southeastern Eu. and southern Russian Asia. — Becomes 

 weedy late in the season. Var. elegans, Voss. Lvs. 

 pubescent on both sides: habit much branched and 

 more slender than the type. A form with variegated 

 lvs. and flesh-colored fls. is known to the trade as V. 

 elegans carnea variegata. 



17. longifdlia, Linn. Strong, leafy, upright, densely 

 growing species 2/2 ft. high, with usually a smooth 

 stem: lvs. lanceolate or oblong-acuminate, sharply ser- 

 rate, lower opposite, upper more or less verticillate, 

 pubescent below, very acute, 2%-4 in. long: racemes 

 long, erect, spieiforiu, dense: fls. lilac, numerous: 

 capsules longer than broad, notched, a little exceeding 

 the linear sepals or sometimes exceeded by them. Be- 

 comes black in drying. July-Sept. Wet fields, middle 

 and eastern Eu. and northern Asia. — Much cultivated 

 and hybridized. Has several varieties. A fine border 

 plant and the most common species, growing and flow- 

 ering freely in any good soil. Var. subsessilis, Mii|. 

 Fig. 2659. More erect, compact and robust than the 

 type, 2-3 ft. high, growing in elurups with numerous 

 side branches and of a good habit: lvs. 2-4 in. long, ac- 

 cording to the richness of the soil: spikes longer and 

 fls. larger than of the type and of an intense lustrous 

 blue. Aug.-Oct. Japan. B.M. 6407. R.H. 1881:270. G.C. 

 II. 10:788. A good border plant and considered the best 

 Speedwell. Best in deep, rich soil in an open position. 



Var. rosea, Hort. (I 7 , rosea, Hort. ), a probable va- 

 riety with pink fls., 2 ft. high and much branched. 

 Hardy in Mass. Prop, by division and cuttings. 



Var. villdsa ( V. villbsa, Schrad. V. crenutaia, 

 Hoffm.). A Siberian form with narrower lvs. than the 

 type and large blue fls. Lvs. serrate or doubly notched 

 or incised. 



18. spicata, Linn. Ascending or erect, slender stems 

 2-4 ft. high, growing from a shortly creeping, almost 

 woody rootstock: lvs. lanceolate, lance-oblong or the 

 lower ovate, opposite or verticillate, crenate, downy, 

 1X-2 in. long, thick: racemes long, upright, densely 

 many-fld.: fls. pediceled, clear blue or sometimes pale 

 pink; stamens very long, purple: capsule longer than 

 broad, notched, thick, exceeding the broad hairy sepals. 

 June-Aug. Hilly pastures, Eu. and N. Asia. — Thrives 

 in an open soil away from shade. Regarded as one of 

 the better border Speedwells. Var. alba has white fls. 

 Var. rosea, Hort., has showy pink fls. in early autumn. 



19. circseoides, G. Don. Low, trailingperennial. grow- 

 ing in a dense mass: lvs. lanceolate, crenate toward the 

 apex, small, dark green, numerous: racemes many, 

 6 in. high: fls. small, dark blue. May, June. Switzer- 

 land.— Rare. Considered one of the best. Valuable as 

 a ground cover, as a rock plant or at the front of a her- 

 baceous border. 



20. montana, Linn. Mountain Speedwell. Slender, 

 trailing, hairy plant, 12-18 in. long, rooting from the 

 stem: lvs. ovate, petioled, coarsely crenate, hairy, 

 sparse: racemes slender, few-fld., on long pedicels: 

 capsule large, broader than long, slightly notched, ex- 

 ceeding the hairy sepals. May, June. Moist woods, 

 temperate Europe. 



21. officinalis, Linn. Common Speedwell. Fluellen. 

 Groi-nd-Hele. Prostrate, leafy native with a pubescent 

 stem rooting at the nodes, slender, 6-18 in. long: lvs. 

 elliptic, oblong or broadly oblong, K-l in. long, hairy, 

 serrate at base, evergreen, retaining color where most 



exposed: racemes slender, densely many-fld.: fls. pale 

 blue, rarely pink, sessile: capsule broader than long, 

 wedge-shaped, broadly notched, hairy, exceeding the 

 hairy sepals. May-July. Forests and mountains of 

 Eu. and N. Araer. — Grows under trees and in shade 

 where no grass will grow, covering the ground with a 

 permanent sod. Spreads rapidly and is easily grown. 

 Prop, by cuttings. 



22. pectinata, Linn. Scalloped-leaved Speedwell. 

 Prostrate, white-pubescent, hairy, spreading plant root- 

 ing at the nodes, the ascending branches producing 

 single elongated racemes: lvs. obovate or oblong-linear, 

 sometimes pinnatitid, crenate, narrow at the base, ses- 



2659. Veronica longifol: 



subsessilis (X li). 



sile, pubescent, ]4 in. long: racemes elongated, many- 

 fld. : lower bracts like lvs. : fls. deep blue with a white 

 center: capsule large, longer than broad, notched, pu- 

 bescent, thick, exceeding the sepals. May, June. Dry, 

 shady hills. Asia Minor. — Suitable to dry spots in a 

 rock-garden. Grows in almost any soil and position. 



23. Chamaedrys, Linn. Angel's Eyes. Bird's Eyes. 

 Germander Speedwell. Slender, compact, pubescent 

 species 12-18 in. high, densely ascending from a creep- 

 ing base: lvs. broadly ovate, sometimes narrower, sub- 

 sessile, crenate or incised, rounded or cordate at base, 

 hairy, thick, IK in. long- racemes 3-0 in. long: fls. 

 large, blue, long-pediceled : capsule longer than broad, 

 widely notched, exceeded by the sepals. May, June. 

 Woods and roadsides, N. and mid-Europe and Canaries. 

 Adventive in this country.— A good border plant. 



24. Teucrium, Linn. Hungarian Speedwell. Saw- 

 leaved Speedwell. Stems produced from rhizomes, 

 the sterile prostrate, the floral ascending or erect, white- 

 pubescent, 1 ft. high : lvs. lanceolate or oblong, crenate, 

 sometimes somewhat pinnate, sessile: racemes several, 

 elongated: fls. large, blue, numerous: capsule longer 

 than broad, slightly notched, thick, exceeding the se- 

 pals. June. Middle and S. Eu. and Middle Asia.— V. 

 prostrita, Linn., formerly considered a separate spe- 

 cies by reason of its narrow lvs. and prostrate sterile 

 stems, is connected with V. Teucrium by intermedi- 

 ate forms. V. prostrata is stili used in the trade for a 

 plant with light blue fls. B.M. 3683 ( V. prostrata. var. 

 siituri i(cfolia). 



