BLUE FLOWERS 



I. LEAVES MOSTLY OPPOSITE. 

 1. Leaves mostly opposite, flowers in raceme, corolla 4-parted. 



Water Speedwell {Veronica Anagallis-aquatica) . Fig- 

 wort family. 

 Max. ht. 3 ft.; flowers small, light blue; leaves (of 

 the flowering stems) ivithout stalks, egg-shaped- 

 lance-shaped. Wet places. All summer. Spring 

 to autunm. 



Fig. 72. 



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Marsh speedwell {Veronica scutellala) . 



Marsh Speedwell {Veronica scutellata). Figwort 

 family. 

 Ht. ^-2 ft.; sometimes reclining; flowers small, 

 light blue, few in raceme, on very slender stalks; 

 leaves long and linear, very sparingly toothed, 

 clasping. Wet places. Spring to autumn. 



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