VERONICA 



3453 



slender, ascending: lowest Ivs. minute; middle 6 lines 

 long, ovate or oblong, somewhat dentate; upper lanceo- 

 late, narrowed at base: fls. blue; calyx-segms. broadly 

 lanceolate: caps, emarginate, glabrous. S. Hungary. 

 The material offered in the trade as V. petraea may 

 belong here. 



36. petrsea, Stev. Perennial, cespitose, 4-5 in. high, 

 minutely and crisply pubescent: sts. dwarf, diffuse and 

 ascending: Ivs. fr-10 lines long, oblong or elliptic from a 

 cuneate, subsessile base, few-toothed; upper Ivs. some- 

 times entire: racemes axillary, solitary; peduncles 

 rather long: fls. large and blue; calyx-segms. broad- 

 oblong: caps, glandular-hirsute, 2-lobed, transversely 

 broader, base rotund, apex retuse. Caucasus. The 

 material offered in the trade under this name may be 

 V. Baumgartenii. 



37. telephiifolia, Vahl. Perennial, creeping or tufted, 

 glabrous, glaucous : branches diffuse, filif orm but rather 

 hard and fragile, rooting: Ivs. fleshy, bluish green, small, 

 2-3 lines long, obovate-spatulate or oblong, short- 

 pet ioled: peduncles axillary, solitary, ending in a short 



3915. Veronica Andersonii (XJi). No. 41. 



raceme: fls. blue; calyx-segms. elliptic-oblong: caps, 

 glabrous, 2-lobed, transversely broader, base rotundate. 

 Armenia. 



38. Lyallii, Hook. f. Perennial: sts. slender, prostrate 

 and rooting, 318 in. long, diffusely branched; branches 

 terete, usually pubescent: Ivs. short-petioled, M~Hin. 

 long, broadly ovate, almost orbicular or oblong- ovate, 

 obtuse or subacute, with 2-3 coarse blunt serratures to 

 a side, thick and coriaceous: racemes several, few or 

 many-fld., near the ends of the branches, sometimes 

 lateral: fls. whke with pink veins, ^in. across; calyx 

 deeply 4-parted, segms. ovate-oblong, ciliolate: caps, 

 broadly obovate-oblong, turgid, 2-lobed. New Zeal. 



39. Bidwillii, Hook. Perennial, about 3 in. high: sts. 

 slender, prostrate and rooting, much branched, woody 

 at base. 3-12 in. long; branches creeping, often matted, 

 glabrous or pubescent : Ivs. short-petioled or almost 

 sessile, minute not more than J4in. long, broadly oblong 

 or ovate with 1 or 2 deep notches on each side or entire, 

 coriaceous: peduncles axillary, slender, erect, 39 in. 

 high, few- or many-fld.: fls. white, calyx-segms. 4, 

 ovate or oblong, obtuse: caps, broadly oblong. June. 

 New Zeal. 



40. canescens, T. Kirk. Perennial, small creeping and 

 rooting herb with intricately branched sts. 1-4 in. long, 

 often forming broad matted patches, hispid with gray- 

 ish white hairs: Ivs. minute, short-petioled or nearly 



sessile, obtuse, entire, both surfaces hispid: fls. solitary 

 and axillary, pale blue (rich blue according to the trade) ; 

 calyx 4-5-parted, segms. linear-oblong; corolla 4-lobed, 

 lobes oblong: caps, small, broadly oblong, slightly com- 

 pressed. Late-flowering. New Zeal. 



Section VII. HEBE. 



A. Lts. strictly scale-like, connate and 

 oppressed. (See also Xo. 54 which 

 has somewhat scale-like but recurred 

 spreading Its.) 



B. The hs. densely imbricated 59. Hectori 



BB. The Its. in distant pairs 60. cupressoides 



AA. LTS. not strictly scale-like and op- 

 pressed. (.Vo. 54 has somewhat 

 scale-like but recurred spreading Its.) 



B. Margin of Its. coarsely serrate 58. Hulkeana 



BB. Margin of hs. entire or minutely 



incised. 



c. Blade* more than 2 in. long (occa- 

 sionally less in \o. 42). 



D. Apex of Its. obtuse 41. speciosa 



DD.Apex of Its. acute or acutish. 



E. Caps, thrice length of calyx. . . 44. macrocarpa 

 EE. Caps, twice or less length of 

 calyx. 



F. Fls. Hin. across 45. amabilis 



IT. Fls. Yy-y^in. across. 

 G. Calyx-segms. narrow- 

 oblong: fls. Yy-V&n- 



diam 42. macroura 



GG. Calyx-segms. lanceolate 

 or otate-lanceolate to 

 ovate-oblong: fls. %in. 



diam 43. salicifolia 



cc. Blades rarely more than 1 in. long. 

 D. Shrubs erect, more than 2 ft. 



high. 

 E. Racemes corymbosely 



branched. 

 F. Calyx 3- rarely 4-ported.. . .46. diosmifolia 



FF. Calyx 5-parted 47. formosa 



EE. Racemes simple or eten spi- 

 cate. 



F. Lts. glaucous 52. glaucophylla 



FF. Lts. green. 



G. The hs. glossy: fls. in a 



spike 51. buzifolia 



GG. . The Its. not glossy. 



H. Apex of hs. obtuse, 



red-margined 49. Balfouriana 



HH. Apex of Its. acute. 



i. Fls. i^in. diam 48. elliptica 



it. Fls. fan. diam 50. Traversii 



DD. Shrubs decumbent, less than 1 



ft. high. 

 E. Lvs. glaucous. 



F. Color of fls. white 56. pinguifolia 



FF. Color of fls. blue 57. glauco- 



EE. Lts. green. [cserulea 



F. Thebladesflat 53. chathamica 



FF. The blades recurred. 



G. Blades broadly oborate 



oblong 54. epacridea 



GG. Blades otate-lanceolate . . 55. loganioides 



41. speciosa, R. Cunn. Stout half-hardy shrub, 2-5 

 ft. high, with stout, spreading leafy branches and crim- 

 son-purple fls.: Ivs. 2-4 in. long, obovate or obovate- 

 oblong, subsessile, dark green, thick, smooth, glossy, 

 entire, rounded at apex: racemes axillary and opposite 

 near tips of branches, stout, dense-fld.: fls. large, M m - 

 diam., purple-crimson : caps, more than twice as long as 

 the calyx. Summer. New Zeal. B.M. 4057. F.S. 1 : 19. 

 R.H. 1844:60. H.U. 6, p. 349. Var. corymbifera, Hort., 

 is offered in the trade as growing 2 ft. high with rosy fls. 

 Var. rubra, Hort., is offered in the trade. Var. variegata, 

 Hort., is offered as a form growing 6 ft. high with large 

 Ivs. variegated with creamy white: fls. light blue. 

 Probably really the variegated form of V. Andersonii. 

 Intro, into S. Calif. V. imperialis, Hort. (V. 

 speciosa var. imperialis, Boncharlat), seems to be 

 merely a garden name for the true species. F.S. 22: 



