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VERONICA 



VERONICA 



2317. V. speciosa hybridizes freely and there are several 

 garden hybrids of which the best known is V. Ander- 

 sonii, Lindl. & Paxt. (V. salicifblia x V. speciosa. V. 

 speddsa var. Andersonii, Hort. V. Hendersonii, Hort.), 

 Fig. 3915, is grown in the greenhouse and is also used 

 as a bedding plant. It grows 18 in. high: Ivs. oblong, 

 sessile, entire, thickish: racemes axillary: fls. bluish 

 violet. F.S. 7:658. J.F. 1:103. G.W. 5, p. 20. Var. 

 variegata, Hort., has the foliage variegated with 

 creamy white. G.L. 18:77. Gn. W. 23:829. 



42. macro&ra, Hook. f. Shrub, 1-5 ft. high, much 

 branched, glabrous: Ivs. sessile or nearly so, 1-3 in., 

 usually more than 2 in. long, obovate-oblong to obovate- 

 lanceolate or linear-oblong, acute, hardly coriaceous, 

 glabrous or nearly so: racemes 2-4 in. long, longer than 

 the Ivs., very densely many-fld. : fls. small, white or pale 

 bluish white; calyx deeply 4-parted, segms. narrow- 

 oblong, finely pubescent, ciliolate: caps, densely 

 crowded, usually pendulous, small, ovate, compressed. 

 New Zeal. G. 37:307. 



43. salicifdlia, Forst. f. A collective species contain- 

 ing many distinct varieties. The most common form 

 is a moderately hardy much-branched shrub attaining 

 at times a height of 10 ft. : Ivs. lanceolate, 2-6 in. long, 

 acute, entire or slightly toothed near apex, rather thin, 

 pale green, glabrous: racemes slender, many-fld., 3-10 

 in. long: fls. small, numer- 

 ous, frequently tinged lilac, 



sweet-scented: caps, almost 

 twice as long as calyx. 

 Midsummer. New Zeal. 

 B.R. 32:2. Gn. 26, p. 107; 

 28, p. 293; 34, p. 349. G. 

 37:308. G.M. 52:258. Gt. 

 57, p. 189. Var. Kirkii, 

 Cheesem. (V. Kirkii, J. B. 

 Armstg.). Shrub, 6-12 ft. 

 high; branches stout, dark 

 brown: Ivs. smaller, %-lM 

 in. long, oblong or oblong 

 lanceolate, leathery: ra- 

 cemes 4-8 in. long: fls. 

 white, M m - across: caps, 

 broadly ovate, acute, hoary-pubescent. New Zeal. V. 

 gigantea, Cockayne, confined to the Chatham Isls., a 

 tree 40 ft. high, is closely related to V. salidfolia but 

 is less hardy. V. rotundata, T. Kirk, another allied 

 species, has much broader Ivs. and handsome violet- 

 purple fls. There is a fine variegated form of V. sali- 

 dfolia only recently brought into cult, in New Zeal. 

 V. salidfolia readily hybridizes with its allies and vari- 

 ous hybrids exist but there is no uniformity in their 

 names. V. carnea, J. B. Armstg., with rose-colored fls. 

 has probably the above species as a parent. 



44. macrocarpa, Vahl. A half-hardy species with 

 many forms allied closely to V. salidfolia but readily 

 distinguished by the generally narrower, thicker, 

 smoother, darker green lys., the larger white fls. and 

 the much larger caps., thrice as long as the calyx. Late 

 spring. Frequently in poor clay soil. New Zeal. 

 Gn. 78, p. 7. V. latisepala, T. Kirk, is a handsome plant 

 differing from the above in its deep violet fls., broad 

 calyx-lobes and secund caps. 



45. amabilis, Cheesem. Tall shrub related to V. 

 macrocarpa but differing in its broader, shorter Ivs., 

 laxer racemes and acute calyx-segms. Summer. 

 Near seashore mixed with other shrubs. New Zeal. 

 Var. blanda, Cheesem., has shorter Ivs. and denser, 

 shorter racemes than the type. 



46. diosmifdlia, R. Cunn. Shrub, usually 2-5 ft. 

 high, but reaching a height of 15 ft. ; branches glabrous 

 or puberulous: Ivs. short-petioled, H-l in. long, linear- 

 oblong or oblong-lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, acute, 

 entire or minutely incised, coriaceous, dark green above, 

 paler beneath: racemes about 1 in. long, corymbosely 



3916. Veronica Traversii. 

 (XH) 



branched: fls. white or pale lavender-blue, about J^in. 

 across; calyx usually 3-parted, rarely 4-parted; corolla 

 4-lobed: caps, ovoid, turgid. New Zeal. B.M. 7539. 

 Gn. 43, p. 519. 



47. formSsa, R,. Br. Evergreen corymbosely branched 

 shrub, 2-4 ft. high, practically glabrous: Ivs. rather 

 crowded, oval-oblong or lanceolate, entire or very 

 rarely obscurely toothed, thick: fls. pale lilac, in short 

 racemes in the upper axils; calyx deeply 5-parted: caps, 

 oblong, acute or obtuse, turgid. July. Tasmania. 

 B.M. 4512. J.F. 1:3. 



48. elliptica, Forst. f. (V. decussata, Ait.). Half- 

 hardy, much-branched shrub, or even small tree, 5-20 

 ft. high. There are several distinct varieties; the most 

 common in cult, is about 8 ft. high: Ivs. petiolate, 

 elliptic-oblong, j^-1 in. long, apiculate, truncate at 

 base, pale green, rather thick, margins edged with 

 white pubescence, midrib prominent beneath: racemes 

 near tips of branches, short, 1-1 ^i in. long, laxly 4-12- 

 fld.: fls. large, blue for a brief period, then white, sweet- 

 scented: caps, twice as long as calyx. Late summer. 

 Seacoast on rock or on ground mixed with other shrubs. 

 Subantarctic S. Amer., Lord Auckland and Campbell 

 Isls. and New Zeal. B.M. 242. J.H. III. 52:38. V. 

 Lewisii, J. B. Armstg., a desirable half-hardy, late- 

 blooming species is related to the above and may be a 

 hybrid. It has larger lys., dense-fld. racemes 2-2 K in. 

 long and very large white fls. 



49. Balfouriana, Hook. f. Erect, glabrous shrub, 3 

 ft. high: Ivs. subsessile, >-%in. long, elliptic-ovate, 

 subacute or obtuse, margins red-brown: racemes 2-3 

 in. long, many-fld.: fls. pale violet-blue, calyx-segms. 

 acute: caps, one-third longer than calyx-segms. or 

 less. B.M. 7556. Raised in the Royal Botanic Gar- 

 den, Edinburgh, from seed sent from New Zeal, but it 

 has not been found growing wild as yet, nor is it cult, 

 in New Zeal. 



50. Traversii, Hook. f. Fig. 3916. Shrub of dense 

 habit forming a globose mass of leafy, slender sts. 3-4 

 ft. diam.: Ivs. J^-l in. long, elliptic-oblong to linear- 

 oblong, green, leathery, acute: racemes near tips of 

 branches, 1-3 in. long, generally tapering: fls. white, 

 calyx-segms. broadly ovate or oblong: caps, twice length 

 of calyx. Midsummer. New Zeal. B.M. 6390. Gn. 32, 

 p. 217; 66, p. 391. G.C. III. 53:172. G. 10:375. G.L. 

 25:139. G.M. 45:84; 53:630. G.W. 12, p. 161. 

 V. monticola, J. F. Armstg., includes a number of dis- 

 tinct plants much resembling forms of the. above, but 

 their Ivs. are frequently obtuse and racemes much 

 shorter. Gn. 43, p. 522. V. laevis, Benth., is similar to 

 V. monticola but it differs in its corymbosely-branched 

 infl. V. subalpina, Cockayne, has softer, brighter green 

 Ivs., shorter racemes and corolla-tube. It also blooms 

 earlier than V. Traversii. 



51. buxifdlia, Benth. Under this name are included 

 many most distinct plants, but all possess green, glossy, 

 acute, thick, petiolate Ivs., truncate at the base and 

 keeled beneath, which in one form are golden varie- 

 gated when young, sessile fls. in spikes %-l in. long 

 and If .-like bracts as long as or longer than the calyx. 

 Var. odora, T. Kirk (var. patens, Cheesem.), is per- 

 fectly globular in form. Var. prostrata, Cockayne, is 

 quite prostrate with rooting branches. Another form, 

 not yet named, is erect, 2-3 ft. high, and sparingly 

 branched. Late summer. New Zeal. V. anomala, J. 

 B. Armstg., distinguished from V. buxifolia var. odora 

 by its sometimes 3-lobed corolla and its narrower Ivs. 

 with purplish tips is nevertheless a most distinct and 

 handsome plant. B.M. 7360. 



52. glaucophylla, Cockayne (V. Colensoi var. glaiica, 

 Hort.). Closely related to V. Traversii but at once 

 distinguished by the small, narrow, not keeled, glau- 

 cous Ivs., slender tapering racemes of white fls., short 

 corolla-tube hairy within and pubescent ovary. Sum- 

 mer. Dry montane and subalpine stations, New Zeal. 



