VERONICA 



VERONICA 



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There are several forms of this striking fairly hardy 

 shrub quite distinct for garden purposes, one of which 

 is known as V. Colensoi var. glaiica nana, Hort. The 

 species is unrelated to V. Colensoi, Hook, f ., a plant not 

 yet in cult., which has the fls. in corymbs (B.M. 7296). 



53. chathamica, Buch. A rather tender polymorphic 

 species, the forms of which are distinguished by the 

 trailing habit, flexible branches, elliptic or elfiptic- 

 oblong, rather fleshy, pale green, often more or less 

 pubescent Ivs. and short, dense, obtuse racemes of violet 

 fls. Late summer. Chatham Isls. G.C. III. 26:354. 



54. epacridea, Hook. f. Prostrate, almost hardy 

 shrub of straggling habit: Ivs. closely quadrifariously 

 imbricated, opposite pairs united at base, spreading, 

 recurved, J^-^in. long, broadly obovate-oblong, 

 leathery, concave, glabrous, keeled, rounded or sub- 

 acute at apex: fls. small, white, in dense terminal ovoid 

 heads. Early summer. Mountains, New Zeal. V. 

 Haastii, Hook, f., is closely related to the above but 

 is a larger plant with the Ivs. more fleshy and not 

 recurved or keeled. Both are admirable rock-garden 

 plants of a most distinct appearance. 



55. loganioides, J. B. Armstg. Dwarf shrub, 6-14 in. 

 high: sts. woody, decumbent at base, erect above; 

 branches grayish white-pubescent or almost villous: Ivs. 

 decussate, sessile, J^-Kin. long, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acute, entire or with 1 or 2 small teeth, dull green, 

 keeled leathery: racemes forming a small corymb-like 

 head: fls. ^in. across, white or white with pink veins; 

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

 caps, elliptical-oblong, didymous, turgid. New ^Zeal. 

 B.M. 7404. A species of doubtful systematic position, 

 by some placed in section Hebe, by others in what cor- 

 responds to section Chamaedrys. 



56. pinguifdlia, Hook. f. (V. camosula, Hort., not 

 Hook. f.). Branches stout, more or less decumbent, 

 ringed with If.-scars: Ivs. imbricating to erect-patent, 

 sessile, narrow-oblong to almost orbicular, J^-^in. 

 long, glabrous, usually thick, glaucous, generally mar- 

 gined red: spikes crowded near tips of branches, short, 

 stout, dense-fid.: fls. white, ovary pubescent. Summer. 

 Mountains, to 7,000 ft., New Zeal. B.M. 6587. A 

 fairly hardy polymorphic species containing many 

 most distinct plants admirably .suited for rockeries. 

 The forms with larger almost orbicular Ivs. are gener- 

 ally termed V. carnosula in gardens, but this species, 

 distinguished by its glabrous ovary and acute caps., is 

 probably not in cult. V. amplexicaulis, J. F. Armstg., is 

 an extremely striking allied plant readily distinguished 

 by its far-spreading branches and cordate, semi- 

 amplexicaul Ivs. nearly 1 in. long. B.M. 7370. V. decum- 

 bens, J. B. Armstg., is of similar habit to V. pinguifolia 

 but the Ivs. are green, though similarly margined red. 



57. glauco-caerulea, J. C. Armstg. Suberect, fairly 

 hardy shrub, about 1 ft. high: Ivs. elliptic, acute, ^in. 

 long, rather thick, intensely glaucous both surfaces, 

 not keeled, margined red: spikes few-fld., rachis strongly 

 pubescent: fls. %in. diam., bluish lilac. Midsummer. 

 Dry ground. New Zeal. V. pimeleoides, Hook, f., is 

 somewhat similar to the above but is more slender, the 

 Ivs. narrower and paler, the spikes longer, the rachis much 

 less hairy and the fls. pale lilac. Var. minor, Hook, f., 

 is only 1-4 in. high and its fls. are darker and bluer. 



58. Hulkeana, F. v. M. Extremely showy, moderately 

 hardy, lilac-fld. species readily distinguished by its 

 shining, coarsely serrate, ovate Ivs., 1-2 in. long, and 

 terminal panicles slender, erect, laxly branched, 1-3 

 ft. high: Ivs. in distant pairs, 1-2 in. long, ovate to 

 oblong, obtuse or acute, coarsely serrate, dark green, 

 glossy, rather fleshy: panicle 6-12 in. long by 2-6 in. 

 broad: fls. very numerous, small, sessile, pale soft lilac: 

 caps, small, oblong, twice length of calyx. Rock-faces 

 from the coast-line to 3,000 ft., New Zeal. B.M. 5484. 

 G.C. III. 38:242; 48:444. Gn. 64, p. 115; 77, p. 134. 

 G.M. 47:389; 55:195. R.H. 1906:40. V. Fairfieldii, 



Hook, f., is said to be a hybrid between the above and 

 V. Lavaudiana. It is a smaller, stouter plant with 

 smaller Ivs., 1 in. long, the margins crenate-dentate and 

 reddish, and the panicle is shorter and broader. B.M. 

 7323. Gn.W. 5:709 (as V.fairfiddiensis). V. Lavaudi- 

 ana, Raoul, is a handsome shrub 6-9 in. high with 

 broadly obovate or obovate-spatulate Ivs., their mar- 

 gins crenate-serrate and margined with red and short 

 spikes arranged in a many-fld. corymb 2 in. diam. : fls. 

 pink in the bud but finally white. B.M. 7210. G.C. 

 III. 9:784. 



59. Hectori, Hook, f . Stout fairly hardy shrub 6-30 

 in. high: st. terete, closely marked by old If .-scars: Ivs. 

 densely imbricating, opposite pairs united to middle 

 forming a ring surrounding the branch, broadly orbicu- 

 lar-oblong, iV-J^in- long, obtuse, smooth, shining, 

 puberulous on margin: fls. crowded at tips of branches, 

 forming small, ovate, terminal heads, small, white. 

 Mountains 3,000-6,000 ft., New Zeal., chiefly in the 

 southwest. Other allied whipcord veronicas are: 

 V. tetragdna, Hook., branches obtusely 4-angled, Ivs. 

 obtuse, keeled; V. lycopodioides, Hook, f., branches 

 acutely 4-angled, Ivs. narrowed into a blunt point; 

 V. Armstrongii, Kirk, branches flabellate, terete, Ivs. 

 subacute, fls. pale lilac; V. salicoraioides, Hook, f., 

 branches terete, Ivs. united to much above middle, 

 subtruncate, fls. white. V. propinqua, Cheesem. (V. 

 cupressoides var. varidbilis, N. E. Br.), was for many- 

 years cult, in gardens under the name of V. salicomi- 

 oides but it is semi-decumbent with slender branches 

 about ^in. diam. and minute Ivs. 



60. cupressoides, Hook, f . Quite distinct from any 

 other of the whipcord species: a shrub of globose form, 

 4r-6 ft. high: branches numerous, very slender, ^in. 

 diam., green, clothed with decussate cypress-like scale- 

 like Ivs. in distant pairs, much shorter than the inter- 

 nodes and about ^oin. long: fls. in small terminal heads, 

 small, lilac : caps, obovoid. Summer. Mountains, 2,000- 

 3,500 ft., New Zeal. B.M. 7348. G.C. III. 3: 20, 21; 9:38. 



V. amdena, Hort., not Bieb., is described as growing 1 ft. high, 

 flowering early: fls. rosy, in neat spikes. The true V. amoena is 

 apparently not in cult. V. anffusiifdlia var. rdsea, Hort., is offered 

 in the trade as shrubby with fls. bright rose in spikes; not deter- 

 minable botanically as the specific name angustif ofia has been used 

 for several different forms. V. bachofensis, Hort., is offered in the 

 trade as growing 4 ft. high: fls. dark blue in long slender spikes; 

 possibly the same as V. Bachofenii. V. Bachofbri, Hort., is offered 

 as growing 1 ft. high, of close habit with lavender-blue fls. : possibly 

 the same as V. Bachofenii. V. circ&cndes, Don, is offered in the 

 trade, but is not now included in any of the Swiss botanies. The 

 material passing under this name in the trade may be described as 

 follows: Low, trailing perennial, growing in a dense mass: Ivs. 

 lanceolate, crenate toward the apex, small, dark green, numerous: 

 racemes many, 6 in. high: fls. small, dark blue. May, June. Con- 

 sidered one of the best. Valuable as a ground-cover, as a rock-plant, 

 or at the front of an herbaceous border. V. coelestinum, Hort., is 

 offered in the trade as very dwarf and spreading, with pale blue fls. 

 Var. corymbdna, Hort. ex Don, is a nomen nudum, but material 

 growing less than 9 in. high, with dense glomerate heads of dark 

 blue fls. is offered in the trade under this name. V. edinensis=\ . 

 Hectori XV. pimelioides. V. elegantissima, Hort., is a trade name. 

 V. Farrestii, Diels. Perennial, 6-15 in. high: sts. decumbent, 

 creeping, branched and stoloniferous at base: Ivs. petioled,.narrowly 

 ovate or oblong, J-J<in. long, glabrous, paler and often purplish 

 beneath: racemes terminal or axillary: fls. reddish; sepals oblong 

 or lanceolate-oblong, glandular-puberulent ; corolla pilose at throat: 

 caps, obliquely rhomboid. Mountains of W. Yunnan, China. V. 

 Girdwoddii, Hort., is a trade name. V. Guthrieana, Hort., is a gar- 

 den hybrid, said to grow 9 in. high: fls. blue. V. herbdcea, Hort., is 

 offered in the trade as having narrow foliage and starry blue fls. V. 

 Koenitzeri, Hort., is a trade name. V. Lindsayi, Hort., is offered in 

 the trade as having large trusses of pink fls. V. meldensis, Hort., is 

 a trade name. V. nt]frtifdlia=\. Balfouriana XV. salicifolia. V. 

 Pringlei, Hort., is offered in the trade as having loose tufts of pale 

 blue fls. V. rupestris, Hort., is probably V. Teucrium var. pros- 

 trata. The name rupestris has been used for various forms; that of 

 Salisbury applies to V. fruticulosa, that of Tardent to a plant from 

 S. Russia, the description of which is not available. V. rupestris of 

 the trade has axillary, many-fld. racemes. It is a low plant with 

 woody horizontal st. and ere_ct flowering branches 4 or 5 in. high 

 with strict racemes of purplish fls. borne in June and a 4-parted 

 calyx. The caps, is obcordate. This plant has been offered by 

 Rochester nurserymen ever since 1894 and was cult, at Harvard 

 Botanic Garden as far back as 1883. Lvs. narrowly oblong, entire 

 or serrate, }^-\ in. long: calyx-segms. strongly unequal: pedicels 

 longer than calyx: st. pubescent: Ivs. sparsely cilia te, short-petioled. 

 Gn. 78, p. 161. Var. dlba, Hort., has white 'fls. Var. pdUida, 



