54. SCROPHULARIACEJE. 121 



Racemes opposite, short, often not tonger than the le. Fl. deep 

 brilliant blue. Cap. roundish, slightly notched. 



Common. Wet ditches, streams, and ponds. (B) P. 5 9. Fossil marsh; 

 Paisley Canal bank, &c. 



2. Plant more or less hairy. 



6. V. OFFICINALIS, L. Common Speedwell. Stems much 

 branched, creeping and rooting at the joints, 8 15 in. long. Le. 

 ovate, or obovate, toothed, shortly stalked. Spikes or racemes 

 erect, much longer than the le. Fl. nearly sessile, pale blue, 

 Capsule obcordate. 



Very common. Banks and pastures. (B) P. 57. 



7. V. MONTANA, L. Mountain- Speedwell. Stem weak and 

 trailing, rooting at the joints, hairy all round, 12 15 in. long. 

 Le. broadly ovate, serrate, stalked. Racemes loosely flowered, 

 slender. Fl. few, pale blue. Cap. orbicular, flat, notched, 

 minutely toothed, and ciliate on the edge. 



Frequent. Woods and shady places. (B) P. 47. Carmyle and Kenmuir 

 woods; Kelvinside; Langside; Gourock; Campsie, &c. 



8. V. CHAM^E'DRYS, L. Germander-Speedwell. Stems pro- 

 cumbent at the base, weak, 12 15 in. long, with two opposite lines 

 of hairs running down from between each pair ofle., alternating at 

 each node. Le. shortly stalked, cordate-ovate, deeply crenate, 

 or incisso-serrate, wrinkled. Racemes many-flowered, much longer 

 than the leaves. Fl. large, clear bright blue ; very handsome. 



Common. All over the country, on nearly every hedge bank. (B) P. 5 6. 



C. Flowers axillary, solitary. Stems procumbent. 



9. V. HEDER^FOLIA, L. Ivy-leaved Speedwell. Stem weak, 

 trailing. Le. slightly fleshy, petiolate, cordate, with 5 7 large 

 lobes, middle one broad and rounded. Cal. segments broadly 

 cordate, ciliate. Cor. pale blue. Cap. swollen, smooth, with 4 

 ovules. Seeds concave on the under side and wrinkled. 



Common. Corn fields and neglected gardens. (B) A. 58. Rutherglen; 

 Carmyle; Tollcross, &c. 



10. V. AGRESTis, L. Green Procumbent-Speedwell. Stems 

 procumbent or prostrate, much branched, 3 10 in. long. Le. 

 shortly stalked, ovate, toothed or inciso-serrate. Peduncles 

 scarcely as long as the le. Cal. with oblong segments. Cor. small, 

 pale blue or white. Cap. swollen. Seeds 4 5 i7i each cell, con- 

 cave on the under side, rough. 



Very common. A weed of cultivation in fields and gardens. (B) A. 4 9. 



*11. V. BUXBAUMII, Ten. Buxbaum's- Speedwell. Similar to the 

 last, but larger and more hairy. Fl. as large as V. Chama3drys, 



