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a spike ; stem unbranched, erect, smooth, square ; stem 

 leaves oblong, sessile ; sepals 5 ; stamens 4 ; damp places ; 

 6-12 in. (v.c.) 903 



Evergreen Alkanet. Diam. f in. ; flowers brilliant blue ; 

 petals 5, joined, equal ; stamens 5 ; calyx 5-cleft ; plant 

 stout, bristly ; leaves egg-shaped ; waysides ; 1-2 ft. 

 (L.) 947 



Scarlet Pimpernel (Blue variety)* Diam. f in. (See 

 Red or Pink, Small.) 



Wood Scorpion-grass. Diam. nearly f in. ; flowers 

 blue ; petals 5, joined, equal ; stamens 5 ; sepals 5, with 

 spreading bristles ; leaves oblong, lanceolate ; stem with 

 spreading hairs ; dry woods ; 1-2 ft. (o.) 934 



Brooklime. Diam. -^ in. ; flowers in axillary racemes* 

 deep blue ; petals 4 ; sepals 4 ; stamens 2 ; plant smooth^ 

 fleshy, or succulent ; leaves oval, thickish ; ditches ; 

 6-24 in. (v.c.) 824 



Very Small. 



Mountain Speedwell. Diam. J in. ; flowers light blue 

 in axillary clusters with few flowers ; stem hairy all round ; 

 leaves stalked ovate-cordate ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 

 2; woods; 1-2 ft. (L.) 826 



Pyramid-shaped Bugle. Diam. J in. ; length J in. ; 

 flowers bluish-purple, lipped, upper lip short ; in whorls 

 forming a 4-sided close, leafy spike ; sepals 5 ; stamens 

 4 ; stem solitary ; stem leaves oblong, sessile ; plant 

 hairy ; mountains ; 4-12 in. (L.) 904 



Thyme-leaved Speedwell. Diam. J in. ; flowers lilac- 

 blue veined darker ; in terminal many-flowered spikes or 

 clusters ; leaves egg-shaped, smooth, slightly notched ; 

 sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 2 ; waysides ; 3-10 in. 

 (v.c.) 819 



Common Speedwell. Diam. nearly J in. ; flowers pale 

 blue in axillary clusters ; sepals 4 ; petals 4 ; stamens 2 ; 

 stems stifiish ; rough with short hairs ; leaves elliptical, 

 serrated; dry fields ; 2-10 in. (v.c.) 825 



Tufted Water Scorpion-grass. Diam. -fg in. ; flowers 

 sky-blue with yellow disc ; leaves shiny, nearly oblong ; 



