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Section 1. Omphalo'spora. Annual. Peduncles 1-fld., solitary, axil- 

 lary in alternate leaf-like bracts. Seeds cup-shaped, or deeply grooved on 

 one side. 



1. V. agres'tis, L. ; prostrate, slightly hairy and glandular, leaves 

 petioled ovate-cordate coarsely serrate, sepals ovate or oblong, cells of the 

 capsule compressed 2-lobed 4-10 seeded. 



Waste places, N. to Shetland ; ascends to 1,200 ft. in Northumbd. ; Ireland ; 

 Channel Islands ; fl. April-Sept. — Branches 4-8 in., slender. Leaves §-§ 

 in., obtuse ; floral similar, about as long as the decurved pedicels. Flowers 

 honeyed, homogamous. Sepals J in., ciliate, 3-nerved, when in fruit § in. and 

 unequal. Corolla £-§ in. diam., shorter or longer than the sepals. Capsule 

 J in. diam., hairy or ciliate.— Distrib. Europe, N. Africa, N. and W. Asia, 

 Himalaya ; introd. in N. America. 



V. agres'tis proper ; leaves £-§ in., serratures regular not deep, sepals linear- 

 oblong, corolla pale-blue or white, seeds 4-5 in each cell. 



Sub-sp. V. poli'ta, Fries ; leaves £-§ in. broader, serratures deeper and rather 

 irregular, sepals ovate subacute, corolla bright blue, seeds 8-10 in each cell. 



2. V. Buxbau'mii, Ten. ; prostrate, hairy, eglandular, leaves shortly 

 petioled oblong or ovate-cordate coarsely serrate, sepals lanceolate subacute 

 spreading in fruit, cells of the capsule diverging compressed 2-lobed 5-8- 

 seeded. V. persica, Poir. (the oldest name). 



Fields from Caithness and the Clyde southd. ; ascends to 1,000 ft. in North- 

 umbd. ; Ireland ; (a colonist since 1825, Wats.) ; fl. April-Sept. — Branches 

 6-12 in., tips often ascending. Leaves ^-1J in., obtuse, petiole variable ; 

 floral similar, shorter than the decurved pedicels. Sepals usually large, 

 ciliate, 5-7-ribbed and reticulate in fruit. Corolla § in. diam., bright blue. 

 Capsule \ in. diam., reticulate, glandular-pubescent. — Distrib. From 

 Belgium southd., N. Africa, W. Asia, Himalaya ; introd. in N. America. 



3. V. hedersefo'lia, L. ; prostrate, pubescent, leaves petioled very 

 broadly-ovate 5-7-lobed, sepals cordate ciliate exceeding the corolla, cells 

 of the biglobose capsule 1-2-seeded. 



Cultivated ground, N. to Shetland ; Ireland ; Channel Islands ; fl. March- 

 Aug. — Branches 6-18 in. Leaves ■§— § in. broad, lobes rounded, 

 petiole dilated upwards; floral similar, about equalling the decurved or 

 straight peduncles. Flowers appearing in succession as the branch 

 lengthens, homogamous. Sepals acuminate, membranous. Corolla \ in. 

 diam., pale blue. Seeds large, rugose, with a small deep pit on the inner 

 face. — Distrib. Europe, N. Africa, "W. Asia, Himalaya; introd. in N. 

 America. 



Section 2. Veronicas'trum. Leaves all opposite, or floral alternate. 

 Flowers in terminal racemes. Capsules flat, valves adhering to the axis. 

 Seeds plano-convex, biconvex, or flattened. 



4. V. triphyl'los, L. ; annual, suberect, glandular-pubescent, leaves 

 small, upper incised, lower petioled, sepals linear-oblong, cells of the 

 obcordate capsule many-seeded. 



