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beautiful. It can be easily grown from cuttings, pro- 

 vided it has a dry bottom and a certain amount of 

 shade. 



Veronica Hulkeana 



(Speedwell] when in bloom is one of the most 

 charming little Speedwells we know of, for at the end 

 of May the long lilac flower spikes rise up quite a 

 foot from the shrub, which in itself is never more than 

 3 ft. high, and arch over gracefully with the weight 

 of the blossoms, about the size of sixpences. It is a 

 deciduous shrub that at no time has many leaves upon 

 it. and its branches are few, but it is very well suited 

 for the rock garden, as it likes an open and sunny spot. 

 Cuttings will strike readily, and it will succeed in any 

 good garden soil. 



Veronica pinguifolia 



(Speedwell) is a lovely little deciduous Speedwell, 

 which is so completely covered with pure white flowers 

 in June, that one might think there had been a fall of 

 snow upon it, It will attain a height of 4 ft. if grown 

 erectly, but it will also creep along the ground about 

 (> ins. high, and makes an excellent rock plant, for it 

 is a neat little shrub amply provided with leathery 

 glaucous leaves. Cuttings will strike readily, and it 

 will succeed in any good garden soil. 



