VERONICA 



appeai-ance both in and out o£ bloom. Useful in the 

 rockery, border or geometrical garden. 



15. pinnata, Linn. Strong, upright plant 2-3 ft. high, 

 glabrous or pubescent: Ivs. .sparse or somewhat clus- 

 tered, finely cut. the lower pinnate with spreading seg- 

 ments, the upper pinnatitid. thickish, shining, smooth: 

 racemes slender, nianv-rtil.. clontcated: fls. blue. June, 

 July. Open mountain lands, Russia. 



IG. sptirla, Linn. ( W paii!c>'hyt,i . Linn. V. amethys- 

 (iH<(. Willd.). BASTAKDtspEKi.wKi.i.. T'pri-ht, slender, 

 densely pubescent species 2 ft. Iiirli: Iv^. mostly oppo- 

 site or ternate, 1 in. long, linear, ;n m, . ~, i rate-crenate 

 toward the apex, entire below, Mn.n.th. nan.. wed at the 

 base, thickish: racemes nuuiLr..us, pauicled, long, 

 densely many-fld. : tls. blue, pediceled: capsule nearly 

 round, thick, exceeding the sepals. May, June. Woods, 

 southeastern En. and southern Russian Asia. -Becomes 

 weedy late in the season. Var. 61egans, Voss. Lvs. 

 pubescent on both sides: habit much branched and 

 more slender than the type. A form with variegated 

 lvs. and flesh-colored fls." is known to the trade as V. 

 I'liyans cariwa mrUijata. 



17. longiidlia, Linn. Strong, leafy, upright, densely 

 growing species 2% ft. high, with usually a smooth 

 stem: lvs. lanceolate or oblong-acuminate, sharply ser- 

 rate, lower opposite, upper more or less verticillate. 

 pubescent below, very acute, 2K^ in. long: racemes 

 long, erect, spiciforra, dense: fls. lilac, numerous: 

 capsules longer than broad, notched, a little exceeding 

 the linear sepals or sometimes exceeded by them. Be- 

 comes black in drying. July-Sept. Wet fields, middle 

 and eastern Eu. and northern Asia. — Much cultivated 

 and hybridized. Has several varieties. A fine border 

 plant and the most common species, growing and flow- 

 ering freely in any good soil. Var. Bubs§ssilis, Miq 

 Pig. 2059. More erect, compact and roliust than the 

 type, 2-3 ft. high, growing in clumps with numerous 

 side branches and of a good habit: lvs. 2-4 in. long, ac 

 cording to the richness of the soil: spikes longer and 

 fls. larger than of the type and of an intense lustrous 

 blue. Aug.-Oct. Japan. B.M. 6407. R.H. 1881:270. G.C 

 II. 16:788. A good border plant and considered the best 

 Speedwell. Best in deep, rich soil in an open position 



Var. rdsea, Hort. ( T', roxen. Hort.). a probable va 

 riety with pink fls,, 2 ft. lii-h and iiin.-li bran. 'lie. 1 

 Hardy iu_JIass, I>r..p, bv .livisi.,n ami .■uttiim-. 



Hoffm".). A Siberian f.irni witli narr..w..r lvs. tlian the 

 type and large blue fls, Lvs. serrate or doubly notched 

 or incised. 



18. spic4ta, Linn. Ascending or erect, slender stems 

 2-4 ft. high, growing from a shortly creeping, almost 

 woody rootstock: lvs. lanceolate, lance-oblong or the 

 lower ovate, opposite or verticillate, crenate, downy, 

 lH-2 in. long, thick: racemes long, upright, densely 

 many-fld.: fls. pediceled, clear blue or sonjctinics pale 

 pink; stamens very long, purple: ca|.-ni. btn. i il.au 

 broad, notched, thick, exceeding the l.r I : ; .i^. 

 June-Aug. Hilly pastures, Eu. and N \ : 1 i.s 



in an open soil away from shade. Kf:j:.i ... .; :.- ..f 



the better border Speedwells. Var, alba lia> >\l.ii. lis, 

 Var. rosea, Hort., has showy pink fls. in early autumn. 



19. circseoldes, G. Don. Low, trailingperennial. grow- 

 ing in a dense mass: lvs, lanceolate, crenate toward the 

 ay.ex, small, dark green, numerous: racemes many, 

 II in. high: fls. small, dark blue. May, June. Switzer- 

 land. -Rare. Considered one of the best. Valuable as 

 a gro\ind cover, as a rock plant or at the front of a her- 

 baceous border. 



20. montina, Linn. MotraTAiN Speedwell. Slender, 

 trailing, hairy plant, 12-18 in. long, rooting from the 

 stem: lvs. ovate, petioled, coarsely crenate, hairy, 

 sparse: racemes slender, few-fld., on long pedicels: 

 capsule large, broader than long, slightly notched, ex- 

 ceeding the hairy sepals. May, June. Moist woods, 

 temperate Europe. 



21. oKicin&lis, Linn. Common Speedwell. Pluellen. 

 Ground-Hele. Prostrate, leafy native with a pubescent 

 stem rooting at the nodes, slender, 6-18 in. long: lvs. 

 elliptic, oblong or broadly oblong, K-1 in. long, hairy, 

 serrate at base, evergreen, retaining color where most 



exposed: racemes 

 blue, rarely pink, 

 wedge-shaped, bi- 

 hairy sepals. I\i;i 

 Eu. and N. Am. 

 where no grass \\ 



exceeding the 



mountains of 



s and in shade 



ground with a 



permanent sod. Spreads rapidly and is easily grown. 

 Prop, by cuttings. 



22. pectin^ta, Linn. Scalloped-leaved Speedwell. 

 Prostrate, white-pubescent, hairy, spreading plant root- 

 ing at the nodes, the ascending branches producing 

 single elongated racemes: lvs. obovate or oblong-linear, 

 sometimes pinnatifid, crenate, narrow at the base, ses- 



sile, pubpscenf. V: in. long: racemes elongated, many- 

 fld.: l..w.r l.ia.ts like lvs.: fls. deep blue with a white 

 center: .^i.-ul.' I:.!-.-, longer than broad, notched, pu- 

 bescent, tlii.k, .x.-. .-.ling the sepals. May, June. Dry, 

 shady liill>, Asia .■\linor. — Suitable to dry spots in a 

 rock-garden. Grows in almost any soil and position. 



23. Chamaedrys, Linn. Angel's Eyes. Bird's Etes. 

 Germander Speedwell. Slender, compact, pubescent 

 species 12-18 in. high, densely ascending from a creep- 

 ing base: lvs. broadly ovate, sometimes narrower, sub- 

 sessile, crenate or incised, rounded or cordate at base, 

 hairy, thick, IK in. long- racemes 3-6 in. long: fls. 

 large, blue, long-pediceled: cap.sule longer than broad, 

 widely notched, exceeded by the sepals. May, June. 

 Woods and roadsides, N. and mid-Europe and Canaries. 

 Adventive in this country.— A good border plant. 



24. Teticrium, Linn. Hijngarian Speedwell. Saw- 

 leaved Speedwell. Stems produced from rhizomes, 

 the sterile prostrate, the floral ascending or erect, white- 

 pubescent, 1 ft. high: lvs. lanceolate or oblong, crenate, 

 sometimes somewhat pinnate, sessile: racemes several, 

 elongated: lis. large, blue, numerous: capsule longer 

 than broad, slightly notched, thick, exceeding the se- 

 pals. June. Middle and S. Eu. and Middle Asia.-F. 

 prostrAla, Linn., formerly considered a separate spe- 

 cies by reason of its narrow lvs. and prostrate sterile 

 stems, is connected with V. Teucrivm by intermedi- 

 ate forms, r. prostrata is still used in the trade for a 

 plant with light blue fls. B.M. .3683 ( V. prostrata. var. 

 satureice folia). 



