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» Floral leaves like tlic rest, not longer 

 than the recurved peduncles 7-9 



I Floral leaves bract like, longer than the 



erect tiower-stalks c 



c rereniiial. Flower-stalks equalling or 



exceeding the calyx 10, 11. 



c Annual. Flower-stalks shorter than 



the calyx, or none 12, 13 



. V. Virginia'na. Culver'' s Physic. Leaves 

 whorled. Corolla tube longer than limb. 

 i V. spica'ta. Spike-flowered S. Leaves op- 

 posite. Corolla limb longer than tube. + 



3 V. Anagariis. Water S. Leaves ses- 

 sile, cordate-clasping, ovate -lance. 



4 V. America'na. Brooklime. Leaves 

 petiolate, oblong-ovate, base round- 

 ish or cordate. 



5 V. scutella'ta. Marsh S. Leaves linear. 

 Kacemes very slender, few-flowered. 



6 V. officina'lis. Common S. Lvs. obovate- 

 elliptical, finely serrate. Kacemes dense. 



7 V. Buxbauna'ii. Bnxbaum,''$ S. Lvs. 

 roundish-ovate. Pod triangular-ob- 

 cordatc. Fields. E. 



8 V. agres'tis. Keckweed. Lvs. cordate- 

 ovate. Pod roundish, acutely notch- 

 ed. Fields. E. 



9 V. hederaefo'lia. Ivy -leaved S. Leaves cordate, roundish, 3-5-lobed. Capsulo 



4-seeded. 'M. Kare. [than long. c. 



10 V. serpyllifo'lia. Thyme-leaved S. Flower-stalks longer than calyx. Pod broader 



II V. alpi'na. Alpine S. Fl. -stalks as long as the calyx. Pod obov. Hairy. "White Mts. 



12 V. peregri'na. Purslane S. Smoothish. Leaves petiolate, oblong, few- 



toothed, fleshy, c. 



13 V. arven'sis. Corn S. Hairy. Lower leaves ovate, crenatc, petiolate ; upper 



lanceolate, sessile, entire. Stem 2-6'' high. In fields. Common. 



Fig. 575. Speedwell ( Veronica serpylli' 

 foHa), whole plant Fig. 570. Plan of tlie 

 flower: o, is the 2-celle(l ovary; .■?, the 2 

 stamens ; p, the 4 petals ; .<;;>, the 4 sepals. 

 Fig. 577. Cross-section of the poJ, show- 

 ing its 2 cells, &.C. 



5. OOLLIN'SIA. Innocence. 

 Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla 2-lippecl, throat closed, upper lip bifid, lower lip 

 trifid, with the middle segment keel-like, holding the style and 4 stamens 

 In a kind of sack. Capsule roundish. — Annual herbs. 



I C. vema. Early CoUinsia, or Innocence. Corolla 2 or 3 times longer than the calyx. 

 Plant 8 to IS' high, tender and delicate. Leaves lance-ovate, dentate, opposite. 

 Flowers variegated with blue and white, singular and pretty. M. W. 



