TREES AND SHRUBS 



An evergreen shrub, 6-18 ins. ; erect or decumbent, much branchetj 

 Branches pubescent, scarred transversely. n. 



Introduced from New Zealand, 1870. Syn. V. carnosula. Specific narej 

 from Latin pingtds, fat, referring to the thickness of the leaves. 



TRAVERS' SPEEDWELL, Feronica Traversa. 



Gardens, shrubberies. June — August. One of the best and hardiest o 

 the shrubby Speedwells, and the one most frequently planted. It is of rapid 

 growth in almost any soil, and will thrive even in barren sandy spots. It 

 may be propagated by cuttings in spring, summer, and autumn, and by seed- 

 in light soil outdoors in April. In favourable situations the ground round 

 old bushes becomes carpeted by self-sown seedlings. 



Flowers white or pale lilac, in a many-flowered sub-terminal raceme, 1-2 

 ins. long, puberulous ; Calyx 4-5-partite ; Corolla 4-5-lobed, lobes \ in. across ; 

 Stamens 2, exserted, anthers purplish ; Ovary superior, 2-celled ; Fruit a 

 capsule. 



Leaves spreading, arranged cross-wise, sessile, obovate or linear-oblong, 

 acute or obtuse, entire, coriaceous, flat, deep green, glossy. 



An evergreen shrub, 2-6 ft. ; Branches terete. 



Introduced from New Zealand, 1873. 



Class 1. . . . . Dicotyledons 

 Division III. . . Gamopetalce 



Natural Order . . . Bignoniacece 



Trees or shrubs, often twining or climbing. Leaves usually opposite, ex- 

 stipulate ; Floxvers large, handsome, irregular, usually trumpet-shaped, mostly 

 in terminal or axillary panicles ; Corolla 5-lobed ; Ovary superior, usually 

 2-celled, placentation axile or parietal ; Fruit a capsule. 



An exotic Order, mostly tropical, furnishing several greenhouse climbers. 



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