VERONICA.] SCROPHULARINE^. 301 



Springs and rills, highest Scotch Alps, rare, from 1,600 to 3,700 ft. ; fl. July- 

 Aug. Resembles V. serpyllifo'lia, but more erect ; leaves rather larger ; 

 flowers fewer, in a denser raceme ; sepals narrower, subacute, half as long as 

 the obscurely notched capsule ; corolla dark blue ; style short, and seeds 

 larger. DISTRIB. Arctic and Alpine Europe, Asia, America. 



9. V. saxat'ilis, L. ; perennial, decumbent, subglabrous, lower leaves 

 obovate, upper oblong, raceme subcorymbose few-fld., bracts subopposite, 

 pedicel long erect, style long, capsule oblong, seeds nearly flat. 

 Highest Scotch Alps, alt. 1,600-3,000 ft., rare ; fl. July-Sept. Stem woody ; 



branches many 2-4 in., ascending, with leafy barren shoots. Leaves J-Jin., 

 coriaceous, teeth very few or 0. Sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, shorter than 

 the capsule. Flowers \ in. diam., bright blue, very beautiful, honeyed, 

 homogamous; pedicels f-f in., stiff. Style short, slender. Capsule J in., 

 exceeding the sepals. DISTRIB. Arctic, N. and Alpine Europe, Greenland. 



SECTION 3. Chamse'drys. Perennial. Brandies diffuse, ascending. 

 Leaves all opposite. Racemes axillary. Capsule flat, notched or 2-lobed, 

 valves adhering to the axis. Seeds plano-convex or turgid. 



10. V. officina'lis, L. ; glandular-pubescent or subglabrous, stem hairy 

 all round, leaves shortly petioled obovate-oblong or orbicular serrate, 

 pedicels very short, capsule triangular or obcordate truncate or retuse. 



Banks and pastures, N. to Shetland ; ascends to near 3,000 ft. in the High- 

 lands ; Ireland ; Channel Islands ; fl. May-July. Decumbent ; branches 

 2-18 in., ascending. Leaves J-l in., contracted into the petiole, sharply or 

 obtusely serrate. Racemes slender, many-fld. ; pedicels erect; bracts lan- 

 ceolate or subspathulate, obtuse. Sepals linear-oblong. Corolla ^ in. diam., 

 pale blue or lilac. Style very long. Capsule ^ in., much longer than the 

 sepals. Seeds nearly flat. DISTRIB. Europe, N. and W. Asia, Himalaya 

 N. U. States. Leaves bitter and astringent. 



V. kirsu'ta, Hopkirk ( V. saliy'na, D. Don.), is a very hairy small variety with 

 leaves narrower smaller, capsule seedless entire at the tip. Ayrshire. 



11. V. Chamse'drys, L. ; hairy, stem pubescent on opposite sides, 

 leaves subsessile ovate-cordate deeply serrate, pedicels slender, raceme long 

 lax, capsule obcordate shorter than the calyx. 



Copses, pastures, banks, &c., N". to Shetland ; ascends to 2,700 ft. in the High- 

 lands ; Ireland ; Channel Islands ; fl. May- June. Branches 8-24 in., slender, 

 ascending. Leaves -l| in. Raceme with its slender peduncle 2-5 in. ; 

 bracts linear, much shorter than the pedicels. Flowers honeyed, homo- 

 gamous. Sepals linear-lanceolate, acute. Corolla J-| in. diam., bright blue. 

 Capsule broader than long, pubescent and ciliate. DISTRIB. Europe 

 (Arctic), Siberia ; introd. in N. America. 



12. V. monta'na, L. ; hairy, stem pubescent all round, leaves petioled 

 ovate-cordate serrate, pedicels slender, racemes short lax, capsule orbicular 

 longer than the calyx glabrous, margin subcrenulate ciliate. 



Moist woods from Skye and Banff southd. ; ascends to 1,000 ft. in Yorkshire ; 

 Ireland ; fl. June-Sept. Habit of V. Chama'diys, but sepals much broader 



