BLUE FLOWERS 



I. LEAVES MOSTLY OPPOSITE. 

 1. Leaves mostly opposite, flowers in raceme, corolla 4-parted. 



WATER SPEEDWELL (Veronica Anagallis-aquatica) . Fig- 

 wort family. 



Max. ht. 3 ft.; flowers small, light blue; leaves (of 

 the flowering stems) without stalks, egg-shaped- 

 lance-shaped. Wet places. All summer. Spring 

 to autumn. 



Fig. 7*. 



Marsh speedwell (Veronica scuiellata) . 



MARSH SPEEDWELL (Veronica scutellatd). Figwort 



family. 



Ht. J-2 ft.; sometimes reclining; flowers small, 

 light blue, few in raceme, on very slender stalks; 

 leaves long and linear, very sparingly toothed, 

 clasping. Wet places. Spring to autumn. 

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