52 DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. [cL. II. 



gravelly soil; not common. Eng. JBot. vol. xi. pi. 782. Eng.Fl. 

 vol. i. p. 21. 24. 



8. V. montdna. Mountain Speedwell. Clusters elongated, few- 

 flowered ; leaves egg-shaped, serrate, stalked ; stem hairy all 



round. Root fibrous : stems weak, decumbent, leafy : leaves 



deeply serrate, thin, shining, slightly hairy : clusters loose : flowers 

 pale blue, with purple lines : capsule of two orbicular lobes, com- 

 pressed with a sharp ciliated margin. Perennial : flowers in May 

 and June : moist woods : not unfrequent. Enq. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 

 766. Eng. Fl vol. i. p. 23. 25. 



9. F. Chamce'drys. Germander Speedwell. Clusters many- 

 flowered ; leaves egg-shaped, sessile, deeply serrate ; stem with 



two opposite rows of long white hairs. Stems decumbent at the 



base, marked with two lines of long hairs, which change sides be- 

 tween each pair of leaves : leaves wrinkled and hairy, with large 

 serratures : clusters long, shooting up beyond the stem : flowers 

 large, bright blue, with deeper streaks, externally pale purple ; 

 capsule inversely heart-shaped. Perennial ; flowers in May and 

 June : grows on dry banks, under hedges, in open pastures and in 

 woods : common. The infusion of this species and V. officinalis 

 has been recommended as a substitute for tea. Eng. Bot. vol. ix. 

 pi. 623. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 23. 26. 



10. V, officinalis. Common Speedwell Clusters spiked ; leaves 

 broadly elliptical, serrate, rough with short hairs ; stem procum- 

 bent, hairy. Stems prostrate, rooting at the base, from six to 



eighteen inches long : leaves with short stalks, stiffish, pale green, 

 spikes of numerous light blue or purplish flowers, veined with 

 deeper blue : partial flower-stalks shorter than the bracteas : cap- 

 sule inversely heart-shaped. Perennial : flowers in May and June : 

 grows on dry banks, in open pastures, on heaths, and in dry 

 woods ; not uncommon. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. pi. 765. Eng. Fl. vol. 

 i. p. 22. An alpine variety occurs in some parts of Scotland and 

 Ireland. It differs in being entirely destitute of hairs, and in hav- 

 ing a much denser spike of deep blue flowers. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 22. 



Another variety with capsules, leaves between elliptical and 

 lance-shaped, and inversely heart-shaped, undivided, two or three 

 inches high, found in dry heathy places, in the district of Carrick, 

 Ayrshire, by Mr. James Smith, and in various parts of Scotland 

 by others, has been described under the name of V. hirsuta. Eng. 

 Fl vol. i. p. 23. 27. 



*** Floicers solitary. 



11. V. agres'tis. Green procumbent Chickweed Speedwell. Leaves 

 all stalked, egg-shaped, deeply serrate, the lower ones opposite ; 

 flower-stalks about equal to the leaves in length, curved when in 



fruit ; corolla shorter than the calyx ; seeds cupped. Root 



small : stems hairy on two opposite sides, branched at the base, 

 spreading, hairy : " leaves broad, with short stalks : corolla small, 

 pale blue : capsule two-lobed, tumid, rough, with about six seeds. 

 Annual : flowers from April to September : grows in cultivated 

 fields : common. Eng. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2603. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 24. 28. 



1 2. F. polita. Grey Procumbent Chickweed Speedwell. Leaves all 

 stalked, between egg-shaped and heart-shaped, deeply serrate, the 

 lower ones opposite ; flower-stalks about the length of the leaves, 

 curved when in fruit ; corolla shorter than the calyx ; seeds cupped. 

 Stems procumbent, spreading, hairy : corolla dark blue, veined : 



