246 57. SCROPHTJLARIACE^E. 



ii. Odontites (Duby). Anthers with 2 equal points. 



2. E. Odontites (L.) ; I. narrowed from near the base opposite 

 linear-lanceolate-attenuate remotely serrate, floral I. usually 

 longer than the fl. with 2 4 teeth and an entire end, cal.-seg- 

 raents as long as their tube lanceolate acute, cor. pubescent, lobes 

 of the lower lip oblong-obtuse, anth. with 2 equal points hairy, 

 caps, oblong. Bartsia Sm., E. B. 1415. St. about a foot high, 

 much branched. Fl. many, pink, in leafy unilateral spikes. 

 Filaments, anth., and stam. hairy. j3. E. rotundata (Ball); 1. 

 sessile lanceolate crenate-serrate, fl.-l. nearly entire equalling or 

 falling short of the fl., cal. -segments | as long as their tube 

 broadly triangular, cor. pubescent, lobes of lower lip broadly 

 rounded nearly equal, caps, broadly oval almost rounded. Fila- 

 ments, anth., style, and stigma nearly glabrous. A. N. H. ser. 2. 

 iv. 30. Corn-fields and waste places. A. VII. VIII. 



13. SIBTHORPIA Linn. 



1. S. europcea (L.). E. B. 649. An elegant trailing plant with 

 slender filiform creeping stems, and alternate long-stalked round- 

 ish reniform leaves with a few large crenatures. Fl. very small, 

 axillary, solitary, on short stalks, pinkish, inconspicuous. Damp 

 shady places in the south and south-west. P. VI. IX. E. I. 



14. VERONICA Linn. Speedwell. 

 * Racemes axillary.. (Root perennial.} 



1. V. scutellata (L.) ; I. linear-lanceolate acute sessile minutely 

 denticulate, racemes alternate, fruitstalks reflexed, caps, of 2 

 flatfish orbicular lobes, st. erect. E. B. 782. St. 58. 3. Stolo- 

 niferous. St. w : eak, elongated. Fl. pale flesh-coloured, with 

 darker lines. Sep. small, lanceolate, acute, shorter than the 

 capsule. /3. pubescens (Koch) ; st. hairy. V. Parmularia " Poit." 

 -In boggy places. P. VI. VIII. 



2. V. Anagallis (L.) ; I. lanceolate serrate acute sessile, ra- 

 cemes opposite, fruitstalks spreading, caps, elliptical slightly 

 notched, st. erect. E. B. 781. Stoloniferous. St. thick, hol- 

 low, varying much in height. Fl. pale blue. Sep. lanceolate, 

 longer than the capsule. Racemes sometimes clothed with glan- 

 dular hairs. Whole plant usually glabrous. In stagnant water. 

 p. VI. VIII. Water Speedwell. 



3. V. Beccabunga (L.) ; I. stalked elliptical obtuse crenate- 

 serrate, racemes opposite, fruitstalks spreading, caps, roundish 

 tumid slightly notched, st. procumbent at the base rooting. E. B. 

 655. St. 12. 1. Fl. bright blue. Whole plant glabrous. /3. V. 

 limosa (Lej.); bracts longer than the pedicels, fl. pink or flesh- 



