3 5 o Scrophii larinea Veronica. 



margin, glabrescent. Flowers in terminal racemes, pale blue 

 with darker lines, appearing in May or June. A native of Asia 

 Minor. 



3. V. saxdtilis. A dwarf tufted evergreen species with 

 spreading stems somewhat woody at the base. Leaves opposite, 

 dark green, oblong-obovate, crenate. Flowers racemose, blue 

 with darker lines and a white centre. A mountain plant, found 

 in various parts of Europe, including the higher mountains of 

 Scotland. 



4. V. longifolia. A tall variable plant with opposite or 

 whorled ovate-lanceolate leaves, cordate or rounded at the base 

 and doubly toothed towards the apex, and long dense terminal 

 racemes of blue or pink flowers. V. incarnata and V. mari- 

 tirna are varieties of this species. It is a native of Central 

 Europe. 



We might extend this list considerably, but the species so 

 nearly resemble each other that for general purposes the above 

 will be found sufficient. V. Teucrium, V. Austriaca, V. ame- 

 thystlna and V. Candida are occasionally cultivated. V. Cha- 

 m&drys, Cat's-eyes, is one of the prettiest and commonest of 

 native perennial species. It is a creeping hairy plant with 

 ovate-cordate shortly petiolate deeply serrate leaves and axillary 

 racemes of rather larger bright blue flowers. V. Beccabunga^ 

 Brooklime, and V. Anagdllis are fleshy plants growing in wet 

 places. The former has stalked oblong leaves and axillary 

 racemes of blue or pink flowers ; and the latter sessile stem- 

 clasping leaves and pale blue or white flowers. In addition to 

 the foregoing we must mention the New Zealand species, of 

 which there are now many beautiful varieties in cultivation, 

 but being rather tender they are more extensively grown for 

 window and conservatory decoration in Autumn and Winter. 

 Nevertheless they will flourish in the open air in the south- 

 west near the sea with slight protection in very severe weather. 

 These are evergreen shrubby species and varieties with axillary 

 racemes of purple, blue, lilac, white, pink or crimson flowers. 

 V. speciosa with glossy oblong entire coriaceous leaves, and 

 V. salicifolia and V. macrocarpa with linear-lanceolate leaves, 

 are the parents of the beautiful hybrid varieties, including V. 

 Andersoni, V. versicolor, V. Lindleyana, V. kermesina, etc. 



Ourisia coccinea is an exceedingly beautiful though rare 

 creeping plant with ascending flowering stems about 6 inches 

 high. Leaves all radical, broadly ovate, cordate, slightly lobed 



