402 THE SCEOPHTJLARTA FAMILY. 



In woods, and rather dry busliy pastures, throughout Europe and Eus- 

 sian and central Asia, and now naturalized in North America. Extends 

 over the whole of Britain. Fl. the whole summer. 



6. WaXer Veronica. Veronica Anagallis, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 781.) 



Rootstock shortly creeping, tlie stems erect and branching, from 6 inches 

 to 2 feet high, often thick and succulent, glabrous as well as the whole 

 plant. Leaves lanceolate, broad or narrow, sessile or clasping the stem at 

 the base, more or less toothed. Racemes numerous, axillary, and opposite 

 (in the axils of both leaves of each paii"). Flowers rather small, pechcellate, 

 pale blue. Capsules ovate, less flattened than in some species, and slightly 

 notched at the top. 



In wet ditches, and along streams and ponds, vridely spread over Europe, 

 Russian and central Asia, and North America, but not an Arctic plant. 

 Extends all over Britain, to the northern extremity of Scotland. Fl. stunmer. 



7. Brooklime Veronica. Veronica Beccabunga, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 655. Brooklime.) 



Stems procumbent or floating at their base, rooting at the nodes ; the 

 flowering branches ascenchng, thick and succulent, and, as well as the 

 whole plant, quite glabrous. Leaves shortly stalked, ovate or oblong, ob- 

 tuse, slightly toothed, and rather thick. Flowers small, blue or rarely 

 pink, in opposite axillary racemes, often scarcely longer than the leaves. 

 Capsule shorter than the calyx, broad and rather thick, and notched at 

 the top. 



In wet ditches, and along streams and ponds, in Europe, Russian and 

 central Asia, and northern Africa, but scarcely extending to the Arctic 

 regions. Common in Britain. Fl. the whole smmner. 



8. Slarsb Veronica. Veronica scutellata, Linn. 



(Eng. Bot. t. 782.) 



Rootstock slender and perennial, emitting creeping runners ; the stems 

 slender, ascending or spreading, seldom above 6 inches high, glabrous or 

 rarely downy. Leaves linear- lanceolate, glabrous, entire or scarcely toothed. 

 Flowers few, in vei-y slender racemes, proceeding alternately from one axil 

 only of each pair of leaves. Pedicels fUiform. Corolla rather small, of a 

 pale pinkish-blue. Capsule vei-y flat, broad, and rather deeply notched. 



In marshes, ditches, and wet places, in northern and central Europe, 

 Russian Asia, and north America. Extends almost aU. over Britain. Fl. 

 summer. 



9. Mountain Veronica. Veronica montana, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 766.) 



The foliage is nearly that of the Germander Y., but the stem is more 

 trailing, rooting at the nodes, and hairy all round ; the leaves are on longer 

 stalks ; the racemes are looser and more slender, ^nth fewer flowers, wliich 

 are usually rather small, and the capsule is very flat, about 4 lines broad, 

 and only 3 long, regularly orbicular, the broadest part being in the middle, 

 notched at the top, and often minutely toothed, and ciliate round the edge. 



In moist woods, over the whole of temperate Europe, from southern 

 Sweden to southern Russia, but not so frequent as the common V. and the 



