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603. VERONICA. 



temate, lanceolate, entire at the end; lower 

 obtuse. Stallis muck shorter than calyx, p. 

 7j 8. Dry sandy, m. and s. Eur. 



;8. hyhrida. Lower L. ovate or somewhat 

 cordate. Calc. rocks, rare. 



B. Raceme sjnJce-like, lateral. 



4. ofiicmalis. Hairy. Stem procumbent. 

 L. oblong, stalked, seiTate. Segm. of Cor. 

 ovate. Caps, compressed, obovato-triangular, 

 retuse. p. 5-7. Woody Jiills. Not in Sic. 



V. dubia, with only one seed in each cell, is 

 considered as a variety of this. 



5. Allionii. Prostrate, creeping. L. sub- 

 rotnndo-ovate, closely crenulate, smooth, shin- 

 ing. Segm. of Cor. oblong. Caps, ascending, 

 emarginate. p. 8. High mountains of Savoy 

 and Dau. Pyr. ? Mts. of Ceresole. 



C. Raceme at first coryrniose, lateral. 

 i. Calyx 4<-partite. 



a. Valves of Fruit bipartite, separating, at 



least on one side, from Placenta. 



6. Beccabunga. Stem creeping at base. 

 L. stallved, oval, crenato-serrate, smooth, shin- 

 ing. Caps, roundish, slightly emarginate. p. 

 5, 6. Wet. 



7. pusilla. Smooth. Lower L. eUiptic, 

 somewhat stalked; upper oblongo-lanceolate, 

 sessile, veiy rarely amplesicaul, nearly entire. 

 Pedicels spreading. Caps, broadly ovate, en- 

 tire, a. Rice-grounds. Pdm.— DC. 



8. Anag'allis. Stem creeping at base. L. 

 sessile, mostly amplexicaul, lanceolate, acute, 

 serrate. Cal. shoi-ter than corolla. Caps, sub- 

 rotund, emarginate. p. 5, 6. Wet. 



9. ana^alloides. Erect. L. sessile, mostly 

 amplexicaul, narrow lanceolate, acute, hardly 

 serrate. Pedicels spreading. Caps. eUiirtic, 

 obtuse, p. Wet. Montp. (a. 4, 5. Sicily. — 



Guss.) 



b. Valves of Fruit closely adhering to Pla- 



centa. 



10. scutellata. Stem creeping at base. 

 L. sessile, lanceolato-Hnear, acute, remotely 

 and backwardly denticulate. Rac. alternate, 

 few -flowered. Stallcs divaricate. Caps. 2-lobed, 

 broader than long. p. 5-8. Boggy. Not in Sic. 



11. urticifolia. Erect. L. sessile, ovate ; 

 upper very acuminate, acutely serrate. Stalks 

 much longer than calyx. Caps, roundish, 

 broader than long, emarginate, twice as long 

 as calyx, p. 5-8. Shady hills, n. It. G. Fr. 



12. Chaineedrys. Stem creeping at base,, 

 marked by two hairy lines. L. nearly sessile, 

 cordato-ovate, inciso-serrate. Stalks hardly 

 longer than calyx. Caps, triangulari-obcordate. 

 p. 4-6. Dry meadows and pasttires. 



13. montana. Stem creeping at base, 

 equally pubescent. L. staUced, ovate, dentate. 

 Rac. few-flowered. Caps, of 2 roundish, com- 

 pressed, ciliate lobes, p. 5, 6. Shade, oce. 



14. apliylla. Stem shorter than raceme ! 

 L. obovato-elliptic, on short stalks. Rac. about 

 4-flowered. Pedicels of Fr. erect, longer than 

 calyx. Caps, obcordate. p. 6-8. High moun- 

 tains. Alps. Apenn. Pyr. Sud. 



is. Calyx with a smaller fifth tooth. 



15. a-astriaca. Ascending. L. nearly ses- 

 sile, pinnate or pinnatifid. Segm. narrowed at 

 base. Upper Stalks as long as acutely emar- 

 ginate capsule, p. 5, 6. Bry open hills, s. 

 G. s. Sw. n. e. It. 



16. Teucrmiia. Ascending. L. sessile; 

 middle ones rounded or cordate at base, dentate 

 or somewhat pinnatifid. Stalks erect, about as 

 long as acutely emarginate capsule, p. 4-6. 

 Bushy hills, m. and s. Eur. 



17- prostrata. Barren Stems prostrate. 

 L. oblong or lineari-lanceolate, serrate or sub- 

 incise at base ; lower stalked. Stalks about as 

 long as slightly emarginate capsule, p. 4-6. 

 Heaths and open hills. Fr. G. It. occ. 



D. Corymb terminal. 



i. Seeds compressed, lenticular or plano- 

 convex. 



a. Plant woody at base. 



18. fi-uticulosa. L. oblong; lower smaller. 

 Pubescence of Rac. spreading, glandular. Cal. 

 hardly shorter than ovate capsule. Germen 

 subrotund, very obtuse. Ft. lilac, vu, 7. Very 

 high. Alps. Lig. Pyi-. Cors. 



19. sa^^atilis. L. oblong, aU obtuse, 

 crowded at base. Pubescence of Rac. without 

 glands. Cal. shorter than ovate, acute germen. 

 Fl. bright blue. w. 6, 7- Very high. Alps. 

 Vosges. Apuan. Corsica. Scotl. 



b. Herbaceous, perennial, decumbent. 



20. nummularia. Stems creeping, much 

 branched, somewhat woody at base. Lower L. 

 scale-like ; others crowded, roundish ovate, 

 quite entire, 1-nerved. Rac. capitate. Stalks 

 shorter than calyx, p. 7. High. Pyr. 



21. alpina. Stems decumbent, nearly sim- 



