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10. Little, fpiked Speedwell. 
Veronica Spicata minor. 
The root is long, divided into many parts, 
and edged with fibres, 
The firft leaves are oblong; broad, and of a 
pale green: they rife in a thick tuft, and fre- 
quently remain with the plant when in flower, 
whereas moft of the others fade when the ftalk 
rifes. 
‘The ftalk is round, flender, of a pale green, 
and tolerably upright. 
The leaves ftand in pairs, and are fhort, little, 
and of a figure approaching to oval, but pointed 
at the ends: they have no footftalks, and are of 
a dead green. 
The flowers are fmall and blue: they ftand at 
_the tops of the ftalks in a thick, fhort fpike. 
DeaeVelS COUN ls 
1. Broad-leaved fpiked Speedwell. 
Veronica fpicata latifolia. 
The root is compofed of numerous, large, and 
fpreading fibres. 
The ftalk is round, upright, firm, and two 
feet high. 
The leaves are oblong, broad, of a deep green, 
obtufe at the end, and irregularly indented at the 
edges, often fo flightly that it is fcarce per- 
ceptible. 
The flowers are fmall, and of a pale blue, but they 
are very numerous, and ftand in long, thick fpikes. 
The feed-veffel is fmall and heart-fafhioned, 
and the feed is very fmall and brown. 
It is frequent about the borders of forefts in 
Germany, and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Veronica fpicata latifolia, 
Others, Veronica fpicata major. 
2. Narrow-leaved fpiked Speedwell. 
Veronica fpicata anguftifolia. 
‘The root is long, divided, and furnifhed with 
many fibres, 
The firft leaves are long, narrow; and have | 
no footftalks: they are of a dufky green, and rife 
in a thick tuft. ; 
The ftalks are numerous, erect, firm, round, 
and a foot high. 
The leaves ftand in pairs, and are long, narrow, 
of apale green, fharp-pointed, and fhatply ferrated. 
The flowers are fmall, and of a beautiful blue: 
they grow in long, thick {pikes at the tops of the 
ftalks. 
The feed-veffels are flat and heart-fafhioned: 
the feeds are fmall and brown, 
{t is frequent in Italy, and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Veronica fpicata anguftifolia. 
Others, Veronica erecia anguftifolia. 
3. Many-leaved fpiked Speedwell, 
Veronica {picata folits ternis quaternis aut quinis. 
The root is long, divided, and full of fibres, 
The ftalks are numerous, round, firm, up- 
right, and four or five feet high, 
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The feed-vefféls are deeply cordated, or hearts 
fathioned. : 
It is not frequent in England, but has beér 
found on Newmarket heath, Lincoln heath, and 
in fome other places: 
C. Bauhine calls it Veronica fpicata minor. J. 
Bauhine, Veronica fpicata reéia minor. Others, 
Veronica rétia minima. 
Thefe ten are all the {pecies of /peedwell that 
we have native in England. The brooklimes, 
of which we have three fpecies, have been ufually 
ranged among thefe, and called by the fame name, 
veronica ; but they have their feparate name deca- 
bunga, their feparate virtues; and enough in 
their characters to diftinguith them. I fhall, 
therefore, arrange them diftin@lly in the next 
genus, after defcribing thofe foreign /peedwells 
which curiofity has introduced into our gardens: 
FOREIGN SPEHCIES, 
The leaves are long and confiderably broad: 
they have no footftalks, and they grow in an un- 
certain manner on the ftalks, three, four, or five — 
together; fometimes, but more rarely, only two: 
they are fharp-pointed and ferrated. 
The flowers ate very numerous and white: 
they ftand in a long fpike at the top of the ftallt, 
and frequently on others rifing from the branches, 
The feed-vefféls are heart-fafhioned, and the 
feeds are fmall. 
It is a native of* America, 
Plukenet Calls it Veronica Virginiana procerior 
Soltis ternis, quaternis et etiam quinis caulem amplex- 
antibus [picis florum caudidifimis, Others, Vero- 
nica altiffima Americana. 
4. Narrow-leaved little Speedwell; 
Veronica parva anguftifolia, 
The root is long, divided into many parts, 
and furnifhed with numerous fibres. 
The ftalks are numerous, round, upright, 
branched, and of a pale green. 
The leaves ftand alternately, and at confide- 
rable diftances: they ate long, narrow, of a 
bright green, and grow to the ftalk without any 
footftalks : they are undivided at the edges, and 
pointed at the end. 
The flowers are fmall and white: they grow in 
the bofoms of the leaves all the way up the 
ftalks, and have no pedicles. 
The feed-veffel is large and heart-fathioned, 
and the feeds are fmall and brown. 
It is frequent in the corn-fields of France and 
Italy ; and flowers in May. 
Morifon calls it Veronica annua alba polygonia 
folio. ‘ 
5. Great Germander-leaved Speedwell, 
Veronica chamedryos folio maxima, 
The root is long, large, woody, and divided. 
~ The flalk is firm, ereé&t, of a woody hardnefs, 
and two feet high. 
The leaves ftand in pairs without footftalks, 
and are of a very regular and beautiful fhape : 
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