4 DIANDRIA MONOGYXIA. Veronica. 



shaped, slightly notched, three-ribbed, smooth. Cap- 

 sule inversely kidney-shaped, shorter than the style. 

 E. B 1075. C. 1.3. V. minor. G. E. 627. 



Moist meadoivs, cultivated grounds. 



Per. Ma^. 



Stems trailing, smooth in wet situations, in dry ones, covered with 



hairs, which are bent inwards. Fl. whitish, with dark blue 



streaks. 



** Clusters or spikes from the side of the stem. Root perennial. 



V. Beccabiinga. Brooklime. {Bach\ Germ, a rivulet, 

 Biingen, Germ, a drum.) Clusters from the side of 

 the stem. Leaves oval, blunt, flat, smooth, somewhat 

 fleshy, toothed at the edges, each little tooth terminated 

 by a gland. Stem creeping at the base. E. B. 655. 

 C. 2. 3. Anagallis, seu Becabunga. G. E. 620. 



PFet ditches, brooks. 



Per. June. 



Plant somewhat floating, shining. Ls. blunt. Fl. dull blue. 

 Leaves mild, eaten in salads, in the spring. 



V. Anagallis. Water Speedwell. Long-leaved Brook- 

 lime. Clusters from the sides of the stem, opposite. 

 Leaves spear-shaped, saw-toothed. Stem erect. E. 

 B. 781. C. 5. 2. G. E. 620. 



Banks of rivers, ivet meadoivs. 

 Per. Jult/. 



Larger than the last plant, upright, smooth. Ls. acute. Fl. pale 

 dull blue, occasionally flesh-coloured. 



V. scutelldta. Narroiv-leaved Marsh Speedivell. Clus- 

 ters from the sides of the stem, alternate ; fruit stalks 

 bent back. Leaves linear-spear-shaped, shghtly toothed. 

 E. B. 782. C. 5. 3. Anagallis aquatica quarta. G. 



E. 621. 



Peat bogs, moors. * Peat bogs on Bullingdon Green. Otmoor. 



Sb. Port Meadow. (Bagley Wood.) St. Clement's, Oxford, 



between the Cowley, and Henley road. Bx. 

 Per. July. 

 Stem weak, wide spreading. Fl. pale, flesh-coloured, purple 



veined, on slender stalks, which become more and more sti'ad- 



dling after flowering. Sm. 



V. montana. Mountain Germander Speedwell. Moun- 

 tain Madwort. Clusters from the sides of the stem, 



' Becc. A. S-s. 



