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b Floral leaves like the rest, not longer 



than the recurved peduncles. . . .7-9 

 b Floral leaves bract-like, longer than the 



erect flower-stalks o 



o Perennial. Flower-stalks equalling or 



exceeding the calyx 10, 11. 



o Annual. Flower-stalks shorter than 

 the calyx, or none 12, 13 



1 V. Tirginia'na. Culver's Physic. Leaves 

 whorled. Corolla tube longer than limb. 



2 V. spioa'ta. Spike-flowered S. Leaves op- 

 posite. Corolla limb longer than tube, t 



3 V. Anagal'lis. Water S. Leaves ses- 

 sile, cordate-clasping, ovate-lance. 



4 V. America'na. Sroohlvme. Leaves 

 petiolate, oblong-ovate, base round- 

 ish or cordate. i 



5 V. scutella'ta. MarsTi S. Leaves linear. 

 Eaoemes very slender, few-flowered. 



6 v. offlcina'lis. Common S. Lvs. obovate- 

 elliptical, finely serrate. Eacemes dense. 



7 V*. Buxbaum'ii. Bwxbo/umj s S. Lvs. 

 roundish-ovate. Pod triangular-ob- 

 oordate. Fields. E. 



8 V. agres'tis. Neckweed. Lvs. cordate- 

 ovate. Pod roundish, acutely notch- 

 ed. Fields. E. 



9 v. hederaefo'lia. Ivy-leaved S. Leaves cordate, roundish, 3-5-lobed. Capsule 

 ■ 4-seeded. M. Eare. [than long. c. 



10 V. serpyllifo'Ma. Thyme-leaved S. Flower-stalks longer than calyx. Pod broader 



11 V. alpi'na. Alpine S. Fl.-stalks as long as the calyx. Pod obov. Hairy. "White Mts. 



12 V. peregri'na. Purslane S. Smoothish. Leaves petiolate, oblong, few- 



toothed, fl&hy. . c. 



13 V. arven'sis. Com S. Hairy. Lower leaves ovate, crenate, petiolate ; upper 



lanceolate, sessile, entire. Stem 2-6' high. In fields. Common. 



Fiff. 5T5. Speedwell ( Veronica serpylH- 

 folia), whole plant. Fig. 676. Plan of the 

 flower: o, is the 2-celled ovary; s, the 2 

 stamens ; jp, the 4 petals ; fip,'the 4 sepals. 

 Fig. 577. Cross-section of the pod, show- 

 ing its 2 cells, &c. 



5. OOLLIN'SIA. Innocence. 

 Oalyx 5-cleft. OoroUa 2-lippe(l, throat closed, upper lip bifid, lower lip " 

 trifid, with the middle segment keel-like, holding the style and 4 stamens 

 in a kind of sack. Capsule roundish. — Annual herbs. 



1 O. vema. EarVy ColUnsia, or Innocence. Corolla 2 or 3 times longer than the calyx. 

 Plant 8 to 18' high, tender and delicate. Leaves lance-ovate, dentate, opposite. 

 Flowers variegated with blue and white, singular and pretty. M. W. 



