250 THE FLORA. 
2 L. Canaden’se. Canada T. Leaves linear, obtuse. Flowers small, blue, loosely 
racemed. Stem erect. 
8 L. Blat/ine, Pointed T. Leaves ovate-hastate. Flowers small, yellow, and pur- 
ple. Stem prostrate. 
8. GRATI/OLA. Hedge-hyssop. 
Calyx nearly equally 5-parted. Corolla upper lip entire or slightly 
2-cleft, lower 3-cleft. Fertile stamens 2, mostly with 3 sterile filaments. 
Pod 2-celled, 4-valved, many-seeded.—Low herbs with opposite leaves. 
Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, usually with 2 bracts near the calyx. 
June-August. 
§ Flowers on peduncles. Plants weak, smooth, or viscid....a 
§ Flowers sessile or nearly so. Plants rigid, bristly-hairy. 8....8,9 
a Sterile filaments thread-like, tipped with a small head....b 
a Sterile filaments none, or very minute and pointed....5-7 
b Leaves entire or nearly so. Plants smooth....1, 2 
b Leaves toothed. Plants generally viscid-downy. Flowers white....3, 4 
1 G. officina’lis. Oficinal H. Stem erect. Leaves clasping. Fls. whitish. S. 
2G. au’rea. Gulden 77. Stem ascending, brauched. Leaves sessile. Flowers 
yellow, showy. , 
8 G. visco’sa, Viscid H. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Sepals and bracts lanceolate. S. 
4 G,ramo’sa, Branching H. Lvs. linear-lance. Bracts minute. Sepals linear. 8S. 
5 G. spherocar’pa. Hound-fruited H. Peduncles not longer than calyx. Pod 
globular. W. (calyx. 8S. 
6 G, Florida’na. Florida A. Peduncles long. Corolla four times longer than the 
7 G. Virginia’na. Virginiun H. Peduncles long. Cor. twice longer than calyx. 
8 G. pilo’sa. Hairy H. Leaves ovate, toothed. Corolla scarce longer than calyx. S. 
9 G. subula’ta. Awil-lv. H. Leaves narrow, entire. Cor. thrice longer than calyx. 8. 
4, VERONICA. Speedwell. 
Calyx 4-parted. Corolla with a wheel-shaped, spreading, 4-cleft bor- 
der, the lower segment smallest. Stamens 2, inserted into the tube, pro- 
jecting. Sterile filaments 0. Pod flattened, mostly obtuse or notched at 
the apex, 2-celled, few or many-seeded.—Mostly herbs, with opposite 
leaves. Flowers small, solitary, axillary, or racemed, blue, flesh-color, or 
white. March—September. 
§ Erect, tall (14-4f.). Flowers in dense terminal spikes....1, 2 
§ Low, weak (3-12). Leaves opposite. Corolla tube very short....a 
a Racemes mostly opposite, from the axils of the leaves, sky-blue....3, 4 
a Racemes mostly alternate, from the axils of the leaves, light-colored....5, 6 
a Racemes terminal, or the flowers axillary and not racemed....b 
