ORDER 86.—FIGWORTS. 251 
» Floral leaves like the rest, not longer 
than the recurved peduncles... .7-9 
9 Floral leaves bract-like, longer than the 
erect flower-stalks....¢ 
e Perennial. Flower-stalks equalling or 
exceeding the calyx....10, 11. 
e Annual  Flower-stalks shorter than 
the calyx, or none....12, 13 
. V. Virginia’na. Culver’s Physic. Leaves 
whorled. Corolla tube longer than limb, 
tV. spica’ta. Spike-flowered S. Leaves op- 
posite. Corolla limb longer than tube. + 
8 V. Anagal’lis, Water S. Leaves ses- 
sile, cordate-clasping, ovate-lance. 
4 V. America’na. Brookli: Leaves 
petiolate, oblong-ovate, base round- 
ish or cordate. 
5 V. scutella’ta. Marsh S. Leaves linear. 
Racemes very slender, few-flowered. 
6 V. officina’lis. Common S. Lvs. obovate- 
elliptical, finely serrate. Racemes dense. 
TV. Buxbaum ‘ii, Buxbaum’s 8. Lys. p72), whole plant. Fig. 576. Plan of the 
roundish-ovate. Pod triangular-ob- ‘fower: 0, is the 2-celled ovary; 8, the 2 
cordate. Fields. E. stamens; 7, the 4 petals; sp, the 4 sepals. 
8 V. agres’tis. Weckweed. Lvs. cordate- Fig. 517. Cross-section of the pod, show- 
ovate. Pod roundish, acutely notch- ing its 2 cells, &c. 
ed. Fields. E. 
9 V. hederefo/lia. Jvy-leaved S. Leaves cordate, roundish, 8-5-lobed. Capsule 
4-seeded. M. Rare. {than long. « 
10 V. serpyllifo’lia. Thyme-leaved S. Flower-stalks longer than calyx. Pod broader 
11 V. alpi’na. ddpine 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, fleshy. c. 
18 V. arven’sis. Corn S. Hairy. Lower leaves ovate, crenate, petiolate; upper 
lanceolate, sessile, entire. Stem 2-6’ high. In fields. Common. 
Fig. 515. Speedwell ( Veronica serpylli- 
5. COLLIN’SIA. Innocence. 
Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla 2-lipped, 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 C.verna. arly Collinsia, 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. 
