248 57. SCROPHULARIACE^. 



lower 1. smaller, raceme pubescent with crisped hairs not glandular 

 few-flowered, caps, ovate-attenuate, valves bifid. — E. B. 1027. 

 St. 56. 2, — Fl. bright blue. St. much branched, decumbent, 

 woody. — Exposed alpine rocks. P. VII. S. 



10. V. alpina (L.) j 1. elliptical or ovate dentate or entire, 

 lower 1. smaller, raceme hairy with patent hairs not glandular 

 few-flowered, caps, oblong-obovate emarginate crowned with the 

 very short persistent style. — E. B. 484. St. 66. 3. — Fl. bright 

 blue. St. ascending, simple except at the base, 4 — 6 in. high. 

 Hairs jointed. — Summits of Highland mountains. P. VII. VIII. 



S. 



11. V. serpyllifolia {h.) ; 1. ovate or elliptical slightly crenate, 

 lower 1. sraaWeranirounder, raceme elongate many-flowered, caps, 

 obcordate broader than long crowned with the long persistent 

 style.— i;. B. 1075. St. 58. I.— Fl. whitish with blue veins. St. 

 rooting below, afterwards erect. — /3. V. humifusa (Dicks.); stems 

 quite prostrate, racemes shorter. — Roadsides and damp places. 

 /3. Highland mountains. P. V. — VII. 



12. V. arvensis (L.) ; 1. cordate-ovate crenate, lower 1. stalked, 

 uppermost 1. lanceolate entire resembling bracts exceeding the 

 flowers, raceme slightly spiked many-flowered lax, ped. very short, 

 caps, obcordate broader than long compressed ciliate on the 

 keel.— £. B. 734. St. 58. 11.— St. ascending, 2—6 in. or rarely 

 a foot long. Fl. pale blue. Caps, smooth, with rounded lobes 

 which exceed the style. Seeds 12 — 14. Sep. lanceolate, un- 

 equal. — Gravelly and sandy places. A. IV. — VII. 



13. V. verna (L.) ; I. pinnatifid, lower 1. stalked ovate serrate, 

 upper 1. lanceolate entire resembling bracts, raceme slightly spiled 

 many-flowered lax, ped. very short, caps, obcordate compressed 

 ciliate on the keel. — E.B. 25. St. 13. 1. — St. erect, 1 — 3 in. high, 

 simple, or branched in the lower part. Caps, smooth or downy, 

 with rounded lobes. Style veiy short. Seeds 12 — 14. Sep. 

 linear-lanceolate, unequal. — Sandy heaths. Bury, Thetford and 

 Mildenhall, Suff. A. V. E. 



ft Seeds concave. 



14. V. triphyllos (Jj.) ; Z. ^njererf, lower 1. ovate entire or den- 

 tate stalked, raceme slightly spiked lax many-flowered, ped. ex- 

 ceeding the calyx, caps, obcordate compressed smooth ciliate on 

 the keel. — E. B. 26. St. 8. 1. — St. erect with spreading branches, 

 4 — 5 in. high. Fl. deep blue. Ped. usually longer than the 

 leaves. Sep. oblong, obtuse. Known by its spreading St., deeply 

 fingered 1., and dark blue flowers. — Sandy fields. Bury and 

 Mildenhall, Suff. York, A. IV, E. 



