coerulea, circiter 6 mm. longa, laciniis late ovatis, lacinia siiperiore ceteris aliquanto latiore. 

 Tubus corollae 3—!i mm. longus, dense tomentosus. Stamina glabra, prominentia. Cap- 

 sula compressa, obcordata, glabra, apice distinctius emarginata. Stylus capsula multo 

 longior, semina 0,5 mm. longa, glabra. 



Fig. 105. Veronica pseudolongi folia nov. spec. a. Flower-bud (^/i). — b. Flower, seen from 



dijove, the limb somewhat flattened. — c. Corolla, opened and expanded. — d. Capsule, 



with calyx, pedicel, and bract. — e. Capsule, the calyx removed ('.Wi). 



In point of external habitus, the present plant very much recalls Veronica longifoliaL., 

 with which it is likely to be confounded on a superficial view, and with which it is, 

 indeed, very nearly allied, showing like this one, as well, very considerable variations, 

 above all in the shape and size of the leaves, the pubescence, floweriness, and the like. 

 Especially in the leaves there is a great conformity between these 2 species; but they are 



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