350 Scrophularinee —Veronica. 
margin, glabrescent. Flowers in terminal racemes, pale blue 
with darker lines, appearing in May or June. A native of Asia 
Minor. 
3. V. suxdtilis—A dwarf tufted evergreen species with 
spreading stems somewhat woody at the base. Leaves opposite, 
dark green, oblong-obovate, crenate. Flowers racemose, blue 
with darker lines and a white centre. A mountain plant, found 
in various parts of Europe, including the higher mountains of 
Scotland. 
4. V. longifolia.—A tall variable plant with opposite or 
whorled ovate-lanceolate leaves, cordate or rounded at the base 
and doubly toothed towards the apex, and long dense terminal 
racemes of blue or pink flowers. V. inearndta and V. mari- 
tima are varieties of this species. It is a native of Central 
Europe. 
We might extend this list considerably, but the species so 
nearly resemble each other that for general purposes the above 
will be found sufficient. V. Tetcrium, V. Austriaca, V. aime- 
thystina and V. candida are occasionally cultivated. V. Cha- 
meedrys, Cat’s-eyes, is one of the prettiest and commonest of 
native perennial species. It is a creeping hairy plant with 
ovate-cordate shortly petiolate deeply serrate leaves and axillary 
racemes of rather larger bright blue flowers. V. Beccabinga, 
Brooklime, and V. Anagdllis are fleshy plants growing in wet 
places. The former has stalked oblong leaves and axillary 
racemes of blue or pink flowers; and the latter sessile stem- 
clasping leaves and pale blue or white flowers. In addition to 
the foregoing we must mention the New Zealand species, of 
which there are now many beautiful varieties in cultivation, 
but being rather tender they are more extensively grown for 
window and conservatory decoration in Autumn and Winter. 
Nevertheless they will flourish in the open air in the south- 
west near the sea with slight protection in very severe weather. 
These are evergreen shrubby species and varieties with axillary 
racemes of purple, blue, lilac, white, pink or crimson flowers. 
V. speciosa with glossy oblong entire coriaceous leaves, and 
V. salicifoliu and V. macrocdrpa with linear-lanceolate leaves, 
are the parents of the beautiful hybrid varieties, including V. 
Andersoni, V. versicolor, V. Lindleyana, V. kermesina, ete. 
Ourisia coccinea is an exceedingly beautiful though rare 
creeping plant with ascending flowering stems about 6 inches 
high. Leaves all radical, broadly ovate, cordate, slightly lobed 
