VERONICA 



appearaiK-e Imtli in aud uul nf bhioni. Useful in the 

 rockL-TV, bonier or g-eonietrical garden. 



ir>. pinnata, Linn. Strong, uiiright plant 2-.'! tt. high, 

 glabrous or vuhosrrnt: Ivs. s|i:ir^r ..r sonn-whut clus- 

 tered, tinely cut. the lowc-r pinnate a\ iili .^lu-cading si-i;- 

 inents, The upper pinnatitid, tliickish. shining, snioolli: 

 racemes tslender, niauy-lld.. elongated: ds. Ldue. June, 

 July. Open mountain lands, Russia. 



10. spilria, Linn. ( W pa iiicih'tta , Linu. T. <i itntJi ,'/s- 

 tiiid. "Willd.). Bastake' Si-eei-wkll. Upright, sh^uilrr, 

 densely pubescent species 2 ft. higii: Ivs. mostly ojipo- 

 site or teruate, 1 iu. long, linear, acute, .serrato-crenate 

 toward the apex, entire below, smooth, narrowed at tin- 

 base, thiekish : racemes nnnicroiis. jianiclfil, long, 

 densely many-tld. ; Hs. blue, iirdicclcd : capsule nearly 

 round, thick, exceeding tiu- sfpals. i\lay, June. Woods', 

 southeastern En. and southern Kussinu Asia. — lb-comes 

 weedy late in the season. Var. 61eg"ans, Vuss. Lvs. 

 pubescent on both sides : habit nuich branched and 

 more slender than the type. A form ^Tith variegated 

 Its. and tiesh-colorod tls. is known to the trade as I'. 

 flcjaiis carnea va rictjata . 



17. long-ifolia, Linn. Strong, leafy, upright, densely 

 growing species 2^.j ft. high, with usually a smooth 

 stem: lvs. lanceolate or oblong-acuminate, shari'ly ser- 

 rate, lower opposite, upper more or less verticilhUe, 

 pubescent below, very acute, 2^i-4 in. long: racenu-.s 

 long, erect, spieiform, dense: tls. lilac, numerous: 

 capsules longer than broad, notched, a little exceeding 

 the linear sepals or sometimes exceeded by them. Be- 

 comes black in drying. July-Sept. Wet holds, middle 

 and eastern Eu. and northern Asia. — JMuch cultivated 

 and hybridized. Has several varieties. A fine border 

 plant and the most common species, growing and flow- 

 ering freely in any good soil. Var. subsessilis, I\Jiq. 

 Fig. 2659. More erect, compact and robust than the 

 type, 2-3 ft. high, growing iu clumps with numerous 

 side branches and of a good habit: lvs. 2-4 in. long, ac- 

 cording to the richness of the soil: spikes longer and 

 lis. larger than of the tvpe and of an intense lustrous 

 blue. Aug. -Oct. Japan. B.M. 0407. R.H. 1881:270. G.C 

 II. 16:788. A good border plant and considered the best 

 Speedwell. Best in deep, rich soil in an open position. 



Var. rdsea, Hort. ( T'. rbfiea, Hort.), a probable va- 

 riety with pink fls., 2 ft. high and much branched. 

 Hardy in JMass. Prop, by division and cuttings. 



Var. viliosa ( U. villdso . Schrad. T'. cr<>nuh)l<i , 

 Hoffm.). A Siberian fonn with narrower lvs. than the 

 type and large bine Us. Lvs, serrate or doubly notched 

 or incised. 



18. spicata, Linn. Ascending or erect, slender stems 

 2-1 ft. high, growini: from a shortly creeping, almost 

 woody rootstoek: lvs. lanceolate, lance-oblong or the 

 lower ovate, opjiosite or verticillate, crenate, downy, 

 U'2-2 in. long, thick: racemes long, upright, densely 

 many-fld.: fls. pediceled, clear blue or sometimes pale 

 pink; stamens very long, purple: capsule longer than 

 broad, notched, thick, exceeding the broad hairy sepals. 

 June-Aug. Hilly pastures, Eu. and N. Asia. — Thrives 

 in an open soil away from shade. Reo;arded as one of 

 the better border Speedwells. Var. alba has white fls. 

 Var. rosea, Hort., has showy pink fls. in early autumn. 



19. circceoides, G. Don. Low, trailingperennial. grow- 

 ing in a dense mass: lvs. lanceolate, crenate toward the 

 apes, small, dark green, numerous: racemes many, 

 6 in. high: lis. small, dark blue. May, June. Switzer- 

 land,— Rare. Considered one of the best. Valuable as 

 a ground cover, as a rock plant or at the front rd' a her- 

 baceous border. 



20. mont^na, Linn. Motntain Speedwell. Slender, 

 trailing, hairy yjiant, 12-18 in, long, rooting from the 

 stem: lvs. ovate, petioled, coarsely crenate, hairy, 

 ■Sparse: racemes slender, few-fld., on long pedicels: 

 capside large, broader than long, slightly notched, ex- 

 ceeding the hairy sepals. May, June. Moist woods, 

 temperate Europe. 



21. officinalis, Linn. CojmoN Speedtfell. Fluellen. 

 Grocxd-Hele. Prostrate, leafy native with a pubescent 

 stem rooting at the nodes, slender, 6-18 in, long: lvs. 

 elliptic, oblong or broadly oblong, M-1 in. long, hairy, 

 serrate at base, evergreen, retaining color where most 



VERONICA 



1921 



exposed: racemes .sh-n<lcr, densely numy-tbl.: fls pule 

 Mue, rarely pijik, si-smIp: capsnie hroader than long, 

 wedge-shaiM-d, broadly notched, hairy, ex<-(-ediiig the 

 hairy sepals. i\Iay-.lnly. Forests and mountains <d^ 

 Eu. and N. Anier.-( ;ro\vs under trees and in shade 

 where no grass will t;-row, coverin-; (he -round witij -i 

 permanent so.|. Spreads rapi<l!v an.l rs easilv grown 

 Prop, by cuttings. 



22. pectinata, Linu. S('Aij.oi-[:i)-LEA\-Er' Speelwell 

 Prostrate, white-pubescent, ]iair\-. spreading idaul root- 

 ing at the nodes, the ascendiilg l>ranel,es producin'- 

 single elongated racemes: lvs. ob<jvate or oldong-Iiueai^ 

 sometimes pinuatifid, crenate, narrow at the base, ses- 



2659, Veronica lonGilolia. var. subsessilis (X ^4). 



sile, pubescent, ^ - in. long: racemes elongated, niany- 

 flil.: lower bracts like lvs.: fls. deep blue with a ^\hite 

 center: capsule large, longer than broad, notched, pu- 

 bescent, thick, exceeding the sepals. May, June. Dry, 

 shady hills. Asia Minor. — 8uital)le to dry .spots in a 

 rock-garden. Grows in almost any soil and position. 



23. ChamSedrys, Linn. Angel's Eyes. Bird's Eyes. 

 Germandeu Speedwell. Slender, compact, pubescent 

 species 12-18 in. high, densely ascending from a creep- 

 ing base: lvs. broadly ovate, sometimes narrower, sub- 

 sessile, crenate or incised, rounded or cordate at base, 

 hairy, thick, IK in. long- racemes 3-G in. long: fls. 

 large, blue, long-pediceled: capsule longer than broad, 

 wddely notched, exceeded by the sepals. I\lay, June. 

 "Wc'Ods and roadsides, N. and mid-Euroi)e and Canaries. 

 Adventive in this country. — A good border plant. 



24. Teilcrium, Linn. Httngakian Speedwell. Saw- 

 leaved Speedwell. Stems produced from rhizomes, 

 the sterile prostrate, the floral ascending or erect, white- 

 pubescent, 1 ft. high: lvs. lanceolate or oblong, crenate, 

 sometimes somewhat pinnate, sessile; racemes several, 

 elongated: fls. large, bhie, numerous: capsule longer 

 than broad, slightly notched, thick, exceeding the se- 

 pals. June. Middle and S. Eu. and IMiddle Asia. — F. 

 prosirnfd , Linn., formerly considered a separate spe- 

 cies by reason of its narrow lvs. and prostrate sterile 

 stems, is connected with V. Teucruim by intermedi- 

 ate forms. P. 2?rositrata is still iised in the trade for a 

 plant with light blue fls. B.M. 3G83 ( I'. j>rosfnifa. var. 

 ii a (tire ice folia). 



