VEBONICA 



FOXGLOVE OBDEB 



VERONICA 727 



crenate serrate leaves opposite or 3 in a 

 whorl. Flowers in summer, blue, in 

 loose many-flowered racemes. 



Culture dc. as above. When the 

 growths become straggling, they may be 

 removed in autumn, and new ones will 

 take their place in spring. Increased by 

 division or seeds. 



V. pectinata.— A pretty Syrian species 

 with downy or hairy trailing stems and 

 spoon-shaped or oblong linear slightly 

 crenate or incised leaves narrowed at the 

 base. Flowers in May, blue, in racemes 

 9-12 in. long. There is a variety with 

 rosy flowers. 



Culture da. as above. Suitable for the 

 rockery or border. Increased by division. 



V. pinguifolia. — A strong-growing 

 erect or decumbent New Zealand shrub 

 4^6 ft. high in a wild state with trans- 

 versely scarred branches. Leaves j-i in. 

 long, bluntly obovate-oblong entire, very 

 thick and leathery, concave, but not keeled 

 beneath. Flowers in June, white, crowded 

 in heads at the ends of the branches. 



Culture dc. as above. This species is 

 often confused with V. camosula. It 

 has stood 10° of frost without injury under 

 a covering of snow. Increased by cut- 

 tings. 



V. repens.^A pretty trailing Corsican 

 species with bright green leaves and 

 masses of pale bluish flowers in May 

 and June. 



Culture dc. as above. A useful plant 

 for moist corners of the rockery. In- 

 creased by division. 



V. salicifolia. — A New Zealand shrub 

 with round branches and sessile linear or 

 oblong lance-shaped tapering entire and 

 smooth WiHow-like leaves 2-6 in. long. 

 Flowers in June, bluish-purple and white, 

 very variable in size and length of corolla 

 tube. 



Culture dc. as above. This species is 

 recorded as having stood without injury 

 16° of frost. It may be increased by 

 cuttings. 



V. satureioides. — A rather rare Dal- 

 matian species with tufted stems about 

 3 in. high, woody at the base. Leaves 

 opposite and decussate crowded, oblong 

 or obovate slightly toothed at the tip. 

 Flowers in May, bright blue, in spiked 

 racemes about | in. long. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seed and division. 



V. saxatilis (Boch Speedwell). — A 

 pretty Scottish species forming tufts 6-8 

 in. high, and having leaves j-^ in. long, 

 obovate below, oblong leathery above, 

 with few or no teeth. Flowers from July 

 to September, beautiful bright blue, -J in. 

 across, in few-flowered sub-corymbose 

 racemes. 



Culture dc. as above. A beautiful 

 plant for the rockery. Increased by 

 division. 



V. spicata. — A desirable native species 

 with stoutish stems 6-18 in. high. Leaves 

 1-lJ in. long, opposite or whorled, nearly 

 stalkless, narrowly oblong lance-shaped, 

 toothed towards the apex. Flowers in 

 July and August, bright blue, with very 

 long purple stamens, in dense spikes 1^- 

 3 in. long. 



Culture dc. as above. An excellent 

 rock plant. Increased by division or seeds. 

 There are several forms more or less 

 conftised in cultivation. The one called 

 hyhrida is a stronger grower with flowers 

 varying from dark purple to lavender and 

 pale rose. See V. longifolia above. 



V. Teucrium (Hungarian or Saw- 

 leaved Speedwell). — A variable species 

 with prostrate or decumbent downy or hairy 

 stems 8-12 in. high. Leaves ovate or 

 linear in shape, rounded or heart-shaped 

 at the base, and more or less toothed. 

 Flowers in early summer, deep or pale 

 blue, in many-flowered racemes. The 

 variety prostrata is a distinct plant with 

 small leaves and bright blue flowers ; 

 latifolia is a taller growing form with 

 larger and broader leaves than the type. 



Culture dc. as above. They are all 

 increased by division and seeds. 



V. Traversi. — An ornamental New 

 Zealand shrub about 2J ft. high, with 

 sessile obovate or linear oblong entire 

 leathery leaves |-1 in. long. Flowers in 

 summer, white, about ^ in. across, in 

 many-flowered downy racemes. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 cuttings in late summer and autumn in 

 cold frames. 



V. virginica (Leptandra virginica). — • 

 Culver's Physic ; Great Virginian Speed- 

 well. — A N. American species 2-6 ft. 

 high with lance-shaped tapering some- 

 times sharply serrate leaves 3-5 in. long, 

 and arranged in whorls of three to nine. 

 Flowers in July, white, sometimes bluish, 



