296 cm. SOROPHULARINEJ!. (J. D. Hooker.) \yeronica. 



leaves, forming a head J-| in. diam. ; pedicels 0-J in. Sepals J in. long, spathulate- 

 oblong, obtuse. Corolla 5 in. diam., blue. Capsule ^ in. diam., ciliate. 



Vab. ? sikkimensis ; stem decumbent branched, leaves longer petioled often 2 in. 

 long.— Sikkim ; Lachen, alt. 12,000 ft., J. D. H. This looks like a very luxuriant 

 form of V. capitata with stems 8-10 in., large membranous leaves and petioles some- 

 times \ in. long. 



15. V. javanica, Blume Bijd. 742 ; pubescent, diffusely repeatedly 

 TDrancbed, leaves shortly petioled ovate obtuse crenate-aerrate base rounded 

 subcordate or truncate, flowers small in short few-fld. axillary and terminal 

 racemes, capsule very small broadly obcordate or didymous shorter than the 

 calyx. Miquel Fl. Ind. Bat. ii. 701; Benth. in DC. Prod/r. x.,489. V. 

 Maddeni, Edgew. mss. 



SUBTEOPIOAL and Tempeeate HIMALAYA ; from Simla to Bhotan, alt. 3-7000 ft. 

 Khasia Mts., alt. 5-6000 ft., J. D. S. Sf T. T.— Disteib. Java, Loochoo Islands. 



Annual. Stems very numerous, spreading from the root, ascending, 6-18 in., stout 

 or slender, intricately branched. Leaves |-1 in., more or less pubescent on both 

 surfaces ; petiole ^-5 in. Maoemes subsessile, \-\ in., fruiting 1-2 in. ; pedicels ^'5 in., 

 shorterthanthe small narrow bracts. iSe^afe linear-oblong, obtuse, -[^ in. long. Corolla 

 ^ in. diam. Capsule ^ in. diam., pubescent. 



16. V. verna, Linn. ; Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 483 ; puberulous, 

 glandular upwards, stems short erect simple densely leafy and flowering for 

 most of their length, leaves sessile oblong simple or 3-cleft or pinnatisect, 

 flowers axillary shortly pedioelled, capsule broadly obcordate. Beichb. Ic. Fl. 

 Germ. 1. 1720, f. 1 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, iv. 456. 



Westebn Hiji:ai.aya ; Kashmir and Jamu, alt. 5-7000 ft., Thomson. — DisiBlB. 

 Europe, N. Asia. 



Annual. Stem 2-6 in., slender, ereSt, simple or branched from the base, together 

 with the flowers and leaves forming a cylindric stout spike. Leaves \~\ in., imbricate, 

 or the lower distant. Flowers small, blue, pedicels very short. Sepals linear-lanceolate. 

 Corolla pale blue, shorter than the calyx. Capsule \ in. diam., glandular, about as 

 long as the sepals. 



17. V. arvensis, Linn.; Benth. in DC. Prodr. v. 483; pubescent, 

 stems simple or diffusely branched, branches ending in long bracteate racemes, 

 leaves very small subsessile ovate-cordate orenate, floral alternate oblong or 

 lanceolate quite entire, racemes dense- or lax-fld., pedicels much shorter than 

 the floral leaves, corolla minute, capsule broadly obcordate glandular-hairy 

 shorter than the calyx. Reichb. Ic. Fl. G-erm. t. 1720, f. 2 ; Boiss. Fl. 

 Orient, iv. 457. 



Western Himalaya; from Kashmir and Kishtwar, alt. 7-9000 ft., Thomson, to 

 Garwhal, Edgeworth. — Distbib. Europe, N. Asia, and N. Africa. 



Annual, 6-10 in. high ; branches bifariously pubescent, often continuously leafy 

 and floriferous throughout. Leaves J— J in., mostly sessile j floral alternate, linear- 

 oblong or lanceolate, crowded or scattered. Pedicels very short. Sepals narrow, 

 obtuse, ciliate. Corolla pale blue. Capsule |-J in. broad. 



18. v. serpyllifolia, Linn.; Benth. in DC. Prodr. x. 482; glabrous 

 or glandular-pubescent, creeping below, branched from the base, branches 

 ending in long bracteate racemes, leaves sessile rounded or oblong subentire, 

 floral alternate oblong quite entire, racemes dense- or lax-fld., pedicels 

 equalling the floral leaves, capsule broadly obcordate, shorter than the calyx 

 glabrous. Beichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. 1. 1718 ; Boiss. Fl. Oerient. iv. 453. 



Tempeeate and Subalpinb Westebn Himalaya ; from Chumba to Kumaon, 

 alt. 8-13,000 ft.— DiaiBiB. Europe, N.Asia, N. Africa, N. and S. America. 



