240 57. SCROPHULARIACES. 
*** Racemes terminal, cor.-tube very short. + Seeds flat. 
(8. V. fruticulosa (L.) ; 1. elliptical or lanceolate obtuse sub- 
crenate, lower 1. smaller, ruceme glandular-pubescent few-flowered 
(many-flowered Sm.), caps. elliptical abrupt, valves bifid.—E. B. 
1028. St. 56. 1.—Fl. flesh-coloured. I have not seen native 
specimens.—Ben Cruachan. Dr. Walker. Ben Lawers. Dr. R. 
Brown. P. VII] Ss. 
9. V. saxatilis (L.); 1. elliptical serrate at about the middle, 
lower ]. smaller, raceme pubescent with crisped hairs not glandular 
few-flowered, caps. ovate-attenuated, valves bifid. —E. B. 1027. 
St. 56. 2.—Fl. bright blue. St. decumbent, woody.—Exposed 
alpine rocks. P. VII. S. 
10. V. alpina (L.); 1. elliptical or ovate dentate or entire, 
lower 1. smaller, raceme hairy with patent hairs not glandular few- 
flowered, caps. oblong-obovate emarginate crowned with the very 
short persistent style—H. B.484. St.56.3.—Fl. bright blue. 
St. simple, except at the base, 4—6 in. high. Hairs jomted.— 
Summits of highland mountains. P. VII. VIII, 8. 
ll. V. serpyllifolia (L.); 1. ovate or elliptical slightly crenate, 
lower 1. smaller and rounder, raceme elongate many-flowered, caps. 
obcordate broader than long crowned with the long persistent 
style. B.1075. St.58.1.—Fl. whitish with blue veins. St. 
rooting below, afterwards erect.—8. V. humifusa (Dicks.); stems 
quite prostrate, racemes shorter.—Roadsides and damp places. 
B. Highland mountains. P. V.—VII. 
12. V. arvensis (L.); 1. cordate-ovate crenate, lower 1. stalked, 
uppermost 1. lanceolate entire resembling bracts longer than the 
flowers, raceme slightly spiked many-flowered lax, pedicels very 
short, caps. obcordate broader than long compressed ciliated on 
the keel.—E. B. 734. St. 58. 11.—St. ascending, sometimes a 
foot long, prostrate below; or not 2 in., when the spike com- 
mences close to the root. Fil. pale blue. Caps. smooth, with 
rounded lobes which are longer than the style. Seeds 12—14. 
— lanceolate, unequal.—Gravelly and sandy places. A. TV.— 
VI. 
13. V. verna (L.); ¢. pinnatifid, lower 1. stalked ovate serrate, 
upper |. lanceolate entire resembling bracts, raceme slightly spiked 
many-flowered lax, pedicels very short, caps. obcordate compressed 
ciliated on the keel— EF. B.25. St. 13. 1.—St. erect, 1—3 in. high, 
simple, or branched in the lower part. Caps. smooth or downy, 
with rounded lobes. Style very short. Seeds 12—14. Sep. h- 
near-lanceolate, unequal.—Sandy heaths near Bury, Thetford and 
Mildenhall, Suff. A. V. E. 
