
FIGWORT FAMILY. Scrophulariaceae. 
This is one of the most attractive of the 
a little Speedwells, for its flowers are bright 
Veronica F : 
Tournefortit and quite large. Thestems are branching, 
Blue hairy and purplish, some short and erect, 
Spring, summer, others long and trailing, and the leaves 
autumn ; 
Utah, Cal., ete. 27° alternate above and opposite below, 
dull yellowish-green, hairy and rather 
soft, with scalloped edges. The flowers grow singly, on 
slender flower-stalks over an inch long, springing from the 
angles of the upper leaves, and the corolla is three-eighths of 
an inch across, the upper lobe deep brilliant blue, veined 
with dark blue, the side lobes similar in color but not so 
Hairy Speedwell 
bright, the lower lobe almost white, without blue veins, ° 
and each lobe with a little pale yellow at its base. The 
stamens and pistil are white, the anthers becoming brown 
and the style bent to one side, and the capsule is somewhat 
heart-shaped, containing several cup-shaped seeds. This 
forms patches along roadsides and in fields, the soft foliage 
dotted with the quaint bright blue flowers, opening a few 
at a time in bright sunlight and closing at night. Thisisa 
native of Europe and Asia and isfound across the continent. 
In shallow water, or in very wet 
American Brook- teadows, we find these ‘little flowers. 
lime ; : 
Viste They are smooth perennials, with strag- 
Americana gling, branching, purplish stems, more or 
Blue less creeping, and rooting from the lower 
eater joints, from one to three feet long. The 
Across the ? 
pian yellowish-green leaves usually have short 
leaf-stalks and are often toothed and the 
very small, pale blue flowers, with white centers and 
veined with purple, grow in loose spreading clusters. 
A pretty little plant, with smooth, 
Alpine Speedwell -tifish, toothless leaves and deep bright 
Veroni : : : 
Ee blue flowers, with a little white at the 
Blue base of the petals and veined with purple. 
Summer This is found in damp spots in the moun- 
Northwest, Ariz., tains 
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a up to twelve thousand feet, in 
northern places across the continent, and 
as far south as Arizona. 
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