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pojrvnons. Stamens iisimlly 4, Hitlynanioiis, soinrfitnfs onlv 2. 

 Or</rv «-c«'llcil- Stijle 1. Stigma 2.1ol)C(l. /"V*/// peiicrally 

 a 2-cello{i capsule. PJaccntiv central. Seed usually numer- 

 ous, small. Herbaceous plants, with the leaves generally op- 

 posite. 



Genus I VERONICA. 



Calyx 4, rarely S-partcd. Corolla 4-lo')e(l, unequal ; the 

 lower se^uients narrowest. Stamcns2, Capsule 2-celle(l, 

 obcordate. Seed few, 



(a) Flotccrs terminal, in spikes- 



1 \' ViRr;iN-icA. 5/«ii erect, glabrous, plishfiy angled. 7^mfvs vrrticillatc, 

 by fours or tivi-s, lanceolate, acute, serrate, pubescent beneath. Flowers in 

 long, axillary spikes. Corolla tubular. Style long, persistent. 



White % June — Aug. Mountains. 2-3 (eel. 



2 V Officinalis. Stem procumbent, spreading, rou^h. Leaves hirsute, 

 scabrous, nearly round. Flowers in axillary, solitary spikes. 



Pale blue. (^ April — June. Damp soils. 6-10 in. 



3 V ^^ T.iFOLiA. .S/e/?i decumbent, sometimes creeping, pubescent, 

 slightly A<'<»«Ts ovate, on short petioles, decussate, glabrous, crenaic . 

 JFTotrers la urioinal, leafy racemes. CoyjsuZc cmarginate. 



Pale blue. '^. May— June. 



4 V Agrestis. Stem procumbent, hairy. Leaves cordate, alternate, on 

 shor • ' s, notched. F/ouvrs solitary, a.xiliary, on hairy peduncles. Ca- 

 lyx arted. jJ>Ve<i,'< 8 in a cell. 



blue. CD Jan. — April. Common in the low country. 



5 V A.\AiiAi.Li^. 5/<v/i succulent, erect, /^o res lanceolate, serrate, vary- 

 ing in width. Flowers in long, opposiie racemes. 



Blue. % May — June. In damp places. 1-2 ft 



6 V .Arvf.v«ts. »*>/rm procumbent, hairy, wi'h assurgent branches. leaves 



.on sh'irt petioles slightly dentate; the upper ones 

 ;ite. Flov:ers axillary, solitary, on short j)cduacles 

 Cor (IT iliaii liie caly.x. Stamenx short. 



1... ue. O May — June. Damp soils, common. 



7 V Peregrixa. Stem erect, terete, glabrous, frequently simple. Lower 



LT, toothed ; the upper alternate, linear, lanceolate. 

 .ry. Corolla shorter than the calyx. Stamens very 

 blior;. 



White. Feb. — March. Wet lands. Very common. 6-8 in. 



GE.VCS II BUCHNERA. 



Cah/T cylindrical, 5.toothed. Corolla tu'oular, a little curv- 

 ed, with the border equally 5-cleft ; segments o!)ror(l;t(('. 67a- 

 mens A didynamous. Capsule ^-cc\\e(]. 



1 B Americana. Stem simple, terete, scabrous and hairy. Leavrx lance- 

 o'Tr.w.-- ' true. ITrnoers in spikes. Oilyx slightly curved, 



b-.u:. a'' . . ,ic lower bifid. Coro/^i pubescent. Stamens i^hori. 



Purple. 4 1 inougii the summer. Damp soil?, common. 1-2 ft. 



Gehot III SCROPHULARIA. 



Calyx campanulate, o-clcft, with cqual^^segrnents. Corolla 



