DIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 5 



The cT Europe. Male, or Common Speedwell. 



Varies much in size. Very common every where near the 

 city, in dry woods, and the high banks of roads and way-sides- 

 Perennial. Flowers from May to August and later. It was 

 formerly much esteemed as a medicine, and a large work was 

 written on its virtues. It is now left out of works on Materia 

 Medica, and perhaps justly. 



2. V. racemes terminal, somewhat spiked ; leaves »erpyUifoUa 

 ovate, smooth, rarely crenate. 



Icon. Fl. Dan. 492. 



Pauls 1 Betony. Smooth Speedwell* 



In similar places, among grass, with the preceding. Common. 

 Perennial, creeping. Flowers pale blue with darker stripes. 

 Blooms from May to August. 



3. V. racemes lateral, leaves ovate, flat ; stem re- beecabunra 

 pent. 



Icon. Engl. Bot. 655. Fl. Dan. 511. 



Brooklime. 



Leaves shining. Flowers beautiful blue. In clear springs 

 and rivulets, running through meadows. Tolerably frequent. 

 Perennial. June, July. 



4. V. racemes lateral and alternate ; pedicels droop- «cut«n»ta 

 ing, leaves linear, sometimes entire, and at others 

 serrated. 



Icon. Engl. bot. 782. Fl. Dan. 209. 



Scull-cap Speedwell. Narroiv-Uaved Marsh Speed* 



well. 



In meadows with very moist bottom ; along the margins of 

 rivulets and brooks ; on the borders of the Delaware, below the 

 navy yard. Common. Perennial. July and later. (Tl 

 »pecie3 lias been made a new genus, without good grounds.) 



5. V. flowers solitary, leaves ovate, cut-serrate, tfre.t. 

 shorter that tne peduncles ; stem procumbent ; 

 seeds pitcher-shaped. Smith. FL Brit. 



Germander ; Field- Speedwell. Forget-me-not. 

 Flowers blue Annual. Rare. In fields when found. Ma* 



