Ordjer I. 
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
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168 Leaves opposite simple ovate ellipt. Calyx smooth campanulate : teeth very short 
169 Leaves lanceolate mucronate sub-coriaceous. Flowers 3 terminal 
170 Leaves polished 3-nerved pointed, FL sol. CaL 6.7 toothed. Cor. 6.8 part. Seg. fllif. longer than the long tube 
171 Spreading, Leaves obi. polished. Flowers 3 or many term. Cor. 6.8 part. Segm. linear acute equal to tube 
172 Erect every part polished. Leaves ternate oval obtusely acuminate. Panicles terminal 
173 Leaves simple cordate obi. shining. Branches and flower-stalks hairy. Racemes 3-flow. Calyx-teeth straight 
174 Leaves sub-ternate. Leaflets ovate the pair minute or wanting, Teeth of cal. 5 gland. Cor. 7 part. Berr. glob. 
175 Leaves compound ternate ovate and sub-cordate, Calyx campan. smooth, Segm. of corolla equal to its tube 
176 Leaves alternate ternate and simple. Leaflets sub-cuneate, Calyx-teeth subulate 
177 Leaves alternate acute ternate and pinnate, Branches angular. Calyx-teeth very short 
178 Leaves alternate obtuse ternate and pinnate, Branches slender. Calyx-teeth very short 
179 Leaves in about 3 pairs ovate lane, on short stalks, Cym. term, few or many-fl. loose, Anth. mucr. partly exserL 
180 Leaves pinnate acuminate, Buds upright 
181 Leaves opposite pinnate exterior 3 or 5 leaflets confluent. Flowers terminal. Buds horizontal 
Racemes or Spikes terminal. Leaves whorled and opposite. 
182 Leaves 5 6 or 9 together lanceolate sessile 
183 Leaves 4 5 together lanceolate ovate stalked. Flowers cylindrical 
184 Leaves 3 or 4 together ovate or ovate-lanceolate sub-biserrate ; serratures unequal 
185 Leaves ternate and opposite obl.-lanc. serrate, Cal. acute, Cor. notched. [equal shorter than capsule 
186 Leaves 3 or 4 togeth. lin. lane, from an ov. base acumin. deeply doubly serr. with the stem sub-pub. Cal. nearly 
187 Leaves opp. linear narrowed by degrees very acute remotely serrated, Bractes longer than the flower-stalks 
188 Leaves 3 or 4 together nearly sessile lanceolate simply serrate ; serratures equal 
189 Leaves narrow lane, remotely serr. or lin. and very ent. Bract, much longer than fl.-stalks, Stem ascending 
190 Spikes lateral short nodding. Leaves opp. folded together toothed : teeth thick, Segments of corolla entire 
191 Leaves Ian. lin. narr. by deg. to very end finely serr. the serrat. at base of leaf deep. Eract. longer than flower-st. 
192 Leaves sub-sess. ovate acute serrated pubes. Flower bearing branches in bundles. Flow, sub-sess. very small 
193 Leaves opp. 3 togeth. sub-cord. lane, simply serrated with the stem smooth, Serratures remote nearly equal 
194 Stem pubes. Leaves opp. and tern. lane, rather fleshy simply and remotely serrate wedge-shaped at the base 
195 All over slightly pubes. Leaves 3 togeth. lane, acumin. sub-cord, at base doubly serrate : serrat. of base deepest 
196 Leaves very long almost coriaceous opp. or 3 together on short stalks cordate at base acutely and unequally 
dentate serrate hanging down 
197 Leaves lanceolate acute simply serrate entire at the end, Serratures distant simple equal 
198 Leaves opposite and 3 together lanceolate acute serrate with the stem downy, Serratures near unequal 
199 Leaves opp. and tern. lane, very much lengthened out serrated to the very end. Bract, longer than fl.-stalk 
200 Leaves ovate lanceolate simply serrate entire at the end with the stem pubescent, Serratures near unequal 
201 Leaves opposite 3 or 4 together cordate lanceolate acuminate doubly serrated with the stem downy 
202 Leaves 3 or 4 tog. at base widely cord. lane, deeply doubly acutely uneq. dent. serr. Serr. sprdg. lowest distant. 
203 Leaves 3 or 4 tog. ov. acum. cord, at base doubly acutely and uneq. serr. beneath and with the stem pubesc. 
Racemes terminal. Leaves opposite. 
204 Hoary, Leaves lanceolate serrate acute at the base wedge-shaped and entire. Stem erect 
205' Hoary, Leaves lanceolate crenate and nearly entire obtuse. Stem erect 
206 ■•Leaves on short stalks stiffish cordate at the base pointed closely acutely and doubly serrate, Stem pubescent 
207 Leaves ovate oblong crenate stalked obtuse with the stem pubescent, Spikes many, Bractes very small 
308 Stem simp. pub. Lvs. op. Ian. obL by deg. narr. fr. base point, ser. ent. at end, up. ones sub-ser. Br. Ion. than fl.-st. 
209 Slightly pub. Lvs. cren. the rad. ov. obi. running down into stalk. Caul. lane. sess. Fl. spkd. Br. and cal. pilose 
210 Toment. with stlkd. glands, Lvs. tooth, rad. ov. runn. down into st. Caul. Ian. stlkd. Fl. in spks. Br. & cal. cil. 
211 Villous, Leaves serr. rad. ovate. Caul. obi. acute stalkd. at base and end entire, Fl. in racemes, Bractes linear 
212 Villous, Leaves cren. rad. ov. Caul. obi. obtuse sub-sess. Flow, in racemose spikes, Br. and cal. smooth ciliate 
213 Slightly pubesc. Leaves crenulate radical oblong ovate running down into stalk, Cauline lanceol. acuminate 
sub-sessile. Flowers in close spikes 
214 Lvs. uneq. tooth serr. with stem pub. rad. stlkd. ov. Caul, sub-sess. eUipt. obL FL in spks. Br. lin. Ion. than caL 
215 Leaves opp. ov. lane. runn. down into st. the lower cren. the upp. ent. Spks. term, or 3 tog. Fl. like an orchis 
216 Leaves ov. Ian. uneq. ser. Br. Ian. as long as cal. Cal. 4 part. uneq. Seg. ov. obL Caps. smth. rather long, than caL 
217 Leaves cordate ovate sessile very obtuse with the very simple stem hairy, Racemes few-fl. Calyx smooth 
218 Leaves oblong ovate cut and serrated with the stem somewhat villous 
219 Stem ascending. Leaves in fasc. the lower pinnate, the upper pinnatifid and simp. Leafl. and div. filif sprdg. 
220 Leaves in fasc. stalked pinnatifid lane. Segm. nearly entire. Racemes several, Seg. of the Calyx lanceolate 
221 Leaves in fasc. on short stalks linear pinnatifid : Seg. entire, Raceme nearly sol. Seg. of calyx oblong ovate 
222 Raceme corymbose term. Leaves radical obi. connate sheathing cartil. crenate or ent. Stem simp, ascending 
223 Stem ascend, feeble, Lvs. lane. obt. sub-serr.: lower sheathing, Rac. loose. Up. seg. of cor. wider than side ones 
224 Leaves obov. cren. with simple ascend, stem pilose, Cauline lvs. remote, Rac. corymb, hairy about 5- flowered 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
rise. All the species thrive in any light loamy soil or loam and peat, and cuttings root freely in sand under 
a hand-glass. 
40. Veronica. A word said to have been altered from Betonica. (See that name.) La Veronique, Fr., and 
Ehrenfreiso, Ger. V. officinalis has been much recommended in Sweden and Germany as a substitute for tea, 
than which Professor Martyn says, it is more astringent and less grateful. Withering prefers V. Chamaidrys for 
the same purpose. Several spe«es were formerly in repute in medicine, and given in disorders of the lungs. 
