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■ The followiug hybrids are recognised as British by Mr. Towusend : — 
E. striclaxbrevipila. E. scoticax gracilis. 
E. brevipilaxscotica. i E. Sostkovianaxhrevipila. 
E. eurta v. glabrescensxbrevipila. E. Rostkoi-iandxnemorosa. 
E. gracilis xbrtvipila. 
14. Odonti'tes Moench. 
1. 0. vulgaris (Moench. emend.) ; 1. narrowed from near the 
base opposite linear-lanceolate-attenuate remotely serrate, 
Jloral I. usually longer than the 11. tvith 2 — 4 teeth and an 
entire end, cal. -segments as long as their^tube lanceolate acute, 
cor. pubescent open, lobes of the lower lip oblong, style pro- 
truded even before the fl. opens, caps, oblong. — Bartsia 
Odontites (Huds.). E. B. 1415.— St. about a foot high, much 
branched. Fl. many, pink, in leafy unilateral spikes. Fila- 
ments, anth., and stam. hairy. — a. 0. vulgaris (Moench.) ; 
branches ascending straightish, 1. rounded below, cal.-teeth 
narrowed below. — 8. 0. serotina (Kchb.) ; branches spreading 
and curving up, 1. narrowed below, cal.-teeth narrowed 
below. — [o. simplex (Krok) = £«p/ir. Odontites var. litoralis (Ft.), a small form 
with stout, usually unbranched St., broader more obtuse 1., and exserted fr., is 
recorded from Scotland.] — Com-fields and Waste places. A. VII. 
VIII. E. S. I. 
15. SiBTHORP'iA Linn. 
1. S. europcea (L.).—E. B. 649. — A slender trailing plant 
with filiform creeping stems, and alternate long-stalked 
roundish reniform leaves with a few large crenatures. Fl. 
very small, axillary, solitary, on short stalks, pinkish, incon- 
spicuous. — Damp shady places in the South and South-west. 
P. VI.-IX. E. I. 
16. Vekon'ica Linn. Speedwell. 
* Racemes axillary. {Root perennial.) 
1. V. scutelldta (L.) ; I. linear -lanceolate acute sessile 
minutely denticulate, racemes alternate, fruitstalks slender 
reflexed, caps, of 'ijiattish orbicular lobes, st. erect. — E. B. 782. 
— Stoloniferous. St. weak, 1 ft. high, glabrous or [var. villosa, 
Schum.] hairy. Fl. pale flesh-coloured, with darker lines. 
Sep. small, lanceolate, acute, shorter than the capsule. — Boggv 
places. P. VI.— VIII. E. S. 1. 
2. V. Anagal'lis-aquat'ica (L.) ; I. lanceolate serrate acute 
sessile, racemes opposite, fruitstalks spreading, caps, oval 
