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short persistent style. — 7?. B. 484. St. 56. 3. — FI. bright blue. 
St. simple, except at the base, 4 — 6 in. high. Hairs jointed. — 
Snniinits of highland monntaiiis. P. VII. VIII. S. 
11. V. serptjllifolia (L.) ; 1. ovate or elliptical slightly crenate, 
lower 1. smaller and rounder, raceme elongate mang-Jiowered, caps, 
obcordate broader than long crowned with the long persistent 
style. — E. B. 1075. St. 58. 1. — FI. whitish with blue veins. St. 
rooting below, afterwards erect. — jS. humifusa (Sm.); stems 
quite prostrate, racemes shorter. V. humifusa Dicks. — Road- 
sides and damp places. /3. Highland mountains. P. V. — VII. 
12. V. arvensis (L .) ; 1. cordate-ovate crenate, lower 1. stalked, 
uppermost 1. lanceolate entire resembling bracts longer than the 
flowers, raceme slightly spiked many-jiowered lax, pedicels very 
short, caps, obcordate broader than long compressed ciliated on 
the keel. — E. B. 734. St. 58. 11. — St. ascending, sometimes a 
foot long, prostrate below ; or not 2 in., when the spike com- 
mences close to the root. FI. pale blue. Caps, smooth, Jwith 
rounded lobes which are longer than the style. Seeds 12 — 14. 
Sep. lanceolate, unequal. — Gravelly and sandy places. A. IV. — 
VII. 
13. V. verna (L.); 1. pinnatifid, lower 1. stalked ovate serrate, 
upper 1. lanceolate entire resembling bracts, raceme slightly 
spiked many-flowered lax, pechcels very short, caps, obcordate 
compressed ciliated on the keel. — E. B. 25. St. 13. 1. — St. erect, 
1 — 3 in. high, simple, or branched in the lower part. Caps, 
smooth or downy, with rounded lobes. Style very short. Seeds 
12 — 14. Sep. linear-lanceolate, unequal. — Sandy heaths near 
Bmy, Thetford and Mildenhall, Suff. A. V. E. 
tt Seeds concave. 
14. V. triphyllos (L.) ; 1. flngered, lower 1. ovate entire or den- 
tate stalked, raceme slightly spiked lax many-flowered, pedicels 
longer than the calyx, caps, obcordate compressed smooth ciliated 
on the keel. — E. B. 26. St. 8. 1. — St. erect with spreading 
branches, 4 — 5 in. high. FI. deep blue. Pedicels usually longer 
than the leaves. Sep. oblong, obtuse. Knowm by its spreading 
St., deeply fingered 1., and dark blue flowers. — Sandy fields. Bury 
and Mildenhall, Suff. Acomb near York. Mr. 0. A. Moore. A. 
IV. E. 
**** Flowers axillary, solitary ; seeds concave. 
15. V. agrestis (L.) ; 1. all stalked cordate-ovate inciso-serrate, 
sep. oblong obtuse, stain, inserted at the very bottom of the cor., 
caj)s. of 2 turgid keeled lobes, seeds about 6 in a cell. — E. B. S. 
2603. St. 58. 14. R. I. f. 440. — St. procumbent. Caps, some- 
times haiiy all over, at others ciliated on the keel. L. usually 
longer than the peduncles. Lower part of the cor. white. — [V. 
