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ii. Odontites (Duby). Anthers xvith 2 equal points. 
2. £. Odontites (L.); I. narroiued from near the base opposite 
linear-lanceolate-attenuate remotely serrate, floral I. usually 
longer than the fl. with 2 — 4 teeth and an entire end, cal. -seg- 
ments as long as their tube lanceolate acute, cor. pubescent open, 
lobes of the lower lip oblong, anth. with 2 equal points haiiy, 
style protruded even before the fl. opens, caps, oblong. — Bartsia 
Sm., E. B. 1415. — St. about a foot high, much branched. Fl. 
many, pink, in leafy unilateral spikes. Filaments, anth., and 
stam.hauy. — /3. E. rotundata (Ball); fl.-l. nearly eutia-e equalling 
or falling short of the fl., cal.-segments | as long as their tube 
broadly triangular, lobes of lower cor. -lip broadly rounded 
nearly equal, caps, broadly oval almost rounded. Filaments, 
anth., style, and stigma nearly glabrous. A. N. 11. ser. 2. iv. 30. 
— Corn-fields sind waste places. A. VII. VIII. E. S, i, 
13. SiBTHOEp'iA Uinn. 
1. S.etiropa'a (L.).~E. B. 649.— An eleganttrailingplantwifht 
slender filiform creeping stems, and alternate long-stalked round- 
ish reniform leaves with a few large crenatures. Fl. very small, 
axillary, solitary, on short stalks, pinkish, inconspicuous. — Damp 
shady places in the South and South-west. P. VT. — IX. E. I. 
14. Vekon'ica Linn. Speedwell. . , : ; ^ 
* Racemes axillarxj. (Boot perennial.) 
1. V. scutelMta (L.) ; I. litiear-lanceolate acute sessile minutely 
denticulate, racemes alternate, fruitstalks reflexed, caps, of 2 
flattish orbicular lobes, st. erect. — E. B. 782. St. 58. 3. — Stolo- 
niferous. St. weak, 1 ft. high. Fl. pale flesh-coloured, with 
darker lines. Sep. small, lanceolate, acute, shorter than the 
capsule. — /3. puhescens (Koch) ; st. hairy. V. Parmularia "Poit." 
—In boggy places. P. VI.— VHI. E. S. I. 
2. V. Anagal'lis (L.) ; /. lanceolate serrate acute sessile, ra- 
cemes opposite, fruitstalks spreading, caps, oval slightly notched, 
St. erect. — E. B. 781. — Stoloniferous. St. thick, hollow, 12 — 
24 in. high. Fl. pale blue. Sep. lanceolate, longer than the 
capsule. Racemes sometimes clothed with glandular hairs. 
Whole plant usually glabrous. — ^In stagnant water. P. VI. — 
\TII. TVater Speedwell. E. S. I. 
3. V. BeccObun'ga (L.) ; I. stalked oval crenate-serrate, racemes 
opposite, fi-uitstalks spreading, caps, roundish tumid slightly- 
notched, st. procumbent at the base rooting. — E. B. 6-55. St. 12. 1. 
— Fl. bright blue. \\Tiole plant glabrous. — /3. V. limosa (Lej.) ; 
J)racts longer than the pedicels, fl. pink or flesh-coloured.— 
