Plate 47. 
VEEONICA SEEPYLLIFOLIA. 
Family, Scrophulariaob^ :— Petals united. Ovary superior. Stamens 
epipetalous, 2 or 4, if 4 in pairs. Ovary 2-celled. Flowers 
irregular. 
Genus, Veronica {Speedwell) :— Herbaceous plants, seldom skrubs. 
Leaves opposite. Flowers blue or white. Corolla rotate, deeply 
and unequally 4-lobed, the lower lobe being the narrowest. 
Stamens 2, projecting from the corolla. Fruit a capsule with few 
seeds. 
Veronica serpyllifolia. Linn. (Tliyme-leaved Speedwell.) 
Plant about 2-5 in. high. Stem partially creeping, the flowering 
branches erect. Leaves ovate, up to ^ in. long, with rounded 
apices and crenate margins. Leaf stalk very short or absent. 
Flowers arranged in terminal spikes, pale blue, striped with 
dark blue veins. Capsule inversely heart-shaped with a long, 
persistent style. 
Abundant near settlements, but probably introduced. 
Description of plate :— 1, whole plant ; 2, flower ; 3, section of flower ; 
4, calyx and pistil ; 5 and 6, stamens ; 7, pistil ; 8, fruit ; 9, section of 
fruit. All except 1 enlarged. 
