VEROMCA PINNA^TA. 
WING-LEAVED SPEEDWELL. 
Class. Order. 
niANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
SCROPnUI-ARINiE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Siberia. 
2 feet. 
June, July, 
Perennial. 
in 1776. 
No. 294. 
A difference of opinion has long existed respecting 
the pronunciation of the word Veronica. As its de- 
rivation cannot now be determined, we think it best 
to comply with the most prevalent usage, which cer- 
tainly gives the accent to the second, and not to the 
third, syllable. The name is supposed by some 
authors, to have been borrowed from that of a Saint 
of the Roman church, with whom is connected a relic, 
kept at St. Peter’s, at Rome. This relic, called a 
Veronica, from vera, icon, a true image, is a 
handkerchief, bearing a likeness of the face of our 
Saviour; by some said to be the one that covered his 
face in the sepulchre ; whilst others say it was used 
by him on his way to Mount Calvary, when it was 
miraculously impressed with the likeness of his face. 
The Veronica pinnata is one of the prettiest of the 
genus. The lightness and elegance of its pinnate 
foliage ; the neat upright growth of its stems ; and 
the delicate tint of its flowers, all combine in its re- 
commendation to notice. • 
It will grow in any common soil, and may be di- 
vided every year, at the usual seasons, if increase be 
as frequently required. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v 1. 28. 
