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ascending branched only at the very base, capsule ovate emar- 
ginate with a long style. — a. lower leaves oblong wedge-shaped 
at the base. E. B. t. 2. — (3. lower leaves ovate rounded or 
subcord ate at the base. V. hybrida L. : E. B. t. 673. 
Rare. In dry chalky pastures about Newmarket and Bury. — /3. 
in Lancashire and in Wales. If.. 7, 8. 
ft Tube of the corolla very short. Seeds flat. 
2. V. serpyllifulia L. ( Thyme-leaved. S .) ; raceme somewhat 
spiked many-flowered, leaves broadly ovate or elliptical very 
obtuse slightly crenate, capsules broadly obcordate, style long 
persistent. — a. racemes elongate. E. B. t. 1075. — fi. alpina; 
stem prostrate often rooting, racemes short. V. humifusa 
Dicks. 
Pastures and road-sides, abundant. — $. on high mountains, Tf. . 
5, 6. — The var. /3. is a singular and very beautiful one, and is often 
mistaken for V. alpina. In both, the stems, and sometimes the leaves, 
are more or less pubescent. 
3. V. alpina L. ( alpine S .) ; raceme corymbose few-flowered, 
leaves elliptic-ovate toothed or entire, lower ones smaller, ra- 
ceme hairy, hairs spreading not glandular, capsule oblong- 
obovate notched, style very short persistent. E. B. t. 484. 
Near the summits of the Highland mountains rare. 7, 8. — 
Stem about 4 inches high, turning black when dry. Best distin- 
guished from all the varieties of V. serpyllifolia by its more upright 
growth, larger and more acute leaves ; by the fewer, denser, and 
brighter blue flowers, which are more hairy, especially about the calyx 
and bracteas ; and by the obovate capsule with its very short style. 
4. V. saxutilis L. ( blue Rock S .) ; racemes lax few-flowered 
corymbose pubescent, the hairs crisped not glandular, leaves 
elliptical subserrate, stem spreading, capsule ovate very slightly 
emarginate its valves bifid. E. B. t. 1027. 
On perpendicular exposed rocks in Scotland, rare : Breadal- 
bane and Clova mountains. 1/.. 7. — Steins slender, procumbent, 
woody, much branched. Leaves glabrous, bright green, when dry 
almost black, but semipellucid, thin, and distinctly veiny. Flowers 
large, of a most brilliant blue, in corymbs. What is usually known 
under this name in Switzerland and the Pyrenees is a variety of the 
next ; if indeed, as Mr. Bentham suggests, the two species are distinct ; 
there is no difference in the capsule. 
5. V. * fruticulosa L. ( flesh-coloured SI) ; raceme many- 
flowered glandular-pubescent, leaves elliptic-lanceolate subser- 
rate coriaceous, stem ascending woody branched at the base, 
capsule elliptical very slightly emarginate its valves bifid. 
E. B. t. 1028. 
On Ben Cruachan, Argyleshire : Dr. IValher. Ben Lawers : R. 
Brown, Esq. H-. 7. — No one, except those just mentioned, has ever 
