Veronica agrestis. Procumbent 
Garde n-S peedwell. 
VERONICA Limuei. Gen. PI. Diandria Monogynia. 
Rati. Syn. Gen. 18. Herba: fructu. sicco singulari flore monopetalo. 
VERONICA agrejlis, floribus folitariis, pedunculatis ; foliis cordatis incifis, petiolatis ; cafile procumbente. 
VERONICA agrejlis, floribus folitariis, foliis cordatis incifis pedunculo brevioribus. Linnai Syfi. Veget ab. p. 56. 
VERONICA floribus folitariis, foliis cordatis incifis petiolatis. Hudfon FI. Angi. p. 6 . 
VERONICA caule procumbente; foliis petiolatis, ovatis, crenatis. Haller. Hifi. V. 1. n. 594. 
VERONICA agrejlis. Scopoli. FI. Carn. p. 21 Diagn. Primiflora ; foliis ovato-cordatis, crenatis, pedun- 
culo brevioribus. 
VERONICA floribus lingularibus, in oblongis pediculis, Chamzedryfolia. Rati. Syn. p. 279. Germander- 
Speedwell or Chickweed. 
ALSINE foliis Triffaginis: Gerard, emac. 616. Parkinfon. 764. 
ALSINE Chamzedryfolia flofculis pediculis oblongis infidentibus. Bauhin. Pin. 250 . Oeder. FI. Dan. Icon. 449. 
RADIX annua, fibrofa. ¥ 
CAULES plures, primum ere£ti, tandem procumbentes, | 
femipedales, fubvillofi, teretes. 4 
FOLIA alterna, ovato-cordata, ferrata, petiolis brevibus | 
infidentia, fubhirfuta. • 
FLORES pedunculati, pedunculi axillares, longitudine 
fere foliorum, poli florescendam reflexi. 
CALYX: Perianthium quadripartitum, laciniis lance- 
olatis, hirfutis, fubtortuofis, Jig. 1. 
COROLLA monopetala, fubrotata, calyce brevior, lze- 
villimo fere tattu decidua; tubus breviflimus ; 
lacinia: concavae, fubrotundae, nunc penitus 
coerulea;, nunc venis coeruleis flriatae, Jig. 2. 
STAMINA : Filamenta duo, alba, medio craffiora ; 
Anthera: coerulelcentes, fig. 3. 
PISTILLUM: Germen fubcompreflum, hirfutulum, bafi 
nedlario cindtum ; Stylus viridis, apice incrafla- 
tus, flaminibus brevior ; Stigma album, capi- 
tatum, Jig. 4. 
PERICARPIUM Capsula: Veronica feipyllifolia fimi- 
lis, at major rotundiorque, fig. 5. 
SEMINA pallide fufea, plerumque 6 in lingulo locula- 
mento, rugofa, hinc convexa, inde concava,^. 6. 
ROOT annual and fibrous. 
STALKS feveral, firft upright, then procumbent, about 
fix inches in length, round and fomewhat villous. 
LEAVES alternate, of an oval-heart lhape, ferrated, 
placed on Ihort foot-flalks and flightly hairyv 
FLOWERS placed on foot-flalks, which proceed from 
the Axilke of the leaves and are nearly of the 
fame length ; after the flowers are gone off 
turning back. 
CALYX: a Perianthium divided into four lacinia;, 
which are lanceolate, hairy, and fomewhat 
t willed, fig. 1. 
COROLLA monopetalous, fomewhat wheel-fhaped and 
Ihorter than the Calyx, falling off on the leaft 
touch; the tube very Ihort; the lacinia: 
concave, and roundilh, fometimes wholly blue, 
fometimes ftriped with blue, fig. 2. 
STAMINA : two Filaments of a white colour and 
thickeft in the middle; Anthera: blueilh, 
fig- 3 - 
PISTILLUM : Germen flattilh, a little hairy and fur- 
rounded at bottom by a Nettarium ; the Style 
green, thickeft at top, and Ihorter than the 
Stamina ; Stigma roundilh and white, fi". 4. 
SEED-A ESSEL a Capsule like that of the Veronica 
JerpyllJolia, but larger and rounder, fig. 5. 
SEEDS of a pale brown colour, generally 6 in each cavity, 
wrinkled, convex on one fide and hollow on the’ 
other, fig, 6. 
THERE are few Botamfts but what are apt to confound this fpecies of Veronica with the Veronica arvenjis. 
and this appears to anfe in fome degree from their fimilarity to each other, but more perhaps from the (imi- 
W, tk P and the ambiguity of their Englilh names. To prevent in feme degree this confufion, 
1 have taken the liberty of altering the Englilh name of Germander-Speedwell or Cticbweed to that of 
procumbent garden peedwell, in order that the young Botamft may thereby more readily diftinguifli it from the 
fpecies above mentioned The ftalks ot the Agrejlh are ufually procumbent, and it is found generally in Gar- 
de " S ■ ,^? erea . s * e A ™P has tin upright ftalk, and with us is found moft commonly on Walls. Betides inch obvi- 
outly diftmgudhing characters, thele two plants difler confiderably in many other refpefts. In the the 
leaves are teffile, m the they are placed on footftalks; in the Antevfe Ihe flowei are feffile in M 
they likewife, are placed on foot-ftalks : and a difference (HU more remarkable, or at leaft more c iriouf ev ft 
which feems not to have been attended to, viz. the larp-enefs an H mum'nTc t-L r a mi Vi’ .* 
lar ftrudture of the feed. In moft of the Veronicas 
tarns fomewhat of that form, although each of the Cavities is large and round P ; and if we exaS “he form 
of the feeds, we ftiall not wonder at this particular conftruaion, tor each feed indeed of being tadll and fl” 
as in other Veronicas, is large^ convex on one lide, hollow on the other, and wholly different if its appmrance 
This peculiarity of ftru&ure, lhows what inconftancy there is in the nf _• m us appearance, 
it would be ,0 found a Genus on the particular arTinTS 
the moft uniform are fometimes fubjeft to Inch uncommon variations. The number of feeds in LS cSe 
is generally about 12, Linnaus- fays 8, Scopoli from 16 to 20. eacn v-apiuie 
This fpecies grows frequently in Gardens, and flowers through moft of the vr 1 
virtues or ufes are attributed to it, S * e lvimmer months. No particular 
