VERON ICA EXALTATA. 
LOFTY SPEEDWELL. 
Order. 
MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
SCROPHUEARINEjE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Siberia. 
4 feet. 
July, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1816. 
No. 543. 
The derivation of many generic names, borrowed 
as they have been, from the most ancient languages, 
is involved in uncertainty. Their original signifi- 
cation becomes matter of speculative opinion. An 
endeavour, however, to catch their meaning and 
application is by no means uninteresting, though it 
be sometimes unsuccessful. Veronica is one of this 
uncertain class, which, as the name of a plant, cannot 
be referred to any authentic source. See Nos. 167 
and 294. 
The Veronica exalta is a well-marked and distinct 
species, which is far from being the case with many 
of this extensive genus. It is a plant of elegant 
growth, and its handsome spikes of blue flowers are 
very ornamental; equal if not superior to any Ver- 
onica with which we are acquainted. In the early 
stage of tea-drinking, in this country, one species of 
Veronica — the officinalis, was much recommended 
as a substitute for the Chinese plant; but the compe- 
tition with its exotic opponent was of short duration. 
The Veronica exaltata does not increase very 
freely, but may, notwithstanding, be divided every 
autumn. A light soil will encourage its growth. 
Class. 
DIANDRIA. 
