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ascending, 6-24 in. Leaves stem- clasping, oblong-ovate or oblong- 
lanceolate, 2-6 xf-f in., entire or nearly so. Flowers pale purple 
or white, J-J in. diam., in axillary racemes 3-6 in. long ; bracts 
shorter than the flower-stalks. Capsule notched. 
Valleys below Simla, Mushobra, in wet ditches ; March-October. — Through- 
out India, ascending to 9000 ft. — Asia, Africa, Europe (Britain), N. America. 
2. Veronica agrestis, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 294. Annual, 
pubescent ; stems procumbent, spreading, 6-18 in., much 
branched. Leaves shortly stalked, broadly ovate, 1 in., 
toothed ; the lowest opposite, without flowers ; upper alternate, 
gradually becoming smaller, each bearing in its axil a single 
flower. Flowers blue or white, J-J in. diam., on slender, drooping 
stalks usually shorter than the leaves, forming terminal racemes. 
Sepals obtuse. Capsule notched. 
Valleys below Simla, in fields ; March-October. — -N. India, ascending to 
6000 ft. — Temperate Asia, Europe (Britain), N. Africa. 
3. Veronica biloba, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 294. Annual, 
pubescent ; stems erect or ascending, diffusely branched from the 
base, 6-18 in. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, ^-1 in., more or less 
toothed ; the lowest opposite, without flowers ; upper alternate, 
gradually passing into short, entire bracts, each bearing in its axil 
a single flower. Flowers blue, J in. diam., on slender, drooping 
stalks longer than the leaves or bracts, forming terminal racemes. 
Sepals acute. Capsule deeply lobed. 
Simla, in fields, common ; April-October. — W. Himalaya, 5000-10,000 ft. — - 
Asia Minor. 
4. Veronica laxa, Bentli. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 295. Perennial, 
pubescent ; stems weak, ascending, 10-20 in. Leaves sessile, 
ovate, l-2x|-lj in., coarsely toothed. Flowers blue, J-J in. 
diam., in axillary racemes 3-6 in. long ; bracts as long as the 
flower-stalks. Capsule notched. 
Narkunda ; June-August. — W. Himalaya, 5000-11,000 ft. — Japan. 
5. Veronica cana, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 295. Perennial, 
grey -pubescent ; rootstock woody, creeping ; stems erect, 4-10 in., 
usually unbranched. Leaves stalked, ovate, 1-2 in., crenate. 
Flowers blue, 4 in. diam., in axillary racemes 2-3 in. long ; bracts 
longer than the flower-stalks. Capsule triangular, broadest at 
the base, in. across, notched. 
Huttoo ; June-August. — Temperate Himalaya, 9000-13,000 ft. — Japan. 
6. Veronica javaniea, Blume\ FI. Br. Ind. iv. 296. Annual, 
pubescent ; root fibrous ; stems ascending, 6-18 in., much 
branched. Leaves shortly stalked, ovate, f-1 in., toothed. 
Flowers blue, \ in. diam., in axillary racemes |-1 in. long ; 
