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\ . saxatilis , L. Blue Rock Speedwell. H. 235, B. 223. 
— F. July. P. 
Rocks of Canlochen and Glen Dole, plentiful. Side of the 
stream Corrie of Ben Hard, below 2000 feet, probably brought 
down by the water. One of the most beautiful of our native 
alpine plants, pleasant to the eye, and instructive to the 
mind. 
THE ROCK SPEEDWELL . — Veronica saxatilis. 
Advent’rous dweller of tlie rock, 
With blossoms bright as azure sky, 
When liaze nor cloud doth dim its hue — 
Who carelessly could pass thee by ? 
When dew-drops twinkle in thine eye, 
On summer morn, in alpine wild, 
We cannot, little flower, deny 
That thou art Beauty’s darling child. 
Then why not seek some sunny vale, 
Where warm soft airs with odours teem, 
And there on velvet mossy bank 
Rejoice with merry bird and stream ? 
But thou, sweet floweret, it doth seem, 
Contentment’s pleasant charms dost know — 
Regardless of more genial clime, 
Thou lov’st thy home of mist and snow. 
What hoots it to the sons of men, 
Whate’er their station, rich or poor ; 
Whether in princely halls they dwell, 
Or cottage of the lowliest boor — 
If those bright charms they can secure, 
By meet contentment only given, 
That render earth’s delights more pure, 
And school the chasten’d soul for Heaven. 
V. scutellata , L. Marsh Speedwell. H. 236, B. 222. — 
F. June, August. P. 
Ditches and pools not rare. Drains, Sands of Barrie. 
Marshy pool north from the Lawhill, Dundee. Margin of 
Forfar Lake. Ditches between Forfar and Brechin. 
Abundant in ditches near Montrose, Brechin, and Forfar, 
Prof. Balfour. Guthrie Woods, Mr A. Croall. Woods of 
Charlton, Mr D. White. 
V. Anagallis , L. Water Speedwell. H. 236, B. 222. 
— F. July, August. P. 
Lochs of Lundie, Rescobie, Balgavies, &c. 
Between Montrose and Usan, Prof. Balfour. Rossie 
