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IS. Veronica Catarractse.—Racemes terminating, flexuose; 
stem suffruticose; leaves lanceolate, serrate. — Native of 
New Zealand. 
13. Veronica elliptica, or elliptic-leaved speedwell.— Ra¬ 
cemes lateral; stem shrubby; leaves elliptic, quite entire.—- 
Native of New Zealand. 
14. Veronica macrocarpa, or long-fruited speedwell.—Ra¬ 
cemes subterminating, erect; leaves lanceolate, quite entire, 
smooth, flat; stem shrubby.—Native of New Zealand. 
15. Veronica salicifolia, or willow-leaved speedwell.—Ra¬ 
cemes lateral, nodding leaves lanceolate, quite entire; stem 
shrubby.—Native of New Zealand 
16. Veronica parviflora, or small-flowered speedwell.— 
Racemes subterminating; leaves linear-lanceolate, quite en¬ 
tire, smooth, mucronate; stem shrubby.—Native of New 
Zealand. 
17. Veronica officinalis, or common speedwell.—Spikes 
lateral, peduncled; leaves opposite, rugged ; stem procum¬ 
bent. Root perennial, fibrous.—Native of Europe, on dry 
sandy pastures and heaths. In England not uncommon. 
18. Veronica Allionii, or shining-leaved speedwell.— 
Spikes'lateral, peduncled ; leaves opposite, roundish, shining, 
rigid; stem smooth, creeping.—It is plentiful on the Alps 
of Switzerland, France and Italy, also on the Pyrenees. 
19. Veronica decussata* or cross-leaved speedwell.—Ra¬ 
cemesaxillary, few-flowered; leaves elliptic, perennial, quite 
entire; stem shrubby.—Native of Falkland Islands. 
II.—Corymb-racemed. 
20. Veronica aphylla, or naked-stalked speedwell.—Co¬ 
rymb terminating; scape naked.—Native of the Alps of the 
southern part of Europe, and the north of Asia. 
21. Veronica bellidioides, or daisy-leaved speedwell.— 
Corymb terminating; stem ascending, two-leaved; leaves 
obtuse, crenate; calyxes hirsute.—Native of the Alps of 
Switzerland, especially about Aigle, Piedmont, Dauphine, 
Silesia, and the Pyrenees. 
22. Veronica gentianoides, or gentian-leaved speedwell. 
—Corymb terminating; stem ascending; leaves lanceolate, 
cartilaginous at the edge; the lower connate; sheathing. 
Root perennial.—Found in Cappadocia and Armenia. 
23. Veronica Ponse, or Pona’s speedwell.—Raceme ter¬ 
minating ; stem quite simple ; leaves cordate-ovate, toothed, 
sessile. Root perennial.—Native of the Pyrenees and Monte 
Baldo. 
24. Veronica fruticulosa, or flesh-coloured shrubby speed¬ 
well.—Corymb terminating, many-flowered, spiked; leaves 
elliptic, lanceolate; stems erect; capsule ovate, four-valved. 
—Native of the mountains of Switzerland, Austria, Pied¬ 
mont, Dauphine, and of the Pyrenees. 
25. Veronica saxatilis, or blue-rock speedwell.—Corymb 
terminating, few-flowered; leaves elliptic; stems diffused; 
capsule ovate, four-valved—Native of Switzerland, Austria, 
Denmark, Norway and Scotland. 
26. Veronica Alpina, or Alpine speedwell.—Corymb ter¬ 
minating, subspiked; leaves ovate, smooth, subserrate; 
calyx ciliate; stem ascending, simple.—Native of the moun¬ 
tains of Europe. 
27. _ Veronica integrifolia, or entire-leaved speedwell — 
Corymb terminating; leaves opposite, elliptic, obtuse, quite 
entire; calyxes hairy.—Native of the Palatinate, Bohemia and 
Silesia. 
28. Veronica serpyllifolia, smooth speedwell or Paul’s 
betony.—Raceme terminating, subspiked ; leaves ovate, sub- 
crenate, three-nerved, smooth; capsule obcordate, shorter 
than the style.—Native of Europe, Siberia, Barbary and 
North America. 
29. Veronica tenella.—Leaves oblong, crenate; stems 
creeping ; calyxes villose.—Native of the Piedmont Alps and 
the Pyrenees. 
30. Veronica Becabunga, broad-leaved brooklime or 
water speedwell.—Racemes lateral; leaves elliptic, flat; stem 
creeping.—Native of Europe, Siberia and Barbary. 
31. Veronica Anagallis, long-leaved brooklime, or water 
speedwell.—Racemes lateral, opposite ; leaves lanceolate, 
serrate; stem erect.—Native of the four quarters of the 
world. 
32. Veronica scutellata, narrow-leaved brooklime, or 
water speedwell.—Racemes lateral, alternate; pedicels di¬ 
varicating; leaves linear, toothletted.—Native of many parts " 
of Europe and Barbary, in bogs and on the edges of ponds 
on heaths and moors; flowering from June to September. 
It is not uncommon with us. 
33. Veronica Teucrium, or Hungarian speedwell.—Ra¬ 
cemes lateral, very long; leaves ovate, wrinkled, toothed, 
bluntish; stems procumbent. There is a variety with a 
double flower. 
34. Veronica pilosa, or hairy speedwell.—Racemes ax¬ 
illary; leaves ovate, obtuse, plaited, deeply toothed; stem 
prostrate, hairy, in two rows. — Native of Austria and 
Bohemia. 
35. Veronica prostrata, or trailing speedwell.—Racemes 
lateral; leaves oblong-ovate, serrate; stems prostrate.—Na¬ 
tive of Germany, Italy and Switzerland, on hills. 
36. Veronica pectinata, or comb-leaved speedwell.—Ra¬ 
cemes lateral, leafed; leaves oblong, pectinate-serrate; stems 
prostrate. Root perenial.—Native of the neighbourhood of 
Constantinople. 
37. Veronica montana, or mountain speedwell.—Racemes 
lateral, elongated, filiform, few-flowered; leaves ovate, 
petioled, serrate; stem hairy all round.—Native of Germany, 
Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy and Britain. 
3S. Veronica Chamsedrys, or germander speedwell.—Ra¬ 
cemes lateral; leaves ovate, sessile, wrinkled, gash-serrate; 
stem hairy, in two rows.—Native of Europe and Japan. 
39. Veronica Orientalis, or Oriental speedwell.—Racemes 
lateral; leaves pinnatifid, smooth, acute,’ attenuated at the 
base; calyxes unequal; pedicels capillary, longer than the 
bracte.—Native of the Levant. 
40. Veronica multifida, or multifid-leaved speedwell.— 
Racemes lateral; leaves many-parted, segments pinnatifid ; 
lobes decurrent; peduncles short; calyx very smooth; stem 
villose.—Native of Siberia. 
41. Veronica Austriaca, or Austrian speedwell.—Racemes 
lateral; leaves somewhat hairy, linear, pinnatifid; the lowest 
segments longer, divaricating; calyxes somewhat hairy; pe¬ 
duncles longer than the bracte.—Native of Austria, Carniola 
and Silesia. 
42. Veronica Taurica, or Tauric speedwell. — Racemes 
lateral; leaves somewhat hairy, linear, undivided and pinna¬ 
tifid, toothletted; peduncles longer than the bracte; calyx 
four-cleft, smooth. The stem seems ascending, round, some¬ 
what hairy. Leaves bright green, half au inch long, 
crowded, linear, entire, and subcuneiform, three-toothed at 
the tip, and linear pinnatifid-toothed. Racemes long, 
axillary. Peduncles several times longer than the bractes. 
Calyx four-cleft, smooth, unequal. Corolla rose-coloured. 
—Native of Taurus and Mount Atlas near Tlemsen. 
43. Veronica urticEefolia, or nettle-leaved speedwell.—Ra¬ 
cemes lateral; leaves cordate, sessile, sharply serrate, acu¬ 
minate; stem stiff; calyx-leaves four. Root perennial.— 
Native of Switzerland, Bithynia, Austria and Bavaria. 
44. Veronica latifolia, or broad-leaved speedwell.—Ra¬ 
cemes lateral; leaves cordate, sessile, wrinkled, bluntly ser¬ 
rate; stem stiff; calyx-leaves five.—Native of Germany, 
Austria, and Switzerland. 
45. Veronica paniculata, or panicled speed well.—Racemes 
lateral, very long; leaves lanceolate, tern, serrate; stem 
ascending.—Native of Tartary and Bohemia. 
III.—Peduncles one-flowered. 
46. Veronica biloba, or two-lobed speedwell.—Flowers 
solitary; leaves cordate-lanceolate, toothed; calyx-leaves 
equal, ovate, acuminate, three-nerved. Root fibrous, annual,. 
—Native of Cappadocia. 
47. Veronica agrestis, or procumbent speedwell.!—Flower! 
solitary; leaves ovate, gash ; serrate, shorter than the pe¬ 
duncle ; stems procumbent; seeds cupped. 
48. Veronica arvensis, wall speedwell, or speedwell chick- 
weed.—Flowers solitary; leaves ovate, gash-serrate; floral 
leaves 
