Veronica. | SCROPHULARIACEAE. 
Leaves 3-4 x #-liin., oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, sub- 
acute. Racemes 3-6in. Flowers $ in. diam. Capsule 4 Bis 
suborbicular, oer twice as long ¢ as the calyx 
Leaves 3-6 site in, lanceolate, acute. Bageute: 3-7 in. 
Flowers Ame a t-+in. diam. Capsule aia 4} in., ovate, 
acute, rash as tong as the calyx ~ 
Leaves 2-3 < }-+in., linear-lanceolate, coriaceous. " Racemes 
3—6 in., Ae flowered. Flowers +in. diam. Differs from 
V. i ae in the smaller, narrower, and more rigid 
leaves ; ie “ze i: 7 iy 
Leaves 1-3 x $-lin., elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, 
acute. ae ee 2-4 in., lax. Flowers large, 4in. diam., 
white. Calyx-segments acute. Capsule +in., twice as long 
as the calyx .. 14 Lf Kr a a 
Leaves 1$-2$ x ?-lin., oblong or elliptic-oblong, margins 
and midrib and branchlets pubescent. Racemes short, 
stout, 2-24in. Flowers large, 4in. diam., bluish-white. 
Capsule } in., twice as long as the ee 
Prostrate or trailing. Leaves 3-14 x 1-2 in., obovate- oblong 
to elliptic-oblong, obtuse. Racemes ott and dense, obtuse. 
Flowers 4-4 in. diam, Capsule twice as long as the calyx 
** Leaves narrow, linear-lanceolate or narrow linear- 
oblong, never more than 4 in. broad. 
Small shrub. Leaves z-3 = 4-1 in., linear-lanceolate, obtuse, 
flat. Racemes 2-4 in. Calyx. segments long, ovate-lanceo- 
late, acute, exceeding the short and broad corolla-tube 
Large spreading shrub. Leaves 13-35 X 4-4in., narrow- 
linear or linear-lanceolate, often deflexed. Racemes 2-5 in., 
longer than the leaves. Flowers } in. diam. Calyx-segments 
small, oblong, obtuse, 4 the length of the narrow corolla- 
tube ie ae * 
Large shrub or small tree, 6-20 ft. Leaves 1-24 x 4-1in,, 
linear- lanceolate, acute. Racemes equalling the leaves, 
dense-flowered. Flowers {in. diam. Calyx - segments 
broadly pple obtuse, $ the length of the broad corolla- 
tube. ese: 6 in. = 
Leaves 3-14 x 4-tin., linear- oblong, obtuse, flat. " Racemes 
2-4 in., ae longer ‘than the leaves. Flowers {—} in. diam. 
Calyx- segments small, oblong, obtuse, about 4 L the length 
of the CoRONe wate Capsule 2 in., broadly oblong 
Leaves 1-24 x 4-}in., lanceolate, acute, flat. | Racemes 
3-5 in., much longer than the leaves. Flowers {—} in. diam. 
Calyx-segments short, obtuse, not much shorter than the 
corolla-tube. Capsule } in. long, broadly oblong Fe 
Section IT. Large or small shrubs, erect or decwmbent below. 
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16. V. rotundata. 
17. V. macrocarpa. 
18. V. Townsont,. 
19. V. amabilis. 
20. V. Lewisit. 
21. V. chathamica. 
22. V. acutiflora, 
23. V. angustifolia. 
24. V. parviflora. 
25. V. leiophylla. 
26. V. gracillama. 
Leaves 4-liinm. long, 
usually close-set, often imbricate, flat or concave or keeled. Racemes or spikes usually 
short, simple, or corymbosely branched, often crowded towards the ends of the branches. 
* Flowers racemose ; racemes more or less corymbosely branched, rarely simple. 
Leaves 32-14 x 4-1in., oblong-obovate, flat or nearly so, 
glaucous. Racemes corymbosely branched, {—-1} in. long. 
Flowers }in. diam., lavender-blue. Calyx-segments ovate, 
acute. Corolla-tube 4 as long again as the calyx. repel 
more than twice as long as the calyx .. : 
Leaves 4-3 x Lin., elliptic-oblong, acute, flat or ‘nearly SO. 
Racemes much Peanchieds forming a terminal panicle 2 in, 
diam. Flowers }-4+in. diam., white. Calyx-segments 
a eee acute. Corolla-tube slightly longer than the 
calyx 3. va . 2 
Leaves 4-l “a 4—+ in., ‘Jinear-oblong, rigid, acute, keeled. 
Racemes about ‘Li in,, much corymbosely branched. Calyx 
usually 3-partite ; segments obtuse. Corolla-tube not much 
longer than the calyx. Capsule 4 in., twice as long as the 
calyx . ci +: = 7 a 
V. insularis. 
28. V. venustula. 
29. V. diosmaefolia, 
