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b. 2 Sa. 73: I3SCROPHULARIACEAE. ' Veronica. 
2 Keusftiuark . (G4 A7: 47. 
réct or Spreading or rarely Siecumbent. Flowers 3-8 near the ends of the 
branches, forming small terminal heads ; bracts similar to the leaves or broader. 
+ Leaves densely imbricate with the opposite pairs connate and appressed, 
concealing the branch and giving it somewhat of the appearance of whipcord. 
Prostrate, forming patches 6-18 in. across ; branches 4-3/5 in. 
diam., obtusely tetragonous. Leaves densely quadrifarious, — 
7-7, in. long, broadly ovate-deltoid, obtuse, tumid . 63. V. twmida, 
Allied to V. tetragona, but habit more depressed, size smaller, 
leaves tumid and scarcely keeled on the back, and flowers 
smaller a iA + - “ .. 64. V. Astont. 
Stout, erect; branches tetragonous, ;,-}in. diam. Leaves 
qs-7y In. long, deltoid-ovate, obtuse % . .. 65. V. tetragona. 
Prout, es peeniehee tetragonous, ;4,-} in. diam. Leaves 
{2-10 in. long, broadly delboid- ovate, “suddenly narrowed 
into a short obtuse cusp 66. V. lycopodioides. 
Stout, erect ; branchlets terete or obscurely tetr agonous, } 1 in. 
diam., blackish-brown Rica: dry. Leaves connate into a 
closely appressed ring 51, in. long, orbicular-oblong, obtuse 67. V. Hector. 
Small, decumbent at the base, 6-10 in. high; branches terete 
or S peau ody tetragonous, qo—s in. diam, Leaves connate at 
the base, ;4,-¢ in. long, ovate-deltoid .. 68. V. Laingit. 
Stout, erect or decumbent ; branches terete or " obscurely 
tetragonous, 34;—y'p in. diam., blackish- brown pees dry. 
Leaves connate into a closely appressed ring +4, in. long, 
tips obtuse or subacute 69. V. coarctata. 
ee slender, erect, 6-12 in. high. Ultimate “branchlets 
~a-q5 In. diam., tetragonous. Leaves quadrifariously im- 
bricate, connate at the base, triangular, keeled on the back 
and longitudinally grooved on the sides. Flowers in 6—12- 
flowered heads es 70. V. Poppelwellii. 
Strict, erect ; branchlets terete, <A ze ‘ace in. ‘diam., yellow- green 
when dry. Leaves connate into a closely appressed ring 
qs-75 in. long, subacute or truncate at the tip. 71. V. salicornioides. 
Spreading, much branched; branches often fabellate ; : : 
branchlets terete, slender, 74-4 in. diam. Leaves con- 
nate into an obconic sheath or ring ;4,in. long loosely 
investing the branch, and which is open at the top and 
truncate or nearly so .. us aE .. 72. V. Armstrongii. 
Closely allied to V. Armstrongii, but much shorter and 
stouter, leaf-sheaths shorter and tighter, with truncate 
margins Y- -: ne .. 73. V. annulata. 
pgs or decumbent : branchlets terete, very slender, 
20 i diam. Leaves connate into a narrow sheath 
zy—-¢ In. long, lower part adnate to the branch, upper part 
free and slightly expanded os : .. 74. V. propingua. 
tt Leaves in remote decussate pairs. 
Branchlets slender, jin. diam. Leaves minute, appressed 
or patent, 4-7, in. long ai + + .. 75. V. cupressoides. 
; Section I Va ered decumbent or prostrate shrubs ; branches short, ascending. Leaves 
| small, 4-2 in. long. Flowers in terminal oblong or ovoid heads continuous with the 
branch. Corolla- tube long and narrow ; limb small. 
Leaves densely imbricated, fleshy when fresh, erect or ‘ 
spreading, not keeled : .. 76. V. Haasiu. 
Leaves densely imbricated, spreading and recurved, coria- | 
ceoUus, sharply keeled . ei .. 77. V. epacridea. 
. Leaves not imbricated, spreading, oblong, flat. Bracts very 
numerous, crowded, linear * x -. 78. V. Petriet. 
Section V. Small prostrate gia plants 2-6 in. long. Leaves closely quadrifariously 
simbricate, rigidly coriaceous, dy-¢ in. long. Flowers large, 1-4 in. diam., solitary 
and terminal, pentamerous. 
Branches gin. diam. Leaves oblong-obovate, $-¢ in. long. 
Calyx hispid below... 79. V. dasyphylla. 
Branches 4in. diam. Leaves -oblong, +4 Lin, long. Calyx 
hispid throughout. Ovary villous at the ¢ tip ae 80. V. uniflora. 
