. Flowers of the field. Botany. 370 SCROPHULARIN^ *** Perennial; flowers in lerniiiial racenies; eejrolla-tube longer than broad 11. V. spicdta (Spiked Speedwell).—Slein. erect, branching at tlie base, about 6 in. high ; leaves thick, nearly sc.^.sile, with a wedge-shaped base; serrate above the middle; flowers |- in. across, bright blue, in a long, dense spike.—(."halk downs in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk ; rare.—Fl. Jyly, August. ]'erennial. 12. r. hvbrida (Tall Spiked Spcedwdl) is larger, reaching i8 in., and has stalked leaves, rounded at the base and serrate throughout. — IJmestone cl
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 370 SCROPHULARIN^ *** Perennial; flowers in lerniiiial racenies; eejrolla-tube longer than broad 11. V. spicdta (Spiked Speedwell).—Slein. erect, branching at tlie base, about 6 in. high ; leaves thick, nearly sc.^.sile, with a wedge-shaped base; serrate above the middle; flowers |- in. across, bright blue, in a long, dense spike.—(."halk downs in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk ; rare.—Fl. Jyly, August. ]'erennial. 12. r. hvbrida (Tall Spiked Spcedwdl) is larger, reaching i8 in., and has stalked leaves, rounded at the base and serrate throughout. — IJmestone cliffs in the west ; rare.—b"l. July, ; Perennial. •x-xx* Perennial ; leaves aU. opposite ; flowers in axil- lary racemes 13. V. officindbs (Common Speedwtill). — A hairy plant with prostrate ascendmg stems, with shprt hairs all round ; oval, shortly-stalked, serrate leaves ; and erec,t, many-flowered, spike- like raafemes of lilac or pale blue flowerSj ^ in. across.— Dry pastures, heaths, and woods; common. The leaves are astringent and bitter, and are sometimes made into tea.—Fl. May—August. Perennial. 14. V. Cliamecdrys (German- der Speedwell, Blue Speedwell, Bird's eye).—A well-known and favouritt plant; stem ascending, with two lines of hairs ; leaves sessile, hair)', deeply serrate; flowers bright blue, .t in. across, in a long-stalked, slender, loose raceme ; capsule shorter than the ealyx.—yedge-banks ; abundant. No one can have walked in the coimtry in spring without admir- ing its cheerful blossoms, but lew perhaps notice the singular pair of hairy lines, which traverse the whole length of the stem, shifting from side to side wlienever they arrive at a fresh pair of leaves, and serving to conduct rain-water to the, root. It is sometimes erroneously called Forget-me-not.—Fl. April—June. './/7////,').. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for read
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