Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ex-pectorant are also eiii-])loyed, i)articularlyin Sweden, as asubstitute for tea,as arc those of theGermander Speed-well. V. virginicais called CidrersPhys-ic in NorthAmerica: it is said to he actively diuretic, and _adecoction of the fresh root is violently catharticand emetic. Brooklime () belongs to thisgenus. Several of the shrubby species of Veronicaof peculiar and ornamental character, natives ofthe mountains of New Zealand, are now plentiful,and prove perfectly hardy, in British gardens. Speier. See Srii
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . ex-pectorant are also eiii-])loyed, i)articularlyin Sweden, as asubstitute for tea,as arc those of theGermander Speed-well. V. virginicais called CidrersPhys-ic in NorthAmerica: it is said to he actively diuretic, and _adecoction of the fresh root is violently catharticand emetic. Brooklime () belongs to thisgenus. Several of the shrubby species of Veronicaof peculiar and ornamental character, natives ofthe mountains of New Zealand, are now plentiful,and prove perfectly hardy, in British gardens. Speier. See SriiiEs. Speiss. This name is given to the productfirst obtained (an ai-senide of the metal) whenarsenical ores are smelted. See XlCKEL. Speke, .lOHN , an exjilorer of Africa,was born im 4th May 1827 at .lordans in Somerset-shire, entered the Indian army when seventeen,ami s;iw some active service in the peace he spent great part of Ids time inmaking shooting expeditions into the Himalaya-s,in the course of which he collected natural history. Common Speedwell( V€7oniea opiciiiatis). 620 SPELL SPELLING specimens and did a good deal of 18.)4 he joined Burton in an excursion into theSomali countvv, and barely Kot back with his yeai-s later the Koyal (ieographical Societysent out the same two travellei-s to search for ihcgreat equatorial lakes of Africa. Speke, whilsttravelling alone, discovered the Victoria Nyanza,and was convinced that it was the head-waters ofthe Nile. In 18G0 he returneil in company withCajitain J. .\. Grant ( ; died lOtli lel)ruary181)2), anil not only explored the western andnortliern shores of the large lake he had previouslydiscovered, liut followed the Nile far enough ilownits course to establish its identity with the greatriver of Egypt. Nevertheless his identificationwas disputed by Burton and others ; and Spekewas to hold ii public discussion with Burton at theBritish Association meeting at Bath on 15
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