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2. Veronica agrestis L. 



Waste places and fields, mostly near cities, occasional. Natural- 

 ized from Eurasia. 



3. Veronica persica Poir. 



Fields, roadsides and waste places, occasional or local. Natural- 

 ized from Eurasia. 



Corolla with tube and base of lobes white, anterior lobes pale, 

 lateral darker, posterior sky blue; lobes all with blue longitudinal 

 veins. 



4. Veronica serpyllifolia L. 



Fields, thickets and waste places, common at least northward. 

 Naturalized from Eurasia. 



Corolla white or nearly so, on posterior side with blue lines. 



5. Veronica arvensis L. 



Fields, cultivated soil, and waste ground, common at least north- 

 ward. Naturalized from Eurasia. 



Corolla with all lobes deep sky-blue, whitish at base, veined with 

 deeper sky-blue. 



6. Veronica peregrina L. 



Veronica peregrina L., Sp. PI. 14. 1753. "Habitat in Europae hortis, 

 arvisque." Described, as the specific name would suggest, from speci- 

 mens of an introduced plant. 



Fields and cultivated soil, especially where moist, common. Cer- 

 tainly American in origin, but now wholly weed-like. 

 Corolla uniformly dull-white. 

 Pennell (Florida)— 9712. (Alabama)— 9725, 9758. 



6a. Veronica peregrina xalapensis (H.B.K.) Pennell. 



Veronica xalapejisis H. B. K., Nov. Gen. et Sp. 2: 389. 1817. "Crescit 



in Regno Mexicano prope Xalapa (alt. 630 hex. [ca. 1200 m.]), in nemori- 



bus Liquidambaris Styracifluae." 

 Veronica peregrina xalapensis (H. B. K.) Pennell, Torreya 19: 167. 1919. 



Occasional in cultiv^ated soil. In the western half of the continent 

 this glandular-pubescent variety quite replaces true peregrina. In 

 the East it is only occasionally seen, and that probably as an intro- 

 duction. 



7. Veronica officinalis L. 



Dry fields, open woods, and stony hillsides, common at least 

 northward. Naturalized from Eurasia. 



Corolla very pale -lavender, on posterior side with seven lavender- 

 blue lines. 



8. Veronica americana Schwein. 



Veronica americana Schwein., Benth. in DC. Prod. 10: 468. 1846. "Ver- 

 onica americana (Schweinitz! mss.). ... In America boreali a 



