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lion’s mouth, rabbit’s flower, cottagers, throatwort, Scotch mercury. 
(Fig. 13.) 
Range and habitat—Foxglove was originally introduced into this 
country from Europe as an ornamental garden plant, but has now 
Fic. 13,—Foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea L.). 
escaped from cultivation in a few localities and is assuming the char- 
acter of a weed. This is the case in parts of Oregon, Washington, 
and West Virginia, where the plant is found in great abundance in 
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