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Q. Virglniana L. Hf.dck IIyssop. Common throughout in muddy 

 pkice>;. A low plant with an inconspicuous whitish or yellowish 

 corolla. 



ILVSAXTHES Rai-. 



I. gratioloides (L. ) Benth. F'alse Pimff.knkl. North side of 

 Harrington's IsUmd ; rare, Lucy. River bank above Lanesboro ; 

 scarce, Graves. Mouth of Cayuta creek. Mil I span ^h. Near 

 Oxford, Covillc. Not reported from Broome and TJelaware 

 counties. Found on wet shores. (/. rtp(i?/a Ra.L) 



LEPTANDRA XiTi. 



L. Virginica (L. ) Xutt. Cllver's Physic. Culver' s-root. Com- 

 mon in Broome and Tioga counties, infrequent in the Chemung 

 valley. Not reported from the Chenango valley, nor in the 

 Susquehanna valley east of Binghamton. Found on river flats 

 and banks of the larger streams. Stem rather tall ; leaves in 

 whorls; flowers white, in spikes. x\t a little distance the plant 

 is easily mistaken for Cimicifuga when in bloom. June, July. 

 ( Veronica Virgitiica L. ) 



VERONICA L. 



V. Americana Schwein. ; Benth. American Brooklime. Frequent 

 in ditches and slow rills. Stems spreading; flowers blue. 



V. scutellata L. Marsh Speedwell. Sklll-cap. Tolerably 

 common in wet places. 



V. officinalis L. Common Speedwell. Common on rather dr^^ 

 banks, roadsides and open woods. Stem prostrate, rooting at 

 the lower joints. 



V. serpyllifolia L. Thyme-leaved Speedwell. Common in 

 lawns, fields, pastures and roadsides. May-July. 



V. peregrina L. Neck-weed. Purslane Speedwell. Tolerably 

 common except in the eastern part of our range. Not reported 

 from Broome, Susquehanna and Delaware counties. Found in 

 cultivated fields. 



V. arvensis L. Corn Speeiavkll. Common in the eastern, rare 

 in the western part of our range. Found in cultivated grounds. 



