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SOLANUM L. 



469. aS". nifjnuH L. liljick Nightsliacle. Very common; 



the fruit sometimes used for pies. 



470. S. rostratum Dunal. Rare; three miles south of 



Armstrong; introduced from the southwest. 

 Datura L. 



471. D. stnii}W)iiu)u L. Jimson weed. Infrequent, 



waste places; introduced from the tropics. 



scrophulariace.e. 



Verbascum L. 



472. V. tliapsKS L. Great Mullen. State line, Iowa 



Lake, rare: naturalized from Europe. 

 Scrophularia \j. Figwort. 



473. S. mari/iaiidica L. Woods and prairies; common. 



474. S. leporella Bicknell. Woods w^est of Estherville. 



(Prof. T. J. Fitzpatrick.) 



MiMULUS L. 



475. M. rimjens L. Monkey-flower. Frequent along 



river banks and in low woods. 

 Gratiola L. 



47(). G. virginiana L. Common on low prairies. 

 Ilysanthes Raf. 



477. I. f/rafiololdes (L.) Benth. Low ground near rail- 



road bridge south of Estherville; rare. 



Veronica L. 



478. V. anaf/aUis-cKpuiflca L. Water Speedwell. Fre- 



quent along streams. 

 Leptandra I^utt. 



471). L. virginica (L.) Nutt. {Veronica virginica L.) 

 Culver's-root. Common; woods and prairies. 



Gerardia L. Gerardia. 



480. G. aspera Dougl. Frequent on dry prairies. 



481. G. purpurea L. Rare on low prairies near Arm- 



strong. 



482. G. tenuifolia Vahl. Common in low ground. 

 488. G. auriculata Michx. Infrequent on prairies. 



