148 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



Somerset, but this cannot be confirmed without more 

 precise information than is at the writer's disposal as 

 to its habitats in England and Northern Europe. 



Veronica agrestis, L. Native in the mountains 

 of the Mediterranean region. It is not on record 

 from natural situations in Northern Europe. In 

 England it is not uncommon in cultivated and waste 

 ground. 



Veronica arvensis, L. Native of the Mediterranean 

 area, and exceedingly common in some parts of that 

 region. Abundant in Britain as a weed of cultivated 

 and waste places. 



Veronica campylopoda, Boiss. A cornfield weed in 

 Eastern Europe. Recorded in England as introduced 

 with barley from Turkey. 



Veronica Ghamaepitys, Griseb. Observed in England 

 as a grain introduction from Turkey. 



Veronica crista galli, Stev. An Oriental species which 

 has been cultivated in gardens, and is known as an 

 escape more or less established in a few localities. 



Veronica didyma, Tenore. Native in dry pastures 

 in the Mediterranean region. In Britain a not uncom- 

 mon weed of cultivated and waste land. 



Veronica fruticulosa, L. A native of alpine rocks 

 in Southern Europe. Noticed as a garden escape on 

 walls in Edinburgh. 



