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Veronica glauca, Sibth. and Smith. A native of 

 South-East Europe, communicated by Mr. Eraser 

 Robinson among casuals from Hull. 



[Veronica hederaefolia, L. A native in open hilly 

 pastures in England, though very seldom recorded in 

 these or any other natural habitats. It is a common 

 plant of cultivated and waste ground.] 



Veronica pereg^ina, L. A North American species 

 which has been recorded as a weed in gardens in 

 England. 



Veronica repens, DC. Native of the alpine pastures 

 of Spain and Corsica. Once recorded as a weed in 

 nursery ground in Yorkshire. 



Veronica Tournefortii, G. C. Gmel. A native of dry 

 pastures in South-East Europe which has spread, appa- 

 rently in quite recent times, over the rest of Europe as 

 a weed of cultivated ground. Although first recorded 

 in Britain no earlier than 1829, it is now, especially in 

 the south, a common plant. 



OROBANCHACE^. 



Orobanche ramosa, L. This species has occurred 

 in hemp crops in England, having been doubtless 

 introduced with its host. The type is apparently un- 

 known, except on cultivated crops, but the variety Muteli 

 is more common in the Orient than the type, and grows 

 on wild Compositce. 



