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It is becomiug more plentiful. It is especially commoii in the 

 streets of Brownsville, Minn., and also found in a few places on 

 the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi river. The plant is a 

 native of Asia, but with us it has probably made its way north, 

 ward along the Mississippi. 



SCROPHULARINEAE. 



Verbascum thapsus, L. Common Mullein. 



Abundant in dry and old pastures, on rocky hillsides. Not 

 difficult to exterminate as it is a biennial ; removing the young 

 plants with a hoe will easily destroy it. Is occasionally ''weedy" 

 in Europe. 



Linaria vulgaris, Mill. Toad Flax. 



jSTot troublesome, now and then found in neglected gardens, 

 and here and there in the streets of cities. Said to have been 

 widely distributed as a garden flower by the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



Scrophularia nodosa, L. Figwort; Simpson's Bee Plant. 



Somewhat weedy in rich soil and in damp places. 



LABIATEAE. 



Teucrium canadense, L. Germander. 



Along fences, hedges, etc., but is frequently found in fields 

 so abundant as to do a great deal of injury to growing crops. As 

 early as 1846 Darlington, (3b.) found it to be somewhat of a 

 troublesome weed in Pennsylvania. 



Nepeta catatin, L. Catnip. 



Common along roadsides and fences, and occasionally in pas- 

 tures in loamy soil. 



PLANTAGINEAE. 



Planiago major, L. Common Dooryard Plantain. 



This and the following are common dooryard weeds. 



Plantago Rugelii, Decasine. 



Occuring with the other. {Plantago lanceolafa, L.), has not 

 been found in this region. In the South and East it is a trouble- 

 some weed. It has established itself at Madison, Wis. 

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