354 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



Southington (Andrews & Bissell), and occasional throughout 

 the western part of the state. May — Aug. 



Medicinal. Said to be also used as a salad plant. 



Veronica scutellata L. (platter-like, in allusion to the flat 

 flowers). 

 Swamp or Marsh Speedwell. 



Occasional or frequent. Wet places. May — Oct. 



Veronica officinalis L. (of the shops). 



Speedwell. Paul's Betony. Common Speedwell. 

 Common. Dry fields and woods. May — June. 

 The plant has medicinal uses. 



Veronica Chamaedrys L. (classical name for Germander). 

 Bird's-eye. 



Rare. In grassland: New London (Graves), Norfolk 

 (Miss M. C. Seymour). May — June. Adventive from 

 Europe. 



Veronica Teucrium L. (like the Germander). 



Rare. Fairfield, grassy roadside (Eames), Salisbury 

 (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). June. Native of Europe. 

 The plant is medicinal. 



Veronica serpyllifolla L. (thyme-leaved). 

 Creeping or Thyme-leaved Speedwell. 



Frequent or common. Fields and thickets, usually in 

 moist, but sometimes in dry soil. May — ^July. 

 Often troublesome as a weed in lawns. 



Veronica peregrina L. (foreign). 

 Neckweed. Purslane Speedwell. 



Frequent. Cultivated and waste ground either dry or 

 moist. April — ^June. 



Medicinal, resembling Veronica oMcinalis in its proper- 

 ties. Sometimes troublesome as a weed. 



Veronica arvensis L. (of cultivated ground). 

 Corn Speedwell. 



Occasional or frequent. Along the shore a weed in culti- 

 vated ground or along sandy roadsides ; inland mostly in dry 



