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P. LAEviGATTJS Ait. — (P. Penstemon 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 



Fields; occasional in the southern part of the valley. Lee; New 



Marlboro; Sheffield. Probably introduced with grass seed, 

 var. Digitalis (Sweet) Gray. — (P. Digitalis 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 

 Fields ; occasional in the southern part of the valley. Stockbridge ; 



Great Harrington; Egremont; Sheffield. 



SCROPHULARIA. Figwort. 



S. leporella Bicknell. — Fields and roadsides; frequent. 

 S. marilandica L. — Rich shaded soil; frequent. 



VERBASCUM. MuLLErN. 



V. Blattaeia L. Moth Mullein. — Old fields; rare. New 

 Ashford; Pittsfield; Great Harrington. 



V. Thapsxts L. Mullein. — Hillsides, clearings and old fields; 

 common. 



VERONICA. Speedwell. 



V. americana Schwein. American Hkooklime. — Hrooks, ditches 

 and swampy places; common. 



V. Anagallis-aquatica L. Water Speedwell. — Hrooks; rare. 

 Stockbridge Howl, Stockbridge; Sheffield. 



The material of V Anagallis-aquatica from Berkshire has been 

 determined by Dr. F. W. Pennell as V. catenata Pennell, var. glandu- 

 losa Farwell. 



V. aevensis L. Corn Speedwell. — Dry hillsides ; frequent in the 

 valley. 



V. officinalis L. Common Speedwell. — Hillsides and open 

 woods ; common . 



V. peregrina L. Purslane Speedwell. — Cultivated ground; 

 occasional. Pittsfield; Stockbridge; West Stockbridge; Great Har- 

 rington (Walters); Sandisfield. 



V. scutellata L. INIarsh Speedwell. — Swamps and wet places ; 

 common. 



V. serpyllifolia L. — Damp grassy ground; common. 



V. Teucrium L. — Roadside escape; occasional. WiUiamstown; 

 New Marlboro; Egremont; Mt. Washington (Churchill). 



V. Tournefortii L. — Waste ground; occasional. Lanesboro; 

 Pittsfield. 



