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2a. V. Anagallis-aquatica L., var. glandulosa Farwell. (See Rept. Mich. Acad. 

 Sci. 19:249. 1917. Rhodora 23:37. 1921. V. Anagallis, in part, of Cayuga Fl.) 



Ditches and slow streams ; rare. 



Cortland marl ponds (D.) ; "abundant in outlet of Lay's Iron Spring, west of 

 Black Lake" (£>.) ; ditch near Black Lake (L. F. Randolph, A. J. E., & K. M. W.). 



Mass., Vt, and Ont., southw. to Pa., 111., Okla., and Tex.; absent on the Coastal 

 Plain. 



A study of material of V. Anagallis-aquatica from various parts of Europe and 

 North America seems to indicate that it is a polymorphous species with many 

 varieties interrelated in such a way that no good specific lines can be drawn between 

 them. 



3. V. scutellata L. Marsh Speedwell. 



Wet places in marshes and about bogs, generally in slightly calcareous soils; infre- 

 quent. June-Oct. 



Between Spencer and North Spencer; n. e. of Hanshaw Corners; Slaterville 

 Swamp; Ringwood; Freeville Bog; Chicago Bog; s. corner of Wyckoff Swamp; 

 Montezuma; and elsewhere. 



Lab. and Newf. to B. C, southw. to N. Y., Minn., and Calif.; infrequent on the 

 Atlantic Coastal Plain. Found also in Eurasia. 



4. V. officinalis L. Common Speedwell. 



Dry gravelly and stony banks, in old fields, pastures, and open woodlands, mostly 

 in subacid soils ; frequent. June-July. 



Border of Summit Marsh; Dry Run, Spencer; West Hill, abundant (D.) ; Beech 

 Woods, Six Mile Creek; Cayuga Heights: Turkey Hill, abundant (D.) ; Ringwood; 

 McLean (D. !) ; and elsewhere. 



Newf. to Ont. and S. Dak., southw. to Ga. and Tenn., including the Coastal Plain. 

 Found also in Eurasia. 



5. V. serpyllifolia L. Thyme-leaved Speedwell. 



Slightly moist, mostly run-out, grasslands and lawns; common, and generally dis- 

 tributed. May-Oct. 



Newf. to Ont, southw. to Ga., N. Mex., and Calif., including the Atlantic Coastal 

 Plain. Found also in Eurasia. 



6. V. peregrina L. 



Cultivated grounds and waste places, in sandy or gravelly soils; common. May- 

 June. 



N. B. to Minn., southw. to Fla. and Tex., including the Coastal Plain. 



6a. V. peregrina L., var. xalapensis (HBK.) Pennell. (See Torreya 19:167. 

 1919.) 



In situations similar to the preceding ; rare. 



In the planted white birch thicket, Fox Ridge, 1922. 



N. E., also Mississippi Valley, westw. and southwestw. ; rare in the Allegheny 

 region. 



7. V. arvensis L. Corn Speedwell. 



Dry gravelly or rocky fields, waste places, and light sterile, often acid, cultivated 

 grounds ; common. May-June. 



Newf. to B. C, southw. to Fla., Kans., and Tex. Naturalized from Eurasia. 



8. V. agrestis L. Field Speedwell. 



A weed in gardens, lawns, and by roadsides, mostly in sandy, gravelly, or stony 

 places ; rare. Apr.-May 10. 



