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EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN. 



Fig. 192 (169). 



Neckweed. Purselane Speedwell. Ver- 

 onica peregrina L. Annual, erect, smooth or 

 slightly glandular, 10-30 cm. high; lowest 

 leaves petioled, blades oblong, thickish, the 

 upper leaves sessile, white. Common as a weed 

 in cultivated ground. 



Apparently introduced from Europe. 



Fig. 193 (170). 



Thyme-leaved Speedwell. Veronica ser- 

 pyllifolia L. Perennial, nearly smooth, creep- 

 ing, much branched, 5-20 cm. high; leaves all 

 opposite and petioled, ovate; raceme loose, 

 corolla whitish or pale blue with deeper stripes. 

 Native and introduced. 



