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Lysim chia strieta, Racemed Loose- 

 strife. — *June 21, not rare, Matteawan 

 Creek near river. 



Lysim a chia quadrifolia. Whorled Loose- 

 strife.— i lmost if not quite abundant. 

 damp wood land and roadsides. June 

 10-30. 



Aphyllon uniflora, Broomiape. — Not 

 rare in the dry places on the mount ins. 

 May 27. 



Verbascum blattaria, Moth Mullein. — * 

 June 25, not r..re along the railroad track. 



Linaria vulgaris. Common Toad Flax. — 

 Common in waste places and in long road 

 sides, dry soil. June 2. 



(I did not find L. Canadensis, which is 

 sin -Her and h s blue flowers). 



(I hoped to find Collinsi ■ verna, Inno- 

 cence. — but was un-ible to do so.) 



Mimulus ringens, Monkey Flower. — * 

 Not rare. June 23, near the river. 



Veronica serpyllifoli •, P ul's Betony. — 

 I found this rather common growing in the 

 grass in the y <rd along the ro d sides, 

 rather dry places, last of May, blue stri- 

 ated, and white v^ieties. 



Veronic. officinalis, Common Speed- 

 wel . — Common throughout May, in simi- 

 lar situations as the Inst, large and small 

 specimens; a much more hardy plant, and 

 more often found in moist situations. 



Veronica americana, Brooklime. — Com- 

 mon in brooks at base of mountains; May 

 31 and June. 



(I cannot understand why I failed to de 

 tect so many of the other species — V. ana- 

 gallis, Scutellaria (skullcap), agrestis (neck- 

 weed), peregrina, and arvensis (corn speed- 



