898 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



SYMPHYTUM L. 

 S. officinale L. Comfrey. Healing Herb. 



Bather common in southern counties, occurring in dry, waste 

 places. 



Flowers in June and July. 



Clark (Baird and Taylor); Jay, Delaware, Randolph, and 

 Wayne (Phinney); Jefferson (J. M. Coulter); Gibson and Posey 

 (Schneck); Marion; Monroe and Vigo (Blatchley). 

 ECHIUM L. 



E. vulgare L. Viper's Bugloss. Blueweed. 



Somewhat sparingly found in the northern part of the State in 

 coarse soils. It usually follows railroad embankments and is be- 

 coming more common within the past few years. Definite reports 

 from but two counties. 



Flowers in June and July. 



Kosciusko (Hessler); Tippecanoe (Coulter). 



VERBENACE^E. Vervain Family. 

 VERBENA L. 

 V. officinalis L. European Vervain. 



Rare in the southeastern part of the State, where its presence 

 was noted by Dr. Robert Hessler as a migrant. It occurs in dry, 

 coarse soil. 

 Collected in flower in June. 

 Fayette (Hessler); Jefferson. 



V. urticifolia L. White or Nettle-leaved Verbena. 



Common in most parts of the State in. waste places, indicative 

 of dry soil. A coarse, unsightly plant, hybridizing with several 

 other species of the genus. According to Britton and Brown, it 

 hybridizes with V. bracteosa, V. hastata and V. stricta. 



Flowers from June through September. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Jefferson and Kosciusko (Coulter); 

 Daviess (Clements); Fayette (Hessler); Putnam (MacDougal); 

 Vigo (Blatchley); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Steuben (Brad- 

 rer). 



V. hastata L. Blue Wild Verbena. 



In moist, grassy fields and in waste places in most parts of the 

 State. More abundant and of better development in dry soils. 



Flowers from June until in September. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham); Daviess (Clements); Jefferson 

 (Barnes); Fayette (Hessler); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Vigo 

 (Blatchley); Steuben (Bradner). 



