PLANTS OF NORTH ELBA 117 



Veronica serpyllifolia L. 



Thyme leaved speedwell 

 Rare. Raybrook and Wood farm. July. 



Melampyrum lineare Lam. 



M. Americanum Mx. 



American cow wheat 



Thin woods and clearings. Common. August. It ascends to the 

 top of Mt Mclntyre. 



LENTIBULACEAE 

 Utricularia vulgaris L. 



Common bladderwort. " Greater bladderwort 

 Lakes and sluggish streams. Raybrook and Lake Placid. August. 



Utricularia cornuta Mx. 



Horned bladderwort 

 Bogs in the south end of Lake Placid. August. 



LABIATAE 

 Mentha arvensis Z. 



Corn mint 



Waysides. Lake Placid. August. An introduced plant which is 

 sometimes a troublesome weed in cultivated ground. 



Mentha Canadensis Z. 



Canadian mint. Wild mint 

 Shores and wet places. Common. August. 



Lycopus Virginicus Z. 



BUGLEWEED 



Wet or moist ground. Common. August. 



Lycopus sinuatus Z. 



Water hoarhound 



Growing with the preceding species or in similar places but less 

 abundant. Both are reputed to possess medicinal properties. 



