8-19-34 sharper than the triangular M. arenaria but less sharp than the very sharp pointed M. aquatica. Infl. consists of primary axillary whorls, well separated (or perhaps there will be 6 as in undeveloped) and terminating pearly in a few flowers and reduced h.f. Can't be sure of tip infl but it is neither distinctly lyrate nor obovate, no distinct head as in M. aquatica. 8-19-34 ? Odontites verna Reichb. Cate III: 47: Euphrasia adr. ia (Odontites) L. SVK I: 604 FL & young fr. Villeneuve- Noisille. R.B.K. not at all sure she has seen both O. verna and O. serotina to date. This specimen suggests O. verna in that (1) lvs are lanceolate (not linear, lanceolate) and are rounded (or at least not somewhat narrowed) at the base (2) of the calyx. Both the 2 lower can only be called lanceolate while the 2 upper come more nearly being triangles. On the other hand this specimen suggests O. serotina in that it is 11 3/8 cm high with slender branches (from ± middle) spreading rather widely (angle of about 60°). Like O. verna (as described) lvs have never well-marked beneath and infl (resp. toward base) is "un peu cècle" and here the bract (like smaller lvs) are certainly longer than the fls (but though bracts relatively diminid and at tip of infl are sometimes no longer than the calyx.) With unripe fr the capsule is just visible (1 mm across)