318 Iberbaceous plants. 



THE DOGWOOD FAMILY. 



Dwarf Cornel, Cornus Canadensis. A small but very 

 ornamental woodland flower forming quite a feature of the 

 scenery in moist and rich woods. Stem a few inches high, 

 bearing only a single whorl of ovate or oval leaves ; flowers 

 in terminal heads surrounded by four large, showy, pure 

 white involucral leaves. Very desirable for planting in 

 shrubberies and thickets to form woodland scenery. May 

 also be grown in moist places in a rockery. 



THE MADDER FAMILY. 



Madder, Rubia. Several species may be employed 

 among the grass on the margins of streams and lakes with 

 good effect. Most are weedy and insignificant as individuals. 



Bedstraw, Galium verum. A slender, graceful plant 

 effective when grown in masses on grassy banks or in open- 

 ings of woods and thickets. Leaves whorled, flowers 

 numerous, bright yellow in terminal, leafy panicles. Height 

 about a foot. 



Woodruff, Asperula odorata. A small herb, with lan- 

 ceolate whorled leaves and terminal corymbs of white flowers 

 in summer. Very attractive in shady woods, forming loose, 

 graceful masses of leaves and flowers about eight inches 

 high. May be naturalized with ease. Not showy. 



Partridge-Berry, Mitcliella repens. A minute evergreen 

 creeping plant of rich woods. Leaves ovate, small bright 

 green ; flowers very pretty white or tinted rose followed by 

 scarlet berries in winter. In woodland scenery to form 

 close mats on the ground, planted in a rich leaf-soil. 



Bluet, Houstonia ccerulea. A slender plant three or 



