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falo Bean." Low growing* plants with purple pea-like 

 flowers. No. 16 is very common and blooms nearly all sum- 

 mer. No. 17 has pods the size and shape of plums. 



18. Hedysarum boreale. (Hedysarum = Sweet Odour.) 



19. Hedysarum albiflorum. White flowered Hedysarum. 

 Produce spikes of purple and white flowers respectively. 



20. Oxytropis splendens. Plant 6 in. ; silvery ; flowers 

 deep blue. 



21. Oxytropis lambertii. 



22. Tathyrus venosus. "Everlasting-" Pea. A climber, 

 purple flowers in clusters. Very common. 



t , 23. Petalostemon candidus. White prairie clover. 



24. Petalostemon violaceus. Purple prairie clover. 

 Flowers in elegant cylindrical heads. 



25. Thermopsis rhombifolia. Valuable for its yellow 

 flowers, about the size of those of the garden pea. Height 

 one foot. Perennial. 



IX. ROSEACE^. Rose Family. 



26. Rosa blanda. Wild rose. The species here referred 

 to is the one growing- in bluffs, etc. Well suited for low 

 hedg-es. The low-growing- prairie species is to be avoided, as 

 it makes too many suckers. 



27. Amelanchier aluifolia. June berry. Saskatoon. A 

 favorite shrub. Flowers very beautiful, white and odourous. 



28. Spirea Salicifolia. Willow-leaved meadow sweet. 

 A graceful shrub, with clusters of lovely pink and white 

 flowers. Quite equal to some imported Spireas. Common 

 everywhere. 



29. Geum Triflorum. Three flowered Avens. Well- 

 known from its three purple flowers on each stem. Seeds in 

 feather}^ clusters are as pretty as the flowers. 



X. SAXIFRAGACM. (Saxifrage Family). 



30. Parnassia Palustris. Grass of Parnassus. Flowers 

 white with greenish centres ; much admired ; needs wet soil. 



31. Ribes Aureum. Missouri or Flowering Currant. 

 Found on South Saskatchewan. A shrub with bright yellow 

 and very fragrant blossoms. 



