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Square-stemmed Sabbatia (Sabbatia angularis). Pink 

 family. 

 Max. ht. 3 ft.; stem ^-angled, flowers similar to 

 above; leaves broadei- and clasping. Rich ground. 

 Summer. New York. 



See also Wild Bergamot (Purple 2). 



II. LEAVES WHORLED. 

 12. Leaves whorled, flowers all terminal. 



Four-leaved Milkweed {Asdepias quadrifolia) . Milk- 

 weed family. 

 Ht. 1-2 ft.; flowers in several umbels; corolla 5- 

 parted, divisions bent down, above them a crown 

 (corona) of upright "hoods"; leaves in middle 

 jour in whorl, above and below (2) opposite. Woods. 

 Spring, summer. 



Marsh Milkwort (Polygala cruciata). Milkwort 

 family . 

 Max. ht. 10 in.; branches opposite; stem 4-angled; 

 flowers in short spikes ; petals 3 , middle keel-shaped ; 

 leaves generally in fours, linear to inversely lance- 

 shaped. Swamps. Summer, autumn. 



Joe Pye Weed. Trumpet-weed {Eupatorium purpu- 

 reum). Composite family. 

 Ht. 2-8 ft. or over; stout; stem spotted; flower- 

 heads in flat-topped clusters (corymbs) at top ; leaves 

 3-6 in whorl, oblong, lance-shaped, coarse, and 

 toothed. Low ground. Common. End of summer. 



See also Purple Loosestrife (4). 



13. Leaves whorled, flowers lateral. 



Sheep-laurel (Kahnia angustifolia). Heath family. 

 Max. ht. 3 ft.; shrub; flowers clustered at side of 

 stem; corolla saucer-shaped, 5-lobed, stamens (10) 



