WILD FLOWERS WHITE AND GREENISH 



It blossoms from June to September, and ranges from 

 Nova Scotia to Minnesota, and south to the Gulf States. 



CULVER'S ROOT. CULVER'S PHYSIC. 

 BLACK=ROOT 



Veronica virginica. Figwort Family. 



Bold and stately, this tall and rather stiff white- 

 flowered perennial herb rears its wand-like spires from 

 two to seven feet high in rich, moist woods, thickets, and 

 meadows, from June to September. The plant is 

 smooth, slender, and usually unbranched. The long- 

 tapering lance-shaped, short-stemmed, sharply toothed, 

 and noticeably veined leaves are arranged in circles 

 of from three to nine. The numerous white or bluish, 

 four-lobed, long, tubular flowers have two protrud- 

 ing stamens each, and are densely crowded on long, 

 slender terminal spikes. This plant is said to have 

 been used considerably as a remedy in domestic prac- 

 tice by the Indians and the early settlers. It is found 

 from Canada to Alabama, Mississippi, and Nebraska. 



CLEAVERS. GOOSE GRASS. CLEAVERWORT 



Galium Aparine. Madder Family. 



This particular Bedstraw has literally more popular 

 names than one could shake a stick at. No less than 

 seventy have been recorded to its credit! The generic 

 name, Galium, was mentioned by Dioscorides as 

 being used for curdling milk. This is an annual 

 species, having a small, weak, square stem with its 

 edges armed with tiny downward -slanting barbs, 



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