WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 



and grows from about two to five feet long. The 

 short-pointed, narrow, tapering oval leaf is set in a 

 whorl of six or eight at short distances along the stalk. 

 Their margins and midribs are very rough. The incon- 

 spicuous, four-parted, white flowers are set in clusters 

 of from one to three on rough stems that spring from 

 the angles of the leaves. The juice of this plant is 

 used as a remedy for dropsy. It is found from May to 

 September in rich, shaded grounds and along the 

 seashore, from New Brunswick to Florida, and from 

 Ontario to Missouri and Texas. 



STIFF MARSH BEDSTRAW. WILD MADDER 



Galium tincibrium. Madder Family. 



This stiff, erect perennial species grows from six to 

 fifteen inches high. The branching stem is nearly 

 smooth, and the lance-shaped, dull green leaves are 

 mostly in whorls of four. The white flowers are 

 borne terminally in twos and threes. The Wild Mad- 

 der is found from May to July, in damp, shady places, 

 and in wet meadows and swamp lands, from Canada to 

 North Carolina and Tennessee, west to Michigan, 

 Nebraska and Arizona. The root of the Wild Mad- 

 der was used by the Indians for staining their feathers, 

 skins and other ornaments red. 



SWEET-SCENTED, OR FRAGRANT BEDSTRAW 



Galium triflbrum. Madder Family. 



This is a perennial species, having its shining; 

 broad lance-shaped, bristle-pointed leaves grouped 



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