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THE DICOTYLEDONS 



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family (Boraginacece) , including Heliotrope and Forget-me- 

 not; the Verbenas; the very important Mint family 

 (Labiatce), with the characteristic square stems and bilabiate 

 flowers (Fig. 203), including many medicinal and other gar- 

 den plants, notably Mint, Peppermint, Sage, Thyme, 

 Lavender, Rosemary, with Hyssop, Ground Ivy, Bergamot, 

 and others ; the important Nightshade family (Solanacece) , 



FIG. 399. The Bladderwort, Utricularia Grafiana, and '(behind) 

 U. minor; X ?. (From Kerner.) 



with poisonous, useful, and ornamental plants, notably 

 Tobacco, Tomato, Egg Plant, Potato, Jerusalem Cherry, 

 Schizanthus, Petunia, and more; the important Figwort 

 family (Scrophulariacece) , including Snapdragon, Calceolaria, 

 Foxglove, Gerardia, Kenilworth Ivy, and others; the 

 Acanthus family, including the classical Acanthus and 

 tropical forms of greenhouses ; the Bignonia family, mostly 

 climbers, e.g. the Trumpet Creepers. Here belong also 



