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The Sumac Family 306 



The Cyrilla Family .. o ..... . 310 



The Holly Family 312 



The Staff-Tree Family 317 



The Bladder-Nut Family 319 



The Maple Family 



320 



The Buckeye Family 324 



The Jewel-Weed Family 326 



The Buckthorn Family . 328 



The Grape Family 330 



The Linden Family 332 



The Mallow Family 335 



The Tea Family 337 



The St. John's-Wort Family -339 



The Rock-Rose Family 345 



The Violet Family 346 



The Passion-Flower Family .352 



The Loosestrife Family '. . 354 



The Meadow-Beauty Family .356 



The Evening-Primrose Family 359 



The Ginseng Family 362 



The Carrot Family 364 



The Dogwood Family 372 



The White-Alder Family 374 



The Indian-Pipe Family 375 



The Heath Family 376 



The Huckleberry Family 396 



The Diapensia Family 401 



The Primrose Family 407 



The Plumbago Family „ 411 



The Sapodilla Family 412 



The Ebony Family 414 



The Sweet Leaf Family . .415 



The Storax Family 415 



The Olive Family . . . , 419 



The Logania Family 423 



The Gentian Family 425 



The Buckbean Family ......... 403 



The Dogbane Family 431 



The Milkweed Family ,,,,,»,,. 435 



