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this is sometimes known as creeping Charlie; the fringed 
loosestrife, from North America, is also here, as is the clethra- 
like loosestrife, from Japan, with its racemes of white flowers. 
Between the two beds devoted to the carrot family, and a little 
beyond, is the plumbago family, to which belongs the com- 
mon thrift of Europe; there are several other thrifts here 
also, as well as the statices or sea-lavenders, in several 
species. The bed allotted to the gentian family is to be 
found a little beyond the plumbago family; various gen- 
tians are represented, among them the blind gentian, a native 
of the United States, and the Thibet gentian, from the Hima- 
layas and China. In the brook, just beyond the little stone 
bridge, will be found the buckbean family; here are shown 
the water-snowflake, common in tropical regions, and the 
water-lily floating heart, native in Europe and northern 
Asia. 
Just beyond the left hand bed devoted to the carrot family 
is the dogbane family ; the willow-leaved amsonia, from the 
central and southeastern United States, and the broad-leaved 
amsonia, from the central and eastern United States, are con- 
spicuous objects here. Beyond this are two beds of the 
milkweed family and among its representatives are the com- 
mon milkweed of our roadsides, the hairy milkweed, and the 
swamp milkweed; the swallowworts also belong here and 
are illustrated by several species. In the morning-glory 
family, located to the right of the above, are the small bind- 
weed, of northern Europe and Asia, sometimes a troublesome 
weed in this country, and the bush morning-glory from the 
western United States. Following the milkweeds is the 
phlox family; interesting plants here are the Jacob’s-ladder 
(Polemoniumt), of Europe, with its masses of blue flowers; 
the hairy phlox, of North America; Britton’s phlox, a rela- 
tive of the common ground phlox, from the southeastern 
United States; the ground phlox and its white-flowered 
form, both natives of the eastern United States; and forms 
of the garden phlox, also from the southeastern United 
States. In the shade, the natural habitat of many of these 
