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honeysuckles, will be found in the fruticetum and in the 
viticetum. To the left is the valerian family with a single 
bed; here will be found the valerian, a common European 
plant. 
Just beyond the plantain family is the teasel family. It is 
to this that the teasel plant belongs, used in olden times for 
raising the nap on woolen cloth. Several species of cephal- 
aria will be found here. The bell-flower family is a little fur- 
ther on and to the left; the Carpathian and Host’s bell-flowers, 
both natives of Europe, are pretty representatives here; the 
creeping bell-flower, or Canterbury bells, also a native of 
Europe, will be found here in several forms; the Japanese 
bell-flower, and its white variety, are also here, their large 
showy flowers making them quite conspicuous. A little fur- 
ther on and to the left is the lobelia family; the cardinal 
flower and the blue cardinal flower, both natives of North 
America, make showy objects; the former is particularly 
striking in its rich masses of cardinal-red flowers. 
To the right of the teasel family is the chicory family. 
The common lettuce (Zactuca), so much used in salads, be- 
longs here; many of the plants are extremely weedy by 
nature, and this is particularly true of the hawkweeds, a 
genus richly represented in the Old World, several species of 
which are shown here; the oyster plant is also a member of 
this family. 
To the left of this will be found the ragweed family. All 
the species here are of a weedy nature. The ragweed, the 
giant ragweed, and the common clot-blur find representa- 
tion here. Terminating the sequence comes the very large 
thistle family, represented by many species from all parts of 
the world; there are nine beds at present given over to these 
plants; the sunflowers, coneflowers, thistles, asters, flea- 
banes, yarrows, golden-rods, tansies, sneezeweeds, burdocks, 
artemisias and wormwoods, cat’s-foot, tick-seeds, elecam- 
pane, boneset, chrysanthemums, colt’s-foot and many others 
are shown; the Jerusalem artichoke, one of the sun-flowers, 
a native of eastern North America, bears edible tubers. 
