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smaller than in the Baptista they are borne in such profusion in 
the long compact racemes that the effect is equally striking. 
flowers in the latter part of the month, extending into the early 
part of July, and grows about four feet tall. One of the best of 
the showy white flowers is Szdalcea candida, a member of the 
mallow family and a native of our southwestern country. Its 
flowers are borne in profusion, on stems two to three feet high. 
In the evening primrose family one of the best is the Missouri 
Primrose, Megapteriunt Missouriense, of our western plains. Like 
many of the other members of this family, it is at its best early 
in the morning, its large yellow flowers, sometimes six inches 
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plant has a oe habit, forming clumps. 
The cow parsnip, Heracleum lanatum, of wide distribution in 
this country, well represents the carrot family, its large leave 
umbels making it very decorative in both flower and fru tt 
sometimes attains a height of six feet or rnore 
ile some of the genera of June are represented in July, 
many make their first appearance during this latter mon The 
buttercup family, which is so much in evidence ce the spring 
and ear! se summer, is now on its decline, and few are left to mark 
its pre Our common meadow rue of the swamps, Zhalic- 
trum polygamaun, is one of the best of these. It is not particular 
all its own. It grows in masses, the stems reaching a height 
usually of four to six feet. Another of the rear guard of the 
buttercup family, and in striking contrast in inflorescence to that 
exhibited by the meadow rue, is the black snakeroot, or black 
cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa, Its leaves are also decompound, 
but quite different in appearance, and the white crowded flowers 
are arranged ina long wand-like raceme terminating a long stem 
Its height is about that of the meadow rue, but the leaves are 
mainly confined to the base of the plant, giving it quite a differ- 
ent appearance, The genus Baptisia, which was so beautifully 
