54 PLANT LIFE IN OKLAHOMA. 



speciosa), and the southern catal{)a or Indian bean (catalpa bignoniydes) . 

 Both of these catalpasi are planted for shade and the former one espe- 

 cially being extensively grown. 



MARTYNIA FAMILY— (Marti/nuiceae).— This family is repre- 

 sented in the western part of the State by a single genus which includes 

 one species' so far as known — ^devil's claw or unicorn plant. 



ACANTHUS FAMILY— (Acanthaceae).— This family includes the 

 water-willows (3) and the ruella. 



LOPSBED FAMILY— (Phrymaceae) . — The family is represented 

 by a single species of lopseed found in woods and thickets in the northern 

 and northeastern parts of the State. 



PLAINTAIN FAMILY— (Plantaffinaceae).— This, family includes 

 the common plain tains (13), widely distributed over the State. 



MADDER FAMILY — (Rubiaceae). — This family includes several 

 species of plants within the State, among which are the bed-straws, wild 

 liquorice, the 'button weeds, partridge berry or tern berry, butterbush ot 

 globe flower and the bluets. 



HONEY-SUCKLE FAMILY— (Capri/oZmceae).— Includes the 

 honeysuckles, found chiefly in the eastern and southern parts of the State, 

 the coral beryy or buck-busli {symphoricarpos symphoricarpos) , 

 in woods along streams throughout the State, except the extreme north- 

 western and Panhandle counties, black haws (2), and the common elder, 

 found along streams over the entire State, except in the Panhandle 

 counties. 



VALERIAN FAMILY— (FaZemnaceae).— This group includes 2 

 or 3 species among which are the comsalids found in the eastern and 

 southern parts of the Stete. 



GOURD FAMILY— {Cucurbitaceae).— This family includes the 

 wild gourds, squashes, and pumpkins. 



THE CAMPANULA FAMILY— (Campamlaceae). -Herbs with 

 milky sap, among which are the venus-looking glass, and bell flowers. 



LOBELIA FAMILY— (Lo&elMJceae). -Includes lobelias (6). ' 



THISTLE FA-MILY— (Compos^tae).— This family includes a 

 large number of our herbs and a few of the shrubs. Among these plants 

 are the iron weeds (veronia) (7), bonesets or thoroughworts (10) {eupa- 

 inriiim) elephant's foot (dephantopus) , blazing stars (5), rosinweeds or 

 gumplants (3), rbroom weeds, kindling weed or august flower, golden 

 asters (4),.goldenrods (21), sand daisies, daisies, asters (20), fleahanes 

 (11), willow baecharis (in river valleys in the western half of the State), 

 rabbit tobacco, marshfleabanes, cat's-foot, pearly everlasting, white bal- 

 sam, sweet life everlasting, purple cudweed, leaf -cups, rosin-weeds (5), 

 ferverfew, ragweeds (5), cockle-burs (3), prairie zinnia, false sunflowers, 

 cone-flowers (14), column flowers, sunflowers (20), coreopsis (7), beggar- 

 ticks or sticktights, including the Spanish needles, sneeze weeds, yarrows, 

 dog-fennel (may-weed), feted marigold, ox-eyed daisy, sage brushes (11), 



