WILD FLOWERS WHITE AND GREENISH 
It blossoms from June to September, and ranges from 
Nova Scotia to Minnesota, and south to the Gulf States. 
CULVER’S ROOT. CULVER’S PHYSIC. 
BLACK-ROOT 
Verénica virginica. Figwort Family. 
Bold and stately, this tall and rather stiff white. 
flowered perennial herb rears its wand-like spires from 
two to seven feet high in rich, moist woods, thickets, and 
meadows, from June to September. The plant is 
smooth, slender, and usually unbranched. The long- 
tapering lance-shaped, short-stemmed, sharply toothed, 
and noticeably veined leaves are arranged in circles 
of from three to nine. The numerous white or bluish; 
four-lobed, long, tubular flowers have two protrud- 
ing stamens each, and are densely crowded on long, 
slender terminal spikes. This plant is said to have 
been used considerably as a remedy in domestic prac. 
tice by the Indians and the early settlers. It is found 
from Canada to Alabama, Mississippi, and Nebraska. 
CLEAVERS. GOOSE GRASS. CLEAVERWORT 
Galium Aparine. Madder Family. 
This particular Bedstraw has literally more popular 
names than one could shake a stick at. No less than 
seventy have been recorded to its credit! The generic 
name, Galivm, was mentioned by Dioscorides as 
being used for curdling milk. This is an annual 
species, having a small, weak, square stem with its 
edges armed with tiny downward-slanting barbs, 
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