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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 

 {Polemoniimi), 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 



