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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 (Lactuca), 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. 



