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BUTTON BUSH. 



Cephalanihus occidentalis. 



Widely distributed over the State from the lowest river bottoms 

 to the highest mountain streams. 



HYDRANGA FAMILY. HYDRANGEACEAE. 



Genus HYDRANGEA. 



WILD HYDRANGEA. 



Hydrangea arborescens. 

 Occurs sparsely throughout the timbered area. 



Genus PHILADELPHUS. 

 SYRINGA. 



Philadelphus. 



Several varieties in cultivation and in some places growing wild 

 about old habitations. 



GOOSEBERRY FAMILY. GROSSULARIACEAE. 



Genus RIBES. 

 GOOSEBERRIES. 



Ribes. 

 Several varieties of garden gooseberry. 



SLENDER GOOSEBERRY. 



Ribes gracile. 

 Rare in east part. 



MISSOURI GOOSEBERRY. 



Ribes Missouriensis. 

 Probably a variety found growing rare in east part. 



THE COMMON CURRANTS in cultivation. 

 Ribes rubrum and ribes nigrum. 



