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COMPOSITE; LOBELIACE.E ; CAMPANULACEiE ; ERICACEAE. 



Latin Names. 



N. virgatus, D C, . 

 N. asper, T. & Gr., 

 Taraxacum, Hall., 1 

 T. Dens-leonis, Desf., 

 Pyrrhopappus, D C, 

 *P. Carolinianus, D. C, 

 *P. grandiflorus, Nutt., 

 Lactuca, Tour., 

 L. elongata, Muhl., 

 Mulgedium, Cass., . 

 M. Floridanura, D C, 



Lobelia, L , . 



L. cardinalis, L., 2 . 



L. syphilitica, L., 3 . 



? L. leptostachys, D C., 4 



? L. amcena, Mich., 



L. inflata, L., 5 



L. spicata, Lam., . 



English Names. 



Dandelion. 

 False Dandelion. 



Lettuce. 



Blue Lettuce. 



Geologl Station. 

 Sandy, 



Lobeliacese. Lobelia Family 



Lobelia. 

 Cardinal flower, 

 Great Lobelia, 



Indian tobacco, 



Limestone, 



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Sand, 



Natural Habitat. 

 Barren and rocky prairies. 

 Dry prairies. 



Fields. Introduced. 



Fields. 

 Shaded ravines. 



Rich fields, fences. 

 Borders of fields & thickets. 



Low ground, rich bottoms. 

 Banks. Hot springs. 

 Banks. Mississippi River. 

 Swamps. 

 Dry open soil. 



Campanula, Tour., 

 C. Americana, L., . 

 Specular ia, Heist. 

 S. perfoliata, D C, . 



Campanulaceae. 



. Bell flower. 



Limestone, 

 Sand, 



Shaded banks and rich 

 [woods. 

 Dry open fields. 



Ericaceae. 6 Heath Family. 



Gaylussacia, H. B. K., 

 G. frondosa, T. & Gi\, 

 ? G. dumosa, T. & Gr., 

 G. resinosa, T. & Gr., 

 Vacciniuin, L., 

 V. stamineum, L., . 



Huckleberry. 





Dangleberry, . 



. 



Dwarf Huckleberry, 



Sandstone, 



Black Huckleberry, 



it 



Cranberry, Blueberry. 





Deerberry, 



Sandstone, 



. Low ground. 



. Barrens. 



. Rocky hills, open woods 



. Hilly open woods. 



1 Its milky sap is bitter. The stems, like the root, are used for purifying the blood in the spring. The 

 stalk of the flower is eaten raw for that purpose. The boiled leaves make excellent and wholesome 

 greens. 



3 A beautiful flower known by everybody, and often cultivated. The Indians use the root as vermi- 

 fuge. 



3 Taken in small dose, its root acts as sudorific. A stronger dose acts as purgative, and still a stronger 

 as emetic. It has a beautiful raceme of blue flowers. 



4 Was not found in Arkansas, but near its northern limits. Probably descends further south. 



5 A virulent poison, and dangerous quack medicine. 



B Shrubby plants. Bark and leaves astringent and tonic. Fruit sometimes acid and eatable with 

 still more astringency, and thus febrifuge and very wholesome. The leaves of some species are used as 

 a substitute for tea. The leaves of other species are used as a remedy against the gravel. Some species 

 have poisonous leaves. 



