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PLANTAGINACEAE. 
PL ANT AGO (Tourn) L. 
818. Plant ago major L. Common Plantain. Common everywhere. 
819. Plantago rugellii Dcsne. Rugel’s Plantain. With the above and 
nearly as common. 
820. Plantago lanceolata L. Rib-grass. Not uncommon in yards and 
waste places, 
821. Plantago purshii R. & S. Pursh’s Plantain. Common in dry 
sandy soil. 
822. Plantago aristata Michx. Large Bracted Plantain. Much less 
common but occasional in dry fields. 
RUBIACEAE. 
GALIUM L. 
823. Galium aparine L. Cleavers or Goosegrass. Common in low 
thickets and waste places. 
824. Galium circaezans Michx. Wild Liquorice. Not uncommon in 
rich woodlands. 
825. Galium boreale L. Northern Bedstraw. Locally abundant on 
rocky banks. 
826. Galium concinnum T. & G. Shining Bedstraw. Not uncommon 
on dry soils. 
827. Galium asprellum Michx. Rough Bedstraw. Scarce in dry fields. 
CEPHALANTHUS L. 
829. Cephalanthus Occident alis L. Button Bush. Locally plenty 
along streams and shores. 
HOUSTONIA L. 
829. Houstonia minima Beck. Least Bluets. Plenty in scattered spots 
in sandy soil along streams. 
CAPRIFOLIACEAE. 
LONICERA L. 
830. Lonicera sullivantii Gray. Sullivant’s Honeysuckle. Rare in 
rocky wooded places ; State Quarries. 
