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VINCA, Periwinkle, perennials, from E u r o p e . minor, common Periwinkle, creeping- evergreen plant. major, Large Periwinkle, not quite hardy n o r t h . herbaeea, not evergreen. rosea, erect house and bedding- plant from West Indies. APQCYNUM; Dogbane, Indian Hemp. androssemifolium, Spreading Dogbane, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock,Champaign county, Macauley. eannabinum, Indian Hemp, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock, Champaigna county. AMSONIA. tabernnemontana, native southward, L a p h a m .

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ASCLEPIAS, Milkweed. Silkweed, perennials. tuberosa, Butterfly Weed, Pleurisy Root, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaig-n county, curassavica, cultivated from South America as a house and bedding- p l a n t , incarnata, Swamp Milkweed, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county, ovalifolia, Decaisne,McHenry county, V a s e y , meadii, Torr, Hancock county. Mend; Peoria, Brendel; Menard, Hall; r a r e , obtusifolia, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaig-n county, cornuti, common Milkweed or Silkweed, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock, Champaig-n county, sullivantii, native. ' L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaig-n county, phytalaccoides, Poke Milkweed, native; Vasey; north, Bebb;!Cook county, Babcock; Peoria county, Brendel. p u r p u r a s c e n s , native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaig-n county, varieg-ata, Variegated Milkweed, native, L a p h a m . quadrifolia, Four-leafed Milkweed, native, L a p h a m . nuttalliana, ? native, Vasey; Lnpharn. verticillata, Whorled Milkweed, native, L a p h a m : Cook county, Babcock, perenis, Walt, southward. ACERATES, Green Milkweed, perennials. viridiflora, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county. Babcock. longifolia, native, Laphom; Cook county, Babcock. paniculata, native, Vasey. monocephala, (?) native. Vasey. lanuginosa, Decaisne. Winnebag-ocounty, Bebb; McHenry, V a s e y . ENSLENIA, perennial. ' •. albida, native south, Lapham. GONOLOBUS, twining- perennial herbs. laevis, native, Vasey; Wabash county, Schneck. HOYA, Wax Plant, carnosa, house plant from India STEPHANOTUS. floribunda, hot house twiner from Madagascar. PERIPLOCA. graeca, o r n a m e n t a l climber from southern Europe, hardy in middle s t a t e s . stapelia, fleshy plants from Cape of Good H o p e . hirsuta, conservatory plant.

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Trees or Shrubs—chiefly smooth.

JASMINUM, Jessamine, cultivated for ornament, all tender. odoratissimum, common sweet yellow jessamine, from Madeira. r e v o l u t u m , from Himalayas or China. officinale, common White jessamine, from t h e E a s t . grandiflorum, from India. azoricum, from Azores and Madeira. sambac, from tropical India. FOTSYVHIA, ornamental shrubs from China and J a p a n , viridissima, early yellow flowers, suspensa. SYRINGA, Lilac, ornamental tall s h r u b s . vulgaris, or common lilac, cultivated from eastern Europe or Persia, perrica, Persian lilac, m o r e slender. Nearly 40 varieties of t h e lilac are now advertised by one n u r s e r y . LIGUSTRUM, Privet or Prim, cultivated for o r n a m e n t . v u l g a r e , Common Privet, cultivated for hedges, e t c . , from E u r o p e , japonicuin, cultivated from J a p a n , not hardy n o r t h .