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XOBELIA. erinus, cultivated for o r n a m e n t from the Cape of Good Hope; annual, or continued by c u t t i n g s . laxifiora, cultivated in conservatories, from Mexico, perennial. cardinalis, Cardinal flower, native, Laphain; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign, Macauley; Madison county. syphilitica, Great Lobelia, native, L a p h a m ; Macauley; Champaign county, Cook county, Babcock. puberula, native, Gray. leptostachys, native, L a p h a m ; Champaign county. inflata, Indian Tobacco, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. Poisonous; Champaign county. spicata, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. kalmii, native, Vasey; Cook county, Babcock; Tazewell county, Brendel.

C A M P A N U L A C E i E — C A M P A N U L A FAMILY.

Herbs with milky juice.

SPECULARIA, Venus' Looking Glass. speculum, Garden Venus' Looking Glass, cultivated for o r n a m e n t from E u r o p e ; annual. perfoliate, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county. CAMPANULA, Bell Flower, Hare Bell. rotundifolia, Hare Bell, native, Yasey; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county. var. linifolia, native, Cook county, Babcock. aparinoides, Marsh Bell Flower, native, Lapham; Cook county, Babcock. americana, Tall Bell Flower, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county, Macauley. PLATYCODON, perennial. grandiflorum, cultivated for o r n a m e n t from Siberia.

E R I C A C E A E — H E A T H FAMILY.

Chiefly Shrubs.

GAYLUSSACIA, Hu-ckleberry. American Whortleberry. resinosa, Common or Black Huckleberry, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. Not common. " F u r n i s h e s the larger share of the black huckleberries of t h e n o r t h e r n m a r k e t s . " - Darlington. VACCINIUM, Cranberry, Blueberry, etc. canadense, Kalm, Canada Blueberry, Lee county, Vasey; Cook county, Hill, macrocarpon, Large or American Cranberry, native, Vasey; Cook county, Babcock. ( ultivated for berries in all Atlantic states, and to some e x t e n t in Wisconsin, arboreum, Farkleberry, n a t i v e ; Jackson county, Vasey; Union county, Burrill. pennsylvanicum, Dwarf Blueberry, native, Laphain; Cook county, Babcock. " T h e fruit of this species is highly prized on account of its earliness, b u t it is not so agreeable in flavor as some o t h e r s . " — F u l l e r . Gray and Darlington give it a b e t t e r character, vaccillans, Low Blueben^y, native, Vasey. corymbosum, Swamp Blueberry, or Highbush Huckleberry which Fuller p r o n o u n c e s " t h e best H u c k l e b e r r y , " does not a p p e a r to be native. " T h e Huckleberry is one of those fruits which have always been neglected. * * Why this neglect I am at a loss to understand, for the Huckleberry possesses naturally b e t t e r qualities t h a n even the c u r r a n t and gooseberry."—Fuller, v a r . accrocum, C r a y ; Lee county, Vasey. ERICA, Heath. carnea, cultivated from E u r o p e in form of Erica Herbacea for o r n a m e n t . ARCTOSTAPHYLOS, Bearberry. uva-ursi, Common Bearberry, native, V a s e y ; Cook county, Babcock. Leaves used in medicine. G-AULTHERIA, yiromatic Wintergreen. procumbens, Creeping Wintergreen, Cook county. Occurs at Miller's station, in Indiana, a few miles e a s t of t h e line, Babcock. CASSANDRA, Leather Leaf. calyculata, n a t i v e ; Cook county, Babcock. ANDROMEDA. polifolia, native, Vasey. speciosa, cultivated for o r n a m e n t , mariana, Stagger Bush, cultivated for o r n a m e n t . KALMIA, American or Mountain Laurel , not native west. Cultivated for o r n a m e n t . latifolia, Large Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Spoon Wood. " I t is said not to live long in limestone c l a y s . ' ' —Bryant. angustifolia, Narrow-leaved or Sheep Laurel. glauca, Pale Laurel. RHODODENDRON, Rose Bay, o r n a m e n t a l shrubs. None grow naturally in t h e s t a t e . l m a x i m u m , Great Rhododendron or Wild Laurel. 'It is not always practicable to give it the moist atmosphere and shade which seem to be indispensible."—Bryant, catawbiense, Catawba Rhododendron. * 'Will not grow in soils impregnated with l i m e . " Bryant.

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