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and ninety feet high. H e states t h a t " m a n y of t h e t r e e s in t h e new Madrid country which were killed b y t h e e a r t h q u a k e of 1811, a r e still standing and quite s o u n d , " (1866). I t is said b y Mr. Bryant to be hardy in cultivation a t Princeton, Illinois, (41 d g . 30 min.) b u t probably cannot be grown m u c h furthes north. v a r . speciosa, Warder. Hardy t h r o u g h o u t t h e state and more upright t h a n t h e typical form. Very valuable for planting. kaempferi, from J a p a n . MARTYNIA, Unicorn Plant, a n n u a l s . proboscidea, Common Unicorn Plant, native, L a p h a m ; Champaign county, Macauley. fragrans, Sweet-scented Unicorn Plant, cultivated from Mexico. OROBANCIIACEM—BROOM EPIPHEGUS, Beech Drops, Cancer Root. virginiana, B a r t . Union county, Vasey. Parasitic on t h e roots of beech t r e e s . P H E L I P A E A , Broom Rape. ludoviciana, native, Lapham, Hall. CONOPHOLIS, Squaw Root, Cancer Root. americana, Wallroth; Menard county Hall; Marion, Bebb. APHYLLON, Naked Broom Rape. uniflorum, One-Lowered Cancer Root, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. fasciculatum, native north, Vasey; Cook county, Babcock. RAPE FAMILY.

S C R O P H U L A R I A C E J E — F I G W O B T FAMILY.

Chiefly Herbs.

BRUNFELSIA, conservatory shrubs from Brazil. BROWALLIA. Demissa, cultivateed from South America for o r n a m e n t . A n n u a l . SALPIGLOSSIS. sinuata, cultivated from Chili as ornamental annual or biennial. SCHIZANTHUS. p i n n a t u s , cultivated for o r n a m e n t from Chili. PAULO WNIA. imperialis, cultivated as ornamental t r e e from J a p a n . " I n the rich soils of n o r t h e r n Illinois it m a k e s a rank, succulent growth, which is invariably killed t o t h e g r o u n d t h e following w i n t e r . " — B r y a n t . I t is n o t hardy as f a r south as Alton, t h o u g h sometimes attaining large size. VERBASCUM, MulUein, tall, usually wooly, biennial herbs. t h a p s u s , naturalized from E u r o p e , L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. Champaign county, Macauley, e t c . Troublesome weed, blattaria, Moth Mullein, naturalized from Europe, L a p h a m ; Champaign county, Macauley. "Hybridizes with l a s t . " - D a r l i n g t o n . CELSIA, biennial, ornamental cretica, cultivated from Mediterranean. ALONSOA, ornamental annuals from South America. incisaefolia. VERONICA, Speedwell. americana, Schw., American Brooklime, Peoria county, Brendel. speciosa, salicfolia, a n d lineleyana a r e shrubby, tender, very leafy species from New Zealand, serpyllyfolia, L . , Thyme-leaved Speedwell, F u l t o n county, Wolf. Scarce, spicata a n d sometimes paniculata, or hybrids between them, a r e cultivated for o r n a virginica, Culver's Root, Culver's Physic, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county, Macauley,. P e r e n n i a l , angallis, Water Speedwell, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county, Macauley. Perennial, scutellata, Marsh Spdedwell, native; Cook county, Babcock. P e r e n n i a l , peregrina, Neckweed Purslane SpeediveU, native, Lapham, Vasey; Cook county. Babcock, Champaign county, Macauley. A n n u a l , arvensis, Corn Speedwell, introduced from Europe, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. BUCHNERA, Blue Hearts, p e r e n n i a l . americana, native south, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. CALCEOLARIA, t e n d e r South American herbs or shrubs, cultivated as house a n d bedding plants, integrifolia, called also rugosa and salviasfolia. corymbosa. crenatifiora. scabiossefolia. SYNTHYRIS. houghtoniana, native, Lapham, Mead. Scarce. COLLINSIA, annuals a n d biennials. verna, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county, Macauley. bicolor, handsome g a r d e n annual from California.