cording to Dr. Barton found very generally in sandy places 

 from Canada to Florida; receiving in its course various local 

 appellations, such as: Wild-Rhubarb, Wild-Potato, Hog- 

 Potato, Wild-Potato-Vine, Mecoacanna, Kussader or Kas- 

 sader, &c. &c. 



We have subjoined candicans as a variety, not from an 

 assurance of the specific identity of the two plants, but 

 for the sake of assorting the synonymy, which has, we 

 suspect, been confused by Michaux and Pursh. Their stig- 

 mas differ materially ; though the plants agree in a generfil 

 habit ditinguishable in the genus by some striking peculi- 

 arities. 





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The root is perennial, very large, cylindrical, and 

 full of longitudinal fissures. It is generally about the 

 " thickness of a man*s wrist, and about two or three feet 

 long, branched at the bottom, of a yellow ochre colour. 

 I have seen specimens of greater dimensions. The stem is 

 twining, often procumbent on the earth, not unfrfequently 

 " climbing round fence-posts. It is round and of a greenish 

 " purple colour. The leaves are broad-heartshaped, entire, 

 lobed, pandurifonn, somewhat acuminate, deep green 

 " above and ligliter underneath, situated on long petioles. 

 " Flowers in panicles ; calyx smooth awnless, corolla tubu- 

 " larly campanulate, white, with purplish red at the base, 

 " both within and without. The peduncles and petioles 

 " have a common origin, and are arranged in pairs. The 

 flower-buds are of a purplish red hue at first, and when 

 " further advanced, of a straw-colour. Flowei-s from June 

 " to August." Barton I. c. 



The medicinal virtues, which reside in the root, do not 

 appear to be either important or well-ascertained, but as 

 far as they have been proved, are deemed analogous to 

 those of Jalap. Mr. Ellipt speaks of the root as being of a 

 bitterish taste, slightly astringent and containing some 

 resin. 



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