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cardinalis — Wormwood — Silene Virginica — Fola- 

 nisia graveotens^ and all other vermifuges. 



Remarks — Many other species of Chenopodi- 

 um are medical ; but none vermifuge like this : those 

 which approximates in appearance and smell are the 

 following; which must not be mistaken for this al- 

 though useful in other respects. 



Ch. botrys or sweet Jerusalem oak, has oblong ob- 

 tuse sinuate leaves, and crowded panicles. Common 



all over the United States, in sand and gravel near 

 streams. 



Ch. a77ihrosioides or Fragrant Jerusalem oak, has 

 narrow or lanceolate toothed leaves, and leafy pani- 

 cles, with a very fragrant smell, stronger than in the 

 foregoing. Grows promiscuously with Ch. antheU 



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The whimsical name of Jerusalum oak has been 



j lants, from a fancifu l similitude to the 



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