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sdrofulous sores. Bigelow mentions that eyen bulbs 

 of Tulips and Daflfodilshave acted as emetics sometimes. 

 The roots and leaves of this plant may be eaten after 

 boilings like those of .£?. dens-cants; but the broth is 

 emetic and nauseous, while it is said that the E. dens^ 

 cants makes good broth in Siberia. Salep could be 

 made of these roots by scalding them and drying 

 them afterwards. 



SuBSTiTi^TEs — Erythronium albidum znd. Good-^ 

 yera pubescens for Scrofula, Salep, Roots of Acrid 

 Liliaceous plants, many Emetic roots, &c» 



Remarks — The E. alhidum^ White Snakeleaf or 

 Snow-drop, will be known by its bluish white bios* 

 soms, and trifid stigma. It offers as many varieties 

 as the E.Jlavum^ such as 1. Cerulescens^ £• Candi* 

 dum, 3. Maculatum^ 4. Angustifoliumy 5. Bract ea-^ 

 tuniy 6. Grandiflorumy 7. Parviflorum^ 8. Clan-- 



destinum^ 9. Glaucumj &c. Found from New York 

 to Missouri and Kentucky. 



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