18 WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



CeUycanthusflori?" L. Same as Butneria floridctn 



Camomile, fetid. See Artihemis cotula. 



Canada balsam tree. See Abies balsamea. 



Canada-root. See Aadepias tuberosa. 



Cancerroot. See Lepktmnium virginianum. 



Candleberry. See Myrica cerifera. 



i tne-aah. See FnijiiwH americana. 



Cankerroot. See Ooptis trifolia and Limomum carolinianvm. 



Canker-weed. See Xat,ahts serperdarius. 



Canker-weed, white. See Nabalus albus. 



Cankerwort. See Taraxacum officinale. 



Canoewood. See IAriodendron tulipifera. 



Capsella bursa-pastori Medic. Same as Bursa harsa-pastoris. 



Cardinal, red. See Lobelia cardinal is. 

 Cardinal-flower. See Lobelia card'niali*. 

 Cardinal-flower, blue. See Lobelia siphilitica. 



J Carduus arvensis (L.) Robs. Aster family (Asteraceae) . 



^ Stjnonj/m. — Cirsiiint arvense Scop. 



Canada thistle; creeping thistle; cursed thistle. 



Perennial herb, 1 to 3 feet high; growing in cultivated fields, pastures, and waste 

 places from Newfoundland to Virginia, west to Minnesota and Nebraska. A 

 bad weed, introduced from Europe. 



Part used. — Root (nonofBcial). 

 Carduus benedictvs Auct. Same as Cmcus benedictus. 

 Carpenter' s-sijiiare. See Scraphutaria marilandica. 

 Carrion-flower. See Smilax herbacea. 

 Carrot, wild. See Daucus caroto. 

 Carya a/ ha Xutt. Same as Jlicoria ovata. 

 /Cascara sagrada. 8 • Rhamnus purshiana, 



\ Cassia marilandica L. Senna family (Caesalpiniaceae). 



American senna; wild senna; 1 oeust-plant. 



Native, perennial herb; in swamps and wet soil. New England to Florida, west 

 to Louisiana and Nebraska. 



Part used. —Leaves (non< >fficial). 



- Castalia odorata (Dryand.) Wood v. & Wood. 



Water-lily family (Nymphaeaceae). 



Synonym. — Nymphaea odorata Dryand. 



White pond-lily; water-lily; sweet-scented water-lily. 



Indigenous, aquatic herb; perennial; in ponds, marshes, and sluggish streams, 



from Canada to Florida and Louisiana. 



Part used. — Rhizome (nonofficial). 



Casta nea. See Castanea dent at a. 



Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Beech family (Fagaceae). 



Castanea; chestnut; American chestnut. 



A large, spreading tree, occurring in rich woods from Maine to Michigan, south 

 to Tennessee. Especially abundant in the Allegheny region. Native. 



Part used. — Leaves (official in U. S. P. 1890). 

 Catehweed. See Galium aparine. 

 Catfoot. See Glecoma hederacea. 



