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Bear's-weed. See Eriodidyon calif ornicum. 

 Beaver-poison. See Cicaia macidata. 

 Beaverroot. See Nymphaea advena. 

 Beaver-tree. See Magnolia virginiana. 

 Bedstraw. See Galium aparine. 

 Bee-balm. See Monarda didyma. 

 Beech,. American. See Fagus americanu, 

 Beechdrops. See Leptamnium Virginia cm, n. 

 Beechnut-tree. See Fagus americanu. 

 Bee-plant. See Scroph a la-ria marilandica. 

 Beggars' -buttons. See Arctium lappa. 

 Bell wort, perfoliate. See Uvuiaria perfoliate. 

 Benjamin-bush. See Benzoin benzoin. 

 Bennet. See Pimpinella saxifraga. 



Benzoin benzoin (L.) Coulter. Laurel family (!Lauraceae). 



Synonyms. — Lauras benzoin L. ; Liudera benzoin Meissn. ; Benzoin odoriferum Heea. 



Spicebush; feverbush; Benjamin-bush; wild allspice; spicewood. 



Indigenous shrub, 5 to 12 feet high; in damp, shady woods, and along streams, 

 Massachusetts to Michigan, south to North Carolina and Kansas. 



Parts used. — Bark and berries (nonofficial). 



Benzoin odoriferum Nees. Same as Benzoin benzoin. 

 Berberis. See Berberis aguifoliurn. 



Berberis aquifolium Pursh. Barberry family (Berberidaceae) . 



Berberis; Oregon grape; holly-leaved barberry; Rocky Mountain grape. 



A shrub, native in woods from Colorado to the Pacific Ocean; especially abun- 

 dant in Oregon and northern California. 



.Parts used. — Rhizome and roots of this and of other species of Berberis (official). 



Bergamot, wild. See Monarda fistulosa. 



Bethroot, ill-scented. See Trillium trectwnu 



Betony, Paul's-. See Veronica officinalis. 



Betula lenta L. Birch family (Betulaceae). 



Sweet birch; black birch; cherry birch. 



Large, indigenous forest tree; Newfoundland to Ontario, south to Florida and 

 Tennessee. 



Part used. — Bark (nonofficial). Oil of betula, obtained by maceration and dis- 

 tillation from the bark, is official. 



Bikukulla canadensis (Goldie) Millsp. 3?°PPy family (Papaveraceae), 



Synonyms. — Corydalis formosa Pursh; OorydaHs canadensis Goldie; Dieentra 



canadensis Walp. 



Turkey-corn; squirrel-corn; turkey-pea; staggerweed. 



Native, perennial plant, 6 to 12 inches high; in rich woods from Nova Scotia 

 south along the mountains to Kentucky, and westward to Missouri and 

 Minnesota. 



Part used. — Tubers (nonofficial). 

 Birch, black. See Betula lenta. 

 Birch, cherry. See Bttnja lenta. 

 Birch, sweet. See Betula lenta. 

 Bird's-foot violet. See Yinla pedata. 

 Birthroot. See Trillium erectum. 

 Bitterbloom. See Sabbaiia angtUaris. 



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