Witp Lerruce. Lactuca Viroeu ‘The leaves, = extract. 
a This — rises _— feet high; it bas three different hindi: of 
Tea from the root are slightly toothed ; those 
“Sead are cut into pinnated lobes; and others attached to 
the flower stalks oe wees pointed, entire: the flowers oe 
yellow and small. It grows wild a hedges, h ban 
=. and along the sides of high meadows. The leaves are milky, and 
— , and resemble it in some of its effects, and its nar- 
cotic power, like that of poppy, resides in a milky juice. 
An extract prepared from the expressed juice of the leaves df this 
plant, gathered when in flower, is recommended in small doses. In 
es of long standing, proceeding from visceral obstructions, it 
given to the extent of half an ounce a day. It is said to 
th the stomach, to quench thirst, to be gently |: 
- diuretic and, somewhat diaphoretic. Plentiful | 
its operation. It helps its operation | to take it i 
Gimwaie Faviecs. The ehh. 
_ "This plant, so valuable as an article of diet, abounds with milky 
= -> Jice, which possesses all the characteristic properties of the opium 
of the shops, and may be procured from it in sufficient quantity to 
e| abor. It has been used with advantage in allaying the 
ail 1 of | nets rheumatism, and colic; in checking the frequent 
a diarrhea ; in cis des dpe ge &c. 
- Grows in old fields = on dry a and barren Rade irda one to two 
feet high, with small narrow leaves ; branches towards the top ; flow- 
ers in a cluster, white and furzy, and continue on during the wees 
jit has a pleasant aromatic smell. 
_ . ‘The blossoms chewed, and the juice swallowed, proves as ove 
‘remedy for most kinds of sore throat. Drank in a warm decc 
produces age steed in a pee in quinsy, weak 
an excellent fomentation ity y 
- Lire Roor. Rad Vite. The whole plant. 
Be _ ‘This excellent plant, bat recently discovered, rises Bf 
aruneks flowers yellow, and the root small and fibrous. It 
grows on the banks of meadows, in low rieh soil, and has been found 
_ in Genesee, and several other Pub: It is sometimes called 
