THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 25 



COMPOSITAE. 



Eupatorium perfolmtum. Boneset. Officinal drug. 



Solidago odorata. Sweet Goldenrod. Leaves dried and 

 used as tea. Called mountain tea. 



Silphium laciniata. Rosin-weed. From the broken 

 stems a resinous juice ooze's out which forms a natural chewing 

 gum. 



Hcliaiitluts animus. Common Sunflower. Seeds yield 

 much oil and form an excellent poultry food. 



Hcliaiitluts titbcrosus. Artichoke. Stems produce 

 numerous larg'e underground tubers of good flavor. Plants 

 yield immense crops and could profitably be cultivated. 



Hcliaiitluts lactiHorus. Sunflower. Produces tubers 

 not much inferior to those of H. titbcrosus and doubtless to be 

 greatly improved under cultivation. 



Tanacetum vulgare. Tansy. Leaves a preventive against 

 moths and carpet beetles. Officinal drug. 



Artemisia absiiitliinitm. Wormwood. Plant used in 

 making absinthe. 



Wycthia mollis. California Compass Plant. Seeds 

 reported to be made into flour by the Indians. 



