a, 
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teria Medica a of the United | States.” This paper contains a summary 
of all that had been done by those who preceded him, relative to 
our Materia Medica; and also an addition of several articles which, 
from information received by the author concerning their properties, 
ciently "important to be ranked me our native . 
medicines. a3 the year 1804, the*profess iblish 3 
of the “ Collections,’ containing many additional fab relative 
the plants enumerated in the first part, and a brief notice a some 
other important vegetables of active properties. These “Collec- 
tions” are carelessly thrown together; and it is to be regretted, 
without even sufficient method, to render them useful. In this state 
they have gone through three editions, making in the last an octavo 
of 120 pages. — The plants enumerated, are spoken of merely by 
their names, and the work is destitute of any ee of ee wid 
a “orev a or botanist. — et Pica 
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evel y ranch « “a science. The observations and i ee of em 
seitutinediait extili aliments ol at Indians ; panied ‘ites givena 
eens of information of i jon aegomien essa on fale a | 
| upon tle ction vs sources of 
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