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6349- White bancbcrry, or Actaea. White cohosh. — The flowering plant of 

 Actaea alba (L.) Mill. (See No. 4923). Collected by P. Wilson in Bedford 

 Park, New York, May, 1899. 



6350. The fruits of the same plant. Same collector and locality, August, 1899. 



6351. The roots of the same plant. Collected by W. N. Clute in the same locality, 



July 29, 1899. 



6352. Cursed, biting, or ditch, crowfoot or buttercup. — The flowering plant of 



Ranunculus sceleratus L. (Same family). Native of the north temperate 

 zone. Juice violently irritant, causing ulceration of the skin. Collected 

 by P. Wilson in Bedford Park, New York. 



6353. The same in formaldehyde solution. — Collected by H. H. Rusby at Secaucus, 



New Jersey, June I, 1920. 



6354. Common crowfoot or buttercup. — The flowering plant of R. acris L. Native 



of Europe and a common and abundant weed in North America. Less 

 poisonous than the preceding. Same collection as preceding. 



6355. Sweet shrub. Strawberry shrub. Calycanthus. — A flowering branch of 



Calycanthus florida L. (Calycanthaceae — Strawberry-shrub Family). Native 

 of the southeastern United States and cultivated for its fragrant flowers. 

 The seeds are reported poisonous. 



6356. Blue cohosh. Blueberry-root. Papoose-root. — The flowering and fruiting 



stems of Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. (See No. 4936). The 

 rhizome and roots are medicinal and violently poisonous. The berries are 

 reported poisonous. 



6357. Mandrake. May-apple. Umbrella-leaf. — The flowering stems of Podophyl- 



lum ftltatum L. (See No. 2538). The rhizomes and roots are medicinal 

 and violently poisonous. Several deaths have been reported from eating 

 the unripe fruits. Collected by J. K. Small at Coneibago, Pennsylvania, 

 May 14, 1891. 



6358. The rootstocks of the same plant. Collected by P. Wilson at West Orange, 



New Jersey, July 2, 1899. 



6359. The fruits of the same, edible when ripe. 



6360. Garden celandine. Chelidonium. — The flowering stems of Chelidonium 



majus L. (See No. 4953). All parts of the plant are irritant and narcotic- 

 poisonous. Collected by P. Wilson in Bedford Park, New York, August, 

 1899. 



6361. The roots of the same plant. Collected by W. N. Clute in Van Cortlandt 



Park, New York, August 4, 1899. 



6362. Bloodroot. Sanguinaria. Red puccoon. — The flowering plant of San- 



guinaria canadensis L. (See No. 4949). Plant violently acrid and 

 narcotic-poisonous. 



6363. The rootstocks of the same. Collected by P. Wilson in Bedford Park, 



New York, May 20, 1899. 



6364. Horseradish (See No. 1526). The root is a popular condiment, but is a 



cystic irritant if eaten in excess. 



6365. The roots of the preceding plant. Collected by Clute & Wilson in Pelham 



Park, New York, July 28, 1899. 



6366. Water cress. (See No. 1528). Irritant in large quantities, like the pre- 



ceding. 



