128 PLANTS OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



Tanacetum. L. 17. 2. Tansey. 



T. vulgare. L. Naturalized in many places. Its stalk and 

 leaves make it a handsome plant, and its deep yellow corymbs of 

 flowers increase its beauty. The variety crispum has more beauti- 

 ful crisped or curled leaves. Aromatic and very bitter ; formerly 

 used to make rum more palatable, though it is hoped it will no 

 longer be abused, with mint, in forming intoxicating juleps. The 

 plant is stimulant, carminative, and sudorific ; a native of Britain. 



Inula. L. 17. 2. 



A genus whose species is spread over the world ; 24 species 

 are native or cultivated in England. 



/. helenium. L. Elecampane. A large plant, with long and 

 wide leaves, and numerous flowers of yellow color, common by 

 roadsides. The root is tonic and expectorant, and seems to 

 operate favorably upon the lungs when affected by colds. It is 

 said to have been the active ingredient in a quack medicine, which 

 found an extensive sale a few years ago. It is sometimes given 

 to horses, cut up and mingled with oats, to relieve the disease 

 commonly called heaves. 



Inulin is a peculiar vegetable compound found in the root, to 

 the action of which its medicinal power is attributed. Townsend 

 recommends an electuary of the roots with sulphur and honey, as 

 beneficial to diseased lungs. The officinal name, Enula campana, 

 originated the vulgar name, Elecampane. Loudon. 



I. falcata. Ph. A low plant, woolly, with sessile, acute, 

 spreading leaves, and very small, bright, yellow flowers ; in pine 

 woods ; New Bedford and Nantucket. 



TUSSILAGO. L. 17. 2. 



From the Latin, to drive away cough, from its supposed efficacy 

 in diseases of the lungs ; in modern times its medicinal virtues are 

 not highly esteemed. 



T. farfara. W. Garden Colt's Foot. Named from the 



