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Bear's- weed. See Erlodicti/on calif ornicum. 



Beaver-poison. See C'lcuta maculuta. 



Beaverroot. See Nymphaea advena. 



Beaver-tree. See Magnolia virginiana. 



Bedstraw. See Galium aparine. 



Bee-balm. See Monarda didyma. 



Beech, American. See Fagus americaym. 



Beechdrops. See Leptamnium virginiantun. 



Beechnut- tree. See Fagus americana. 



Bee-plant. See ScropJmlaria, marilandica. 



Beggars' -buttons. See Arctium lappa. 



Bellwort, perfoliate. See Uvular ia perfoliata. 



Benjamin-bush. See Benzoin benzoin. 



Bennet. See Pimpinella saxifraga. 



Benzoin benzoin (L.) Coulter. Laurel family (Lauraceae). 



Synonyms. — Laurus benzoin L. ; Lindera benzoin'Meissn.; Benzoin odoriferum Nees. 



Spicebush; feverbush; Benjamin-bush; wild allspice; spicewood. 



Indigenous shrub, 5 to 12 feet high; in damp, shady woods, and along streams, 

 Massachusetts to Michigan, south to North Carolina and Kansas. 



Parts used. — Bark and berries (nonofRcial). 

 Benzoin odoriferum Nees. Same as Benzoin benzoin. 

 Berberis. See Berberis aquifolium. 

 Berberis aquifolium Pursh. Barberry family (Berberidaceae) . 



Berberis; Oregon grape; holly-leaved barberry; Rocky Mountain grape. 



A shrub, native in woods from Colorado to the Pacific Ocean; especiallv abun- 

 dant in Oregon and northern California. 



Parts used.— Rhizome and roots of this and of other species of Berberis (official). 



Bergamot, wild. See Monarda fstulosa. 



Bethroot, ill-scented. See Trillium erectum. 



Betony, Paul's-. See Veronica officinalis. 



Betula lenta L. Birch family (Betulaceae). 



Sweet birch; black birch; cherry birch. 



Large, indigenous forest tree; Newfoundland to Ontario, south to Florida and 

 Tennessee. 



Part used.— Bark (nonofficial). Oil of betula, obtained bv maceration and dis- 

 tillation from the bark, is official. 



Bikukulla canadensis (Goldie) Millsp. Poppy family (Papaveraceae), 



Synonyms.— Corydalis formosa Pursh; Corydalis canadensis Goldie; Dicentra 

 canadensis Walp. 



Turkey-corn; squirrel-corn; turkey-pea; staggerweed. 



Native, perennial plant, 6 to 12 inches high; in rich woods from Nova Scotia 



south along the mountains to Kentucky, and westward to Missouri and 



Minnesota. 



Part used. — Tubers (nonofficial). 

 Birch, black. See Betula lenta. 

 Birch, cherry. See Betula lenta. 

 Birch, sweet. See Betula lenta. 

 Bird' s-foot violet. See Viola j->edata. 

 Birthroot. See Trillium erectum. 

 Bitterbloom. See Sabbatia angnlaris. 

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