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Myrtle, bog-. See Myrica gnle. 

 Myrtle, Dutch. See Myrica gale. 

 Myrtle, wax-. See Myrica cerifera. 



Nabalus albus (L. ) Hook. Chicory family (Cichoriaceae). 



tSyno))y)n. — Premintlics alha L. 



Liou's-foot; rattles^nake-root; white lettuce; white canker-weed. 



Native, perennial lierb, 2 Lo 4 feet high, common in rich, moist woods from 

 Canada to Georgia and Kentucky. 



I'aH ufti'd. — Plant (nonothcial). 



Nabalus serpentarius (Pursh) Hook. Chicory family (Cichoriaceae). 



Synonym. — Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh. 



Lion's-foot; canker-weed; white lettuce; rattlesnake-root; snake-gentian. 



Native, perennial herb, about 2 feet high, growing in dry, sandy soil in fields 

 and thickets from Ontario to Florida and Alabama. 



Part used. — Plant ( nonofficial ) . 

 Nannybush. See Vibiu-num lentago. 



Necklace-weed. See Actaea alba and Onosmodium virginianum. 



Nepeta cataria L. Mint family (Menthaceae) . 



Catnip; catmint. 



Common, perennial weed, 2 to 3 feet high, naturalized from Europe; found in 

 waste places and cultivated land from Canada to Minnesota, south to Virginia 

 and Arkansas. 



Partu-sed. — Herb (nonofficial). 

 Nepeta glechoma Benth. Same as Glecoma hederacea. 

 Netleaf-plantain. See Peramium puhescens. 

 Netleaf-plantain, smaller. See Peramium repens. 

 Nettle, bull-. See Solannm carolinense. 

 Nettle, great. See Urtica dioica. 

 Nettle, horse-. See Solanum carolinense. 

 Nettle, stinging. See Urtica dioica. 

 Niggerhead. See Brauneria angustifolia. 

 Nightshade, woody. See Solanum dulcamara. 

 Niiphar advena R. Br. Same as Nymphaea advena. 

 Nuttall's-milkwort. See Polygala nuttallii. 

 Nymphaea advena Soland. Water-lily family (Nymphaeaceae). 



Syiioiiyiu. — Nuphar advena R. Br. 



Large yellow pond-lily; cow-lily; spatter-dock; beaverroot. 



An aquatic: plant, found in ponds and sloiv streams from Canada to Florida, and 

 westward to the Rocky Mountains. 



Part used. — Rhizome (nonofficial). 



Nymphaea odorata Dryand. Same as Castalia odorata. 



Nyssa aquatica L. Dogwood family (Cornaceae). 



Synonym. — Nyssa uniflora Wang. 



Large tupelo; cotton-gum; tupelo gum. 



A large, native tree, occurring in swamps from southern Virginia to Florida, 

 west to Texas and IVIissouri, 



Part used. — Root wood (nonofficial). 

 Nyssa capitata Walt. Same as Nyssa ogeche. 



