I44 THE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 



*TARAXACUM TAKAXACUM (L.) KARST. DANDELION. 



It is lost sight of by many pharmacists that the fresh root must be 



taken for the extract. Its very great abundance in all parts of the 



State makes this perfectly convenient. 

 *LOBELIA INFLATA L. "INDIAN TOBACCO. 



Very abundant along roadsides and in new meadows and pastures, where 



any required quantity can be quickly collected. 

 * Lobelia syphilitica L. Great Lobelia. 



Very common in swampy meadows and along streams. 

 ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-I7RSI (L.) SPRENG. BEARBERRY. 



Rare in the northern districts, but very abundant in many localities 



in the sand and gravel of the pine barrens. 

 *GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS L. WINTERGREEN. 



Very abundant in many parts of the State; in other parts altogether 



wanting. 

 Epigaea repens L. Trailing Arbutus. 



Common in most parts of the State; abundant in the south. 

 *Pieris Mariana (L.) B. & II. Stagger-Bush. 



Although not strictly medicinal, this poisonous shrub may be men- 

 tioned as growing frequently in the north, and very abundantly in the 



south, especially along the coast. 

 *Kalmia angustifolia L. Sheep Laurel. 

 *Kalmia latifolia L. Mountain Laurel. 



Both these laurels are abundant throughout most of the State. 

 *Pyrola rotundifolia L. 

 *Pyrola elliptica Nutt. 



Both these Pyrolas grow quite commonly in dry woods of the northern. 



half of the State, and frequently southward. 

 *CHIMAPHILA UMBELLATA (L.) NUTT. PIPSISSEWA. 



Occurs with the last two, and is more frequent than they in the south. 

 Limonium Carolinianum (Walt.) Britton. Marsh .Rosemary. 



Very abundant at and near the seaside. 

 Anagallis arvensis L. Poor Man's Weather Glass. 



Rather common near the coast and at other points where it can be 



readily introduced. It does not establish itself very strongly. 

 *Diospyros Virginiana L. Persimmon. 



Common in the south and growing at a number of places in the 



middle counties. 

 *Fraxinus Americana L. White Ash. 



Occasional in the south and very common in the middle and northern 



districts. 

 *Chionanthus Virginica L. Fringe Tree. 



