109- 



«;pi'cies ol' plants, wliilr most uthi-i-s will appi-Djich T'H) to Ijion, ainl oiU', os|)iM-i:illy. 

 iiu'huU's the |ii(i<liuns of 2,4t)') s|>i'rit.'s. 



Till' 2.">2 spi'i'k'sv-r<4t4in^- iirticial driii;:*, with srvt'ii exce|itioits, lichiiii;' to cinlcrs 

 of (lowering' plants, and most arc plants which havi' ln-en lontf known: in proof 

 *.){ this, wi' tiiid-that' MKiny'-^ave hinn named hv the earlier botanists, I.innt' luiiii: 

 tiie original author of the Dames of \'.\2. over half of the entire nnnilier. 



The seven species' which do not hcloni; to tin- llowcrini; plants repi'cscni -i\ 

 sjeiiera and five families, "as follows; 



KiMiKS . . . . 



(ilGAKTINK.K . . 

 LlCHENE.« . . . 



• OM.MON NAMK. 



Asiddinm. 



ClDndrus, Irish Moss. 



Cetraria, Iceland Mo>s. 



Lveopodium. 



Kro-..t. 



XATtHAI. OKDKK. (iKNt .s AX)) SPK( 1 KS. 



Pri/i>i>teiis Filij-mas ( L. ) Scliotl, ) 

 Dri/opteriK m(irgiii(tl!.< ( L. ) A. < '>vn\. ) 

 Chiiiidrus rrispim, Stackhonse, | 



lii(/(irlina //*owi7/o.-<(, .1. Aiiardii, I 

 Ci'truriu Island irtt i 1..) Acharins, 

 I^YCOPoniAC'i:.!-; . . Li/copodium claratmn, L. , 

 Pykexomycetes . C/iin'cep.-< piirpiiren (Fries.) Tulasne. 



( )f the orders of plants represented liy the otlicial drnjis. only the following; 

 five furnish ten or more species: 



. . 17 species 12 uenera. 



. . . . l(j species ... 14 j^enera. 



. . . IM species !• genera. 



.... 11 species ... S genera. 



10 si)ecies . . •") genera. 



The other IBo spet'ies ai'e very evenly distrii)nlcd among the remainiiii; liS 

 natnral orders. 



Of the 232 s])ecit'S of |ilant- which yield oliicial drugs, tlu-re are I'onnd in 

 Nortli Aineru-a, either as indigentjiis, adventive, commonly cultivated or escaped 

 from cultivation, 134 species belonging to 110 genera and •')!> natural orders. Of 

 this nundier there arc in Indiana 7") -pecies representing (iS genera and 17 natural 

 orders. 



The table and statistics below show the actual and relative niimln'rs of plants. 

 |ir.iducing otlicial druys, found in North America and in Indiana: 



1. Legiiminosie 



2. ( 'omp()sila' . 

 M. Labiat:e 



4. Liliaiea . . 



•1. Rosacea . . 



NATtRAL ORnERS. 



Entire number 73 ISti 



lu America oSt , 110 



In Indiana . . 47 ()8 



134 



