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Fig. 3. 

 Anemone caroliniana. 



Fig. 4. 

 Artemisia fllifolia. 



32. Aristolochia sipho, Dutchman's pipe; A. tomentosa, birth wort. East- 



ern Kansas. Aromatic, antipyretic, emmenagogue. 



33. Artemisia abrotanum, southernwood; A. absinthium, wormwood; A. 



dracunculoides, wild tarragon; A. fllifolia, wild sage (see figure); A. 

 frigida, mountain sage; A. ludoviciana, Garfield tea; A. vulgaris, 

 mugwort. Anthelmintic, antipyretic, narcotic, stimulant, tonic. - 



34. Asclepias cornuti, eilkweed; A. incarnata, swamp milkweed; A. verticil- 



lata, dwarf milkweed. All over Kansas. Anthelmintic, cathartic, dia- 

 phoretic, diuretic, expectorant. 



35. Asclepias tubercsa. Butterfly weed, pleurisy root, rheumatism root. Com- 



mon in Kansas. Astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant. 



36. Asimina triloba. Pawpaw. Eastern Kansas. Diuretic, emetic — the 



seeds. Esculent — the fruit. 



37. Asparagus officinalis. Asparagus. Cultivated. Aperient, pectoral, nutri- 



tive. 



38. Aster puniceus. Starflower, Eastern Kansas. 



39. Astragalus crassicarpus. Prairie pea. All over K^ansas. Pectoral — the 



fruit. 



40. Astragalus mollissimus. Woolly loco (see figure). Said to affect the 



nerves of cattle and horses. 



41. Baccharis salicina. Groundsel bush. Western Kansas. Is said to repel 



fleas and bugs. 



42. Baptisia australis, B. leucantha, B. leucophea. Wild indigo. General in 



Kansas. Alterative, antipyretic, antiseptic, astringent, cathartic, emetic, 

 tonic. 



