BIOLOGICAL PAPERS. 



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Fig. 5. 

 Astragalus moUissimus. 



Fig. 6. 

 Batrachium trichophyllum. 



425. Batrachium trichophyllum. Water crowfoot (see figure). Western Kan- 

 sas. 



43. Benzoin odoriferum. Spice bush, fever bush. Extreme southeastern Kan- 



sas. Aromatic, stimulant, tonic. 



44. Bidens bipinnata, B. connata, B. frondosa. General. Spanish needles, 



pitchforks. Emmenagogue, expectorant, tonic. 



45. Botrychium virginicum. Rattlesnake fern. Eastern Kansas. Demulcent, 



tonic. 



46. Brassica alba, white mustard: B. nigra, black mustard; B. oleracea, cab- 



bage, cultivated and wild. Common. Esculent, laxative, tonic, 



47. Brunella vulgaris. Self-heal. Common. Vulnerary. 



48. Bumelia lanuginosa, B. lycioides. Southern buckthorn. Southeastern Kan- 



sas. Aperient. 



49. Cacalia atriplicifolia, C. tuberosa. Indian plantain. General. Alterative 



— the root. 



50. Cannabis sativa. Hemp. Introduced, Antispasmodic, narcotic, sedative, 



51. Capsella bursapastoris. Shepherd's purse. Introduced. Common, Diu- 



retic, stimulant, tonic. 



52. Cassia chama?crista. Sensitive pea. All over Kansas. Laxative, tonic, 



53. Cassia marylandica. American senna. Eastern Kansas. Cathartic, 



54. Catalpa bignonioides. Catalpa. Introduced. 



55. Ceanothus americanus, Jersey tea; C. ovalis, red-root. General, Anti- 



spasmodic, antistrumatic, astringent, pectoral, sedative, tonic. 



56. Celastrus scandens. Bittersweet. General. Alexipharmic, antherpetic, 



antiscorbutic, antiseptic, emetic, emollient, tonic. 



57. £)ephalanthus occidentalis. Button-bush, Eastern Kansas. Alterative, 



laxative, tonic. 



58. Cerasus serotina, wild cherry; C. virginiana, choke-cherry. Eastern and 



middle Kansas. Expectorant, sedative, stimulant, tonic. 



59. Cercis canadensis. Redbud. Eastern and southeastern Kansas. Altera- 



tive, astringent, 



60. Chelone glabra. Snake-head, balmony. Eastern Kansas, Anthelmintic, 



antherpetic, laxative, tonic. 



