BIOLOGICAL PAPERS. 



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Fig. 9. 

 Gaillardia pulchella. 



Fig. 10. 

 Grindelia ciliata. 



77. Cucurbita pepo, pumpkin. Cult. Diuretic — the seeds. Nutritive — the 



fruit. 



78. Cucurbita fcetidiseima. Wild gourd. Western and middle Kansas. Anthel- 



mintic, astringent, cathartic. 



79. Cucurbita lagenaria. Goui-d. Cult. Astringent, cathartic. 



80. Cydonia vulgaris. Quince. Cult. Nutritive. 



81. CynogloBsum officinalis, hound's tongue; C. morrisoni, beggar-ticks. East- 



ern Kansas. Astringent, demulcent, emollient. 



82. Cypripediumparviflorum. Lady's slipper. Eastern Kansas. Antispasmodic, 



nervine, parturient. 



83. Dalea aurea, D. jamesii, D. laxiflora. Western Kansas. Terebinthinate. 



Properties not yet learned. 



84. Dalea lanata. Woolly dalea. Western Kansas. Cathartic, diuretic, stimu- 



lant. 



85. Datura stramonium. Jimson. Eastern Kansas. Antispasmodic, demulcent, 



powerfully narcotic, sedative, emollient. 



86. Delphinium carolinianum, D. tricorne. Larkspur. Eastern and middle 



Kansas. Anthelmintic, cathartic, diuretic, emmenagogue, emetic. 



87. Dioscorea villosa. Wild yam. Eastern Kansas. Antispasmodic, demulcent, 



diaphoretic, emollient, expectorant, sedative. 



88. Diospyros virginiana. Persimmon. Eastern Kansas. Antiseptic, astringent, 



colorant, tonic — the bark. Esculent — the fruit. 



89. Ditaxis humilis, D. mercurialinus. Three-seeded mercury. Eastern Kan- 



sas. Cathartic, sedative. 



90. Dodecatheon meadia. American cowslip. Eastern Kansas. 



91. Draba caroliniana. Whitlow grass. General. 



92. Dysodia papposa. Dog-fennel. General. Apparently introduced. 



9.3. Echinacea angustifolia, nigger-head ; E. purpurea, black Samson. Eastern 

 and middle Kansas. Alterative. 



94. Elephantopus carolinianus. Elephant's foot. Southeastern Kansas. Dia- 



phoretic, emetic, expectorant. 



95. Equisetum hyemale. Scouring rush. Common. Diuretic. 



96. Erechtites hieracifolius. Fireweed. Introduced. Alterative, astringent, 



emetic, tonic. 



