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taste. The root is long, white, and woody. It 
grows by the road sides, by walls and in untilled 
A salve made of the fresh plant, bea 
are applied to the hip, when rebel 
Ser oe Pin == a aot : 
There are many varieties of this eae “wiles 
are known by the names of dog tooth violet, rat- 
tlesnake violet, lamb’s tongue, adder leaf, adder’s 
tongue, snow-drop, snake leaf, &e. 
The plant generally known by the above name 
has a solid, pyramidal, bulbous root 
brown, tunic, sheathing the base of the 
m. is partly u 
two leaves, appearing r rad 
ound. The w gags is smooth 
g 
stem white below, gre 
Seen. pale ‘od unspotted below. ‘Tt has asin- — 
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