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some extent in this country as an escape. The plant has a strong 
aromatic odor and a bitter taste. It has been used in medicine as 
a bitter tonic and diaphoretic, being simular to the related herb 
Tansy. In overdoses it may be extremely irritant. 
Corton (Gossypiuin herbaceum) N.F. The bark of the root of 
the common cotton plant has been used since the days of American 
slavery to induce abortion. The hairs of the seed yield the cotton 
fiber which is used for absorbent and textile purposes. The seeds 
yield the fixed oil of considerable importance for food and culinary 
uses as well as in industry. The residue after expression of the 
fixed oil is the cottonseed oil cake widely utilized as stock feed. 
Cramp Bark, Troe (Viburnum Opulus var. americanunc), 
High bush cranberry bark, N.F. A shrub or small tree native in 
northeastern North America flowering in June and presenting a 
very showy appearance. Its fruit is an excellent substitute for 
the Cranberry. The bark is used as an anti-spasmodic, and as a 
carminative and sedative for intestinal cramp. 
CUCUMBER, SQuIRTING (Ecballium Elateriwm) N.O. This 
plant is native to Mediterranean regions and its habit is similar 
to that of the cucumber. The juice of the fruit is the source of the 
cathartic principle elaterin, perhaps the most drastic of vegetable 
cathartics and therefore dangerous in use. 
Dock (Rumer crispus), Curly dock or yellow dock, N.O. A 
native of Europe, this plant has become so thoroughly naturalized 
in the U. S. that it is among the most abundant and pernicious 
weeds. The leaves were once esteemed as pot herbs, especially 
in the spring when green foods were not readily obtainable. ‘The 
dried root of the plant contains much tannin and is used as a mild 
astringent. 
ELDER (Sambucus canadensis), American elder, N.F. This 
plant furnishes the elder flowers used in medicine. The plant is 
a shrub growing in low damp grounds throughout the country. 
The stems are filled with a hght and porous pith, especially distinct 
when young. The flowers are white to pale yellow, numerous, oc- 
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cur in large flat-topped cymes and have a heavy odor. The fruit 
consists of numerous purplish black berries. The flowers are 
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mild 
used as an ingredient of expectorant teas and similar preparations. 
y stimulant and act as a diaphoretic and diuretic, and are much 
