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463. CHELONE, L. Turtle-head, etc. Scropliulariaceae. 



From Greek, "tortoise". Perennial herbs. Four species, 

 all of U. S. 



a. C. glabra L. Canada and eastern U. S. Balmony, Turtle- 

 head, Turtle-bloom, Bitter-herb, Cod-head, Fish-mouth, Shell- 

 flower* Salt-rheum weed. Snake-head. Plant laxative, cholo- 

 gogue, anthelmintic. 



464. €HEN0P6dIUM, L. Goosefoot, Pigweed. Chenopodiaceae. 



From Greek, "goose foot". Herbs, occasionally shrubby. 

 About 60 species, widely distributed; 22 in U. S. 



a. C. album L. Europe and Asia, nat. in U. S. Lamb's-quar- 



ters, Pigweed, Bacon-weed, Dirty-Dick, Fat-hen, Frost-blite, 

 Meals, Mails, Melge, Miles, Mutton-top3, Muck-weed, Kag-jag, 

 White GoosefootI, Wild Spinach; Ger. Weisser Gansefuss; 

 Fr. Anserine sauvage. Used as a pot herb. 



b. C. ambrosioides L. Canada and U. S., nat. from tropical 



America. Mexican Tea, Spanish Tea, Jerusalem Tea, Jesuit 

 Tea*, Ambrosia; Ger. Wohlreichender Gansefuss, Mexikanis- 

 ches Traubenkraut; Fr. Ambroise de Mexique (Codex). Herh^ 

 H. chenopodii ambrosioides (v. ambrosiaci), tonic, nervine, 

 emmenagogue. 



c. C. anthelmiiiticum L. (C. ambrosioides var. anthelminticum 



A. Gray). Europe, nat. in U. S. Wormseed, American 

 Wormseed, Jerusalem-oak. Fruit; Chenopodium. U. S. P.; 

 Ger. Amerikanischer Wurmsamen; Fr. Anserine vermifuge 

 ( Codex ) ; Sp. Epazote. Anthelmintic, source of oil of worm- 

 seed. 



d. C. Bonus-Henricus L. Europe, adv. in U. S. Good King 



Henrv, All-good, Blite; English, False or VV'ild Mercury, 

 Markerry:}:, Mercury-dockan, Mercury Goosefoot, Perennial 

 Goosefoot? , Fat-hen, Koman plant, Shoemaker' s-heels. Smear- 

 dock, S middy-leaves; Wild Spinach; Ger. Guter Heinrich; Fr. 

 Bon Henri; Sp. Zeniglo. Plant reputed vulnerary. 



e. C. Botrys L. Europe and Asia, nat. in U. S. Jerusalem-oak, 



Ambrose, Feather Geranium, Turnpike Geranium, Hind-heal; 

 Ger. Traubenkraut; Fr. Chenopode kgrappes. P/a?if aromatic, 

 resembling (b). 



f. C. hy'bridum L. Europe and N. America (U. S. ). Maple- 



leaved Goosefoot or Pigweed, Hog's-bane, Sowbane; Swine's- 

 bane, Nightshade*. 



g. C. rubruni L. Northern Europe, Asia and N. America. 



Ked Goosefoot or Pigweed, French Spinach, Fat-hen, Swine' s- 

 bane. 



h. C. Quinoa Willd. Peru and Chili. Quinoa (Quinua), Petty- 

 rice. Seeds used like buckwheat. 



i. C. Vulvaria L. Europe. Fetid Goosefoot, Stinking Goose- 

 foot or Motherwort, Dirty- John, Notch weed; Ger. Stinkender 

 Melde; Fr. Vulvaire (Codex), Anserine puante. Plant anti- 

 spasmodic, nervine. 



