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a. C. Africana Endl. ( Balsamea Africana Baill. Bal8amodendrt)n 



Africanum Arn., H, Africana Eich, ). Western Africa. 

 Hesinous exudate, African Bdellium; Fr. Bdellium d'Afrique 

 (Codex); vulnerary, expectorant, emmenagogue. 



b. C. Miikul Engl. (Balsamea Mukul Baill., Balsamodendron 



Mukul Hook. ). India. Exudate is East Indian Bdellium, 

 produced also by other species, notably (c) C. A^allocha 

 Engl. (A. Commiphora Roxb. ). 



d. C. Myrrlia (Nees) Engl. (Balsamea Myrrha Baill., Balsamoden- 



dron Myrrha Nees. ). Arabia and eastern Africa. Resinous 

 exudate; Myrrha, U. S. P., Br., P. G., Gummi-resina (Gummi) 

 Myrrha; Myrrh; Ger. Fr. Myrrhe (Codex); Sp. Mirra; vul- 

 nerary, tonic, emmenagogue. 



e. C. Opobalsamum (Forst. ) Engl. (Amyris Opobalsamum Forst., 



Balsamea Meccanensis Gled., Balsamodendron Gileadense DC, 

 B. Ehrenbergianum Berg., B. Opobalsamum Kunth. ). Abys- 

 sinia and southward. Balm-of-Gilead tree. Resinous exudate. 

 Balm of Gilead (true). Balm or Balsam of Syria, Mecca Balsam; 

 Balsamum gileadense, Opobalsamum (verum), Balsamum 

 meccse v. judiacum; Fr. Baume blanc, Baume de la Mecque; 

 balsamic, vulnerary. 



551. C0MPT6nIA, Banks. Sweet Fern. Myrioaeeae. 



Named for Bishop Henry Compton, d. 1713. Syn. Liquid- 

 ambart, Myrica, in part. A small aromatic shrub. One 

 species. 



a. C, peregriiia (L. ) Coulter (L. peregrina L., M. asplenifolia 

 L., C. asplenifolia Gaertn., M. Comptonia DC.). Canada and 

 northeastern U. S. Sweet Fern, Fern-gale, Fern bush, Meadow 

 Fern,Shrubby Fern, Canada Sweet-gale, Spleenwort bush, Sweet- 

 bush, Sweet Ferry; Fr. Liquidambar a feuilles de ceterach. 

 Leaves and tops astringent, aromatic, carminative. 



552. CONANTHUS, S. Wats. Conanthus. Hydrophyllaceae. 



From Greek, "cone flower" . Herbs. About 15 species in 

 western U. S. 



553. CO^BALIA, Cav. Black Ironwood. Rliamnaceae. 



Shrubs. About 9 species. New World; 3 in U. S. 



a. C. microphylla Cav. Chili and Argentina. Piquillin. Fruit 

 edible. 



554. CONIOSELINUM, Hoffm. Hemlock Parsley. Umbelliferae. 



From Greek, "hemlock-parsley". Herbs. About 4 species, 

 all of N. America; 1 in U. S. 



555. CONIUM, L. Poison Hemlock. Umbelliferae. 



The ancient Greek name of Hemlock. Herbs. Two species, 

 one of Europe and Asia, one of Africa. 



a. C. maculatum L. Europe and Asia, nat. in U. S. Poison 

 Hemlock, (Humlock, Humly); St. Bennet's Herb, Spotted 

 Parsley, Bad-man' s-oatmeal. Heck-how, Poison Snakeweed* or 



