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b. E. alropurpiireus Jacq. Ontario and eastern U, S., west to 



Montana. Wahoo (Waahoo, Wauhoo, Whahoo), Burning- 

 bush, Bursting-heart, Indian Arrow-wood, Strawberry tree or 

 bush, American Spindle-tree, Bitter Asht, Barh of root; 

 Enonymus, U. S. P., Cort. euonymi; bitter, tonic, laxative, 

 cholagogue. 



c. E. EliropaeiiS L. Europe, adv. in U. S. Spindle-tree, Arrow- 



beam, Butcher' s-prick tree. Cat tree, Gaiter tree, Gatten, Gat- 

 teridge. Louse-berry tree; the tough wood called Peg-wood, 

 Prick-timber, Prick- wood. Skewer- wood. Dog-wood*, Wit -h- 

 wood; Ger. Spillbaum, Spindelbaum, Pfatfenhiitchen; Fr. 

 Fusain, Bonnet de pretre. Seeds emetic, purgative, insecticide. 



802. EUPAT6rIUM, L. Thoroughwort, etc. Compositae. 



Greek name of Agrimony, after Mithridates surnamed Eupa- 

 tor. Syn. Artemisiaf, Conoclinium, in part. Perennial herbs 

 with small flower heads. About 575 species, mostly of warmer 

 regions; 46 in U. S. 



a. E. ageratoides L. f. Canada to Georgia and west to Nebraska 



and Louisiana. White Snake-root, AVhite Sanicle, Indian 

 Sanicle, Deerwort Boneset, Poolwort, Pool-root, Rich-weed, 

 Squaw-weed, Stevia. Boot aromatic, diuretic, vulnerary. 



b. E. aromaticiini L. Massachusetts to Florida, Smaller White 



Snake- root, Wild Hoarhound, Pool-root, Poolwort. Boot aro- 

 matic, diuretic, anti-spasmodic. 



c. E. canndbiiiiim L. Europe. Hemp Agrimony, Bastard or 



Dutch Agrimony, Water Agrimony, Bastard Hemp, Hemp- 

 weed, Water-Hemp, Raspberries-and-cream, Sweet-smelling 

 Trefoil!, Water-maudlin, AndurionJ; Ger. Wasserdost, Ilirsch- 

 klee, Wasserhanf. 



d. E. capillifolium (Lam. ) Small (A. capillifolia Lam,, E. foeni- 



culoides Walt. E. foeniculaceum Willd. ). Virginia to Florida 

 and West Indies. Dog Fennel, Hog-weed. 



e. E, coelestiiiiim L. (Conoclinium coelestinuniDC. ). New Jersey 



to Florida and Texas. Mist-flower, Blue Boneset. Plant 

 anti-spasmodic, expectorant. 



f. E. glntinosum Lam. S.America. One of several plants known 



as Matico or Yerba del soldado (Soldier's herb.) See Piper 

 angustifolium. 



g. E. lencolepis T. & G. New Jersey to Florida and Louisiana. 



Justice-weed, White-bracted Thoroughwort. The name 



Justice- weed is applied also to (h) E. hyssopifolium L., Massa- 

 chusetts to Texas. 



i. E. perroliatum L. (E. connatum Michx. ). Canada to Florida 

 and west to Texas and Nebraska. Boneset, Common Thorough- 

 wort, Thorough-stem, Thorough-wax, Thorow-wax or Through- 



