156 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



wax (i.e. ''growing through" or perfoliate), Indian Sage, 

 Wild Sage, Ague- weed, Cros^wort, Feverwort, Vegetable 

 Antimony, Sweating-plant; Ger. Durchwachsdost, Durchwachs- 

 ener Wasserdost oder \Vasserhanf;Fr.Eupatoireperfoliee, Herbe 

 a fievre, Herbe parfaite; Sp. Eupatorio. Leaves and flowering 

 tops, Eupatorium U. S. P., Herbaeupatorii perfoliati; bitter, 

 tonic, febrifuge, diaphoretic. 



]. E. piirpiireilin L. (E. trifoliatum L. ). British America, south 

 to Florida and Utah. Queen-of-the-meadow, Joe-Pye weed, 

 Gravel-root, Indian Gravel-root, King-of-the-meadow, Marsh 

 Milk- weed. Motherwort, Nigger- weed, Quill wort*, Purple 

 Boneset; Slunkweed, Tall Boneset, Trumpet-weed, i^ooi' diure- 

 tic, astringent. Closely related to this is (k) E. maculatiim 

 L. Virginia to New York. Spotted Joe-Pye weed. Spotted 

 Boneset, Spotted Eyebright. 



1. E. rotundifolium L. Eastern U. S. Wild Hoarhound, Round- 

 leaved Thoroughwort. 



m. E. triplinerye Vahl. (E. Aya-pana Vent. ). Brazil. Aya-pana, 

 Nyapana; Ger. Heilsamer Wasserdost; Fr. Aya-pana (Codex). 

 Leaves diaphoretic, diuretic, antidote to snake-poison. Plant 

 rich in tannin. 



n. E. verbenaefoliiim ]\[ichx. (E. pilosum Walt'., E. teucrifolium 

 Willd. ). Eastern U. S. Rough Thoroughwort or Boneset, 

 Vervain Thoroughwort, Wild Hoarhound. 



803. EUPHORBIA, L. Spurge. Eupliorbiaceae. 



Greek name of an African plant, named for Euphorbos, King 

 Juba's phyeician, Syn. Tithymalus, inpart. Herbs or shrubs. 

 About 700 species, warmer parts of temperate zones; 118 in 



U. S. 



a. E. corollata L. Canada and eastern U. S. FloVering Spurge, 



Blooming or Large-flowering Spurge, Apple-root, Bowman' s- 

 root. Emetic-root, Milk Ipecac, Milkweed*, Milk Purslane or 

 Pursley, Snake-milk, Purging-root, White Purslane, Wild 

 Hippo (Hipp). Booi of this and of (f); EuphorlDia, U. S. P. 

 1880; Emeto-cathartic, diaphoretic, irritant. 



b. E. Cyparissias L. Europe, adv. in U. S. Cypress Spurge, 



Cypress*, Balsam Spurge, Bonaparte' s-crown. Graveyard-weed, 

 Irish Moss*, Kiss-me-quick, Quacksalver s Spurge, Tree Moss, 

 Welcome-to-our-house. 



c. E. Esiila L. Europe, adv. in U.. S. Leafy Spurge, Faitour* s- 



grass, Tithymal. 



<i. E. Helioscopia L. Europe, nat. in U. S. Sun Spurge, Wart 

 Spurge, Wart-weed, Wart-grass, Wartwort, Cat's-milk, Churn- 

 staflf, Devil's-milk, Mouse-milk, Mad- woman' s-milk. Wolf's- 

 milk, Little-good (Scotland), Saturday' s-pepper. Seven-sisters, 

 Sun-weed, Turnsole*. Juice acrid, formerly used to cure warts. 



e. E. heterodoxa Muell. Brazil. Juice, leite d' Alveloz (Alveloz 

 milk), acrid, escharotic; applied to cancroids, etc. 



