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f. E. Ipecacuanha L. Atlantic border of U. S. Ipecac Spurge^ 



American or Carolina Ipecac, Milk or Spurge Ipecac, White 

 or Wild Ipecac, Wild Hippo, Black Spurge. See (a). ; 



g. E. Lathyris L. (T. Lathyris Scop. ). Europe, nat. in U. S. 



Caper Spurge, Caper bush. Wild Caper, Catapuce (Chaucer), 

 Garden or Myrtle Spurge, Gopher plant, Anti-gopher plant,. 

 Mole plant. Mole tree, Springwort, Wolfs-milk; Fr. i^purge 

 (Codex). Seeds Sem. cataputiae minoris, Sem. lathy ridis 

 majoris, Grana regia majora; Ger. Kleine Springkorner, Kleine 

 Purgirkorner; drastic cathartic. Yields an oil resembling 

 Croton oil. 



h. E. maculdta L. Throughout most of jS". America. Spotted 

 or Blotched Spurge, Black Spurge, Spotted Purslane (Pursley)^ 

 Black or Milk Purslane, Milkweed*, Spotted Eyebright. 



i. E. marginata Pursh. Minnesota to Texas. Variegated or 

 White-margined Spurge, Mountain-snow, Snow-on-the-moun- 

 tain. 



j, E. nutans Lag. (E. hypericifolia A. Gray, not L., E. Preslii 

 Guss. ). Large Spotted-spurge, Upright Spotted or Blotched 

 Spurge, with other synonyms of (h). 



k.*E. Peplus L. Europe, adv. in U. S. Pretty Spurge, Devil' s- 

 milk. Seven-sisters, Wart-weed. 



1. E. pilulifera L. India, Australia and widely distributed in 

 tropical countries. Pill-bearing Spurge. Flant reputed a 

 specific in asthma. 



m. E. prostrata Ait. Arizona. Prostrate Spurge, Swallowwort,. 

 Gallindrinera. Reputed an infallible cure for snake bites. 



n. E. resinifera Berg. Morocco. (tI£??i resm; Euphorbium P. G.^ 

 Gummi v. Resina euphorbium; Ger. Euphorbium; Fr. Gomme- 

 resine d'Eupnorbe (Codex); Sp. Euforbio; drastic cathartic, 

 sternutatory, chiefly used as a counter-irritant. 



804. EUPHRASIA. L. Eyebright. Scropliularlaceae. 



From Greek, ''delight" or "good cheer". Low parasitic 

 herbs. About 110 species, temperate and cooler regions; 3 in 

 U. S. 



a. E. officinalis L. Europe. Eyebright, Eyewort, Euphrasy ;Ger. 

 Augentrost; Fr. Euphraise; Sp. Eufrasia. Plant astringent; 

 formerly used in ophthalmia. 



805. EUROTIA, Adans. Eurotia. Chenopodiaceae. 



From Greek, "hoary" or "mouldy". Syn. Diotis, in part. 

 Herbs or low shrubs. Two species, one of Euro-Asia, one of 

 western N. America, viz. (a) E. lanata (Pursh) Moq., called 

 White Sage and Winter-fat. 



806. EURYTAENIA, T. & Gr. (Eurytenia). Umbelliferae. 



From Greek, "well filleted". Herb. One species, south- 

 western U. S. 



