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a. L. claydtum L. Europe, Asia, N. America, south to N. Caro- 



lina, Michigan and Washington. Ground or Running Pine, 

 Chib-moss, Clubfoot Moss, Running Moss, Snake Moss, Stag- 

 horn (Stag's-hom) Moss, Buck-grass, Buck's-horn, Coral Ever- 

 green, Creeping-bur, Creeping- Jennie, Forks-and-knives, Fox- 

 tail, Lamb' s-tails, Toad's-tail, Traveler' s-joy*, Wolfs-claws; 

 Ger. Schlangenmoos, Barlappkraut, Sautanne. Spores, veget- 

 able sulphur; Lycopodium, U. S. P., P. G., Sem. V. Pulvis 

 lycopodii, Sulphur vegetabile; Ger. Barlappsamen, Streupulver, 

 Hexenmehl, Blitzpulver, Erdschwefel, Wurmmehl; Fr. Lyco- 

 pode (Codex), Soufre v^g^tal; Sp. Licopodia. Absorbent, 

 lenitive, diuretic. 



b. L. complanatiini L. Europe, Asia, N. America, south to N. 



Carolina and Michigan. Trailing Christmas-green, Ground 

 Cedar, Ground Pine, Ground-festoon, Crow-foot*, Hog-bed, 

 Creeping- Jennie. Spores used as in (a). 



c. L. obsciiruni L. (L. dendroideum Michx.). Asia and N. 



America, south to N. Carolina and Indiana. Ground Pine, 

 Tree-like Club-moss, Bunch Evergreen, Spiral Pine, Crow- 

 foot*. Plant much used in Christmas decorations. 



Other indigenous species are; (d) L. Alpinum L., Alpine 

 Club-moss, Heath Cypress, Cypress Moss; (e) L. luciduluiu 

 Michx., Shining Club-moss, Moon-fruit Pine^, Trailing Ever- 

 green; (f) L. sabinaefolium Willd., Cedar-like Club-moss, 

 Ground Fir; (g) L. Selago L., Fir Club-moss, Fir Moss, 

 Tree Moss, Fox-feet. From an allied Brazilian species, (h) L. 

 sauriirus (?), called Piligan, has been obtained a powerfully 

 cathartic alkaloid, piliganine. Cathartic properties are at- 

 tributed also to other species. 



1241. LYC6pSIS, L. Bugloss. Boraginaceae. 



From Greek, "wolf face". Syn. Buglossa. Bristly hispid 

 herbs. About 6 species, Old World; 1 nat. in U. S., viz. (a) 

 L. arvensis L. (B. arvensis S. F.Gray). Small or Wild Bug- 



1242. LYCOPUS, L. Bugleweed, Gypsywort, etc. Labiatae. 

 From Greek, "wolfs foot". Stoloniferous herbs. About 10 

 species, north temperate zone; 6 in U. S. 



a. L. Americdnus Muhl. (L. sinuatus Ell. (Kew), E. Europaeus 



var. sinuatus A. Gray). British America and U. S., through- 

 out. Cut-leaved Water-hoarhound, Bitter Bugle, Paul's 

 Betony, Gypsywort. 



b. L. Europaeus L. (L. aquaticus Moench, L. riparius »Salisb., 



L. vulgaris Pers.). Europe, adv. in U. S., Water Hoarhound, 

 Marsh Hoarhound, Gipsy wort|, Gipsy-herb, Green Archangel, 

 Bitter Bugle, European Bugleweed; Ger. Wasserandorn; Fr. 

 Lycope d' Europe. Herb, Herba marrubii aquatici, astringent, 

 hemostatic, anti-periodic. 



c. L. Virginicus L. British America, south to Florida and Mis- 



souri. Bugleweed, Buglewort, Sweet Bugleweed, American 

 Water-hoarhound, Carpenter' s-herb, Green Archangel, Gypsie- 



