54 



*46. Henbane {Hyoscyamus niger L.) occurs on sandy soil. The 

 flowering tops are also used. 



47. Indian Tobacco {Lobelia inflata L.) occurs in fields and thickets 

 on dry soil. The tops are also used after the first fruits ripen ; also the seeds. 



48. Boneset or Thoroughwort {Eupatorium perfoliatum L.) grows on 

 low, wet ground. The flowering tops are also used. 



49. Tansy {Tanacctiim vulgare L.) occurs on waste ground. The 

 flowering tops are also used. 



50. Horseweed or Canada Fleabane {Erigeron Canadense L.) is a com- 

 mon weed in fields and waste places. The flowering tops are also used. 



51. Coltsfoot {Tiissilago Farfara L.) occurs in wet, clayey soil. The 

 underground stem is also used. 



IV. Plants Whose Fruits (or Seeds) are Used. 



*52. Juniper {Juniper us communis L.) occurs on dry hills. The berry- 

 like cones are used. 



*53. Hop {Humulus Lupulus L.) occurs in thickets and on river banks. 

 The whole fruiting cones are used. 



54. White Mustard {Sinapis alba L.) and 



55. Black Mustard {Brassica nigra Koch.) both grow in fields and waste 

 places. The seeds when ground and mixed constitute ordinary Mustard. 



56. Smooth Sumach {Rhus glabra L.) occurs in dry soil. 



57. Caraway {Carum Cariii L.) grows on waste ground. 



V. Miscellaneous Drug Plants. 



58. Balm of Gilead {Populus candicans Ait.). It is a large tree, the 

 resinous buds being the part used. 



59. Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade {Solanum Didcamara L.) is a 

 shrub, and occurs on damp ground. The young twigs when two to three 

 years old are collected after the leaves have fallen. The green leaves are 

 also used. 



60. American Elder {Sambucus canadensis L.) is a shrub growing in 

 moist soil at low elevation. The open flowers are used. 



Those who are further interested in this subject should obtain the 

 bulletin on "Medicinal Pkmts and their Cultivation in Canada" (French 

 and English) which can be had free of charge from the Publications Branch, 

 Ottawa. 



