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peel to give a flavour to teas, etc.), either as a refreshing 

 drink or to prevent vomiting, 



Anacardiaceae. — 6. Sumach, Rhus typhina or R. 

 aromatica, makes a gargle for sore throats or sore mouths, 

 an antiseptic, makes good poultices for ulcers, good for 

 hectic fever, scrofula, and lues venerea; used also in dying 

 black and making ink. 



Rhamnaceae. — 147. Buckthorn, Rhamnus catharticus, 

 an ingredient in a tea to be given in cases of hernia. 



Celastraceae. — 73. Biitersiveet, Celastrus scandens, a 

 tea good for liver complaint, will remove spots in the skin, 

 good for cancers — when made into a poultice, good for 

 swellings. 



(Sapindaceae. — 74. Striped Maple, Acer Pennsyl- 

 vanicum.) 



Polygalaceae. — 148. Seneca Snakeroot, Poly gala 

 Senega, an " active stimulus," cures rattlesnake bites, good 

 in croup, pleurisy, catarrh, asthma, coughs, and an effective 

 emmenagogue. 



Leguminosae. — 7. Red Clover, Trifolium pratense, made 

 into a tea for chlorosis. 



75. ATuerican Senna, Cassia Marilandica, a simple 

 cathartic. 



76. Indigo Weed, Baptisia tinctoria, valuable for all 

 kinds of ulcers, either as a wash, fomentation or poultice ; 

 also internally in gangrene, scarlet fever, sore throat, 

 typhus and putrid fevers. 



149. White Beans, Phaseolus nanus, a poultice for in- 

 flammations and swellings. 

 223. See -post. 

 Rosaceae. — Plum Family. 



10. Peach, Prunus Persica, flowers and leaves made into 

 a tea, a vermifuge : the meats in brandy a powerful tonic 

 in debility, chlorosis, fever and ague, etc. ; the bark in a 

 tea with brandy, good for weak stomach. 



11. Wild Cherry, Prunus Pennsylvanica, bark in a strong 

 decoction to be applied to scrofulous tumors ; in a tea with 

 brandy for a weak stomach. 



80. Black Cherry, Prunus serotina, the bark an in- 

 gredient in jaundice bitters. 

 Rose Family, proper. 



