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ORDER 129. POLYGALACE.E. 



102. Poly gala. Ninety-four species; 17, 3, L. 



Polygala sanguinea, vel P. paucifolia. Flowering winter-green. 

 The properties of this plant are similar to Polygala senega. The 

 taste and smell are similar to Gaultheria procumbens. It is stimu- 

 lant and sudorific. It is milder than seneka, and may be useful in 

 rheumatism, dropsy, and asthma. It may be used in decoction. 



ORDER 130. VIOLACE^B. 



103. Viola. Fifty-seven species ; 5, 1, L. 

 Viola pedata. Bird-foot violet. Off. 



104. Viola cucullata. Common field violet. 



105. Viola palmata. Hand violet. 



106. Viola ovata. Rattlesnake violet. 



107. Viola Oanadensis. Canada violet. 



108. Viola pubescens. Yellow wood violet. 



All the violets are most excellent demulcents, and are very im- 

 portant in a medicinal point of view. The V. pedata and V. ovata 

 are the most useful. I have published a long account of them, and 

 of the efficacy of the latter in the bites of venomous reptiles, and 

 in ophthalmias, strangury, &c., in the American Journal of the 

 Medical Sciences, which has been transferred to the American 

 Journal of Pharmacy. The paper has also been published in the 

 New York Journal of Medicine. To these works I refer the 

 reader. I have correct paintings of the above species of violets. 



ORDER 137. DROSERACE.E. 



109. Drosera rotundifolia. Sun dew. Numerous species. The 

 juice of this plant is said to destroy warts, corns, &c. ; and infused 

 in milk it has been used for freckles and sun burns. It is supposed 

 to be pectoral, and, in the form of syrup, is used in asthma. Raf. 



ORDER 140. CARYOPHYLLACE^I. 



110. Saponaria. Nine species ; 10, 2, L. 



Saponaria officinalis. Soapwort ; bouncing Bet. Sec. The soap- 

 worts are diaphoretic, tonic, and hepatic. They are useful in rheu- 

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