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for nine mornings in succession, fasting. A* cataplasm of it has 

 been used against the gout, and to alleviate the pain of the piles. 



N. 0. URTICE^E. 



298. Morus. Ten species ; 20, 4, L. 



Morus rubra. Red mulberry. The fruit is refrigerant. It is 

 used in the form of syrup, and in its raw state, and in confection ; 

 good in sore throat, angina, nervous fever, &c. The bark is said 

 to expel the tapeworm. The fruit contains the tartaric acid. 



N. 0. JUNCI. 



299. Sagittaria. Ten species ; 20, 13, L. 



Sagittaria sagittifolia. Arrow-head. This, made into bread and 

 soups, is esculent in China. It is slightly astringent ; it is dis- 

 cutient, and checks the flow of milk when applied to the breasts of 

 nursing women. It is of use when applied to oedematous limbs. 



N. 0. CONIFERS. 



300. Thuja. Six species ; 20, 16, L. 



Thuja occidental^. Arbor vitae ; white cedar. Sec. This beau- 

 tiful tree is indigenous in Massachusetts, as well as cultivated. The 

 leaves are used in medicine, and from them an essential oil is dis- 

 tilled, which is highly stimulant and aromatic, and has been em- 

 ployed in chronic rheumatism ; when used with care, it is vermifuge 

 and diuretic. 



N. 0. JASMINES. 



301. Fraxinus. Sixteen species ; 21, 2, L. 



Fraxinus acuminata. White ash. Ash trees are very valuable 

 for timber ; such as 



302. Fraxinus tomentosa. Red ash. 



303. Fraxinus sambucifolia. Black ash. The bark of these is 

 bitter and astringent, and is useful for hemorrhages. The leaves, 

 infused in a poultice, are considered useful in the bites of snakes. 

 It is said the leaves are very poisonous to the rattlesnake, and that 

 these reptiles will sooner run through a fire than over these leaves. 

 The seeds are aromatic, and diuretic. 



