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The late horrible death of one of our professional brethren in the 

 city of New York, from the bite of a rattlesnake, should excite a 

 diligent inquiry into a remedy for this fatal poison. The late Dr. 

 B. S. Barton, of Philadelphia, in his Med. and Phys. Journal for 

 1808, gives a long paper upon the successful use of this plant in the 

 cure of the bite of the rattlesnake, in nine cases, by a Mr. Haynes- 

 worth, probably of one of the southern or south-western States. 

 Where he is from, and what is the botanical name of the plant, I 

 cannot learn. I hope some of my readers will be more successful, 

 and communicate the result of their inquiries. 



Officinal plants in this enumeration 

 Secondary in the Dispensatories . 

 Neither officinal nor secondary 



68 



56 



195 



319 



The following is the number of plants in the orders enume- 

 rated : 



Araliaceae 



Umbelliferae 



Ranunculaceae 



Papaveraceae 



Nymphiaceae 



Podophylleae 



Cruciferae 



Fumariaceae 



Capparideae 



Berberideae 



Magnoliaceas 



Laurineae 



Malvaceae 



Tiliaceas 



Hypericeaneaa 



Saxifrageae 



Hamameliaceas 



Cireoracese 



Salicariae 



Aristolochiaa 



Rosaceae 



Leguminosse 



4 Urticaceae 4 



13 Euphorbiaceae 2 



14 Geraniaceae 4 

 2 Balsamineae 1 

 2 Polygalaceae 1 

 1 Violaceae 6 



10 DroseraceaD 1 



1 Caryophyllaceae 4 



1 Crassulaceae 1 



2 Chenopodiaceae 2 

 2 Phytolacaceae 1 

 2 Polygonaceae 3 

 6 Pyrolaceae 3 



1 Lobeliaceae 2 



2 Plantagenese 2 



3 Compositae 30 

 1 Stellatse 5 

 1 Apocynaceae 2 

 1 Gentianaceae 3 

 1 Convolvulaceae 2 



IT Orobancheae 6 



6 Solanaceae 25 



