Cuckoo- 



p- ( I had remarked for years, that the root of the 



cuckoo-pint (arum) was frequently scratched out of 

 the dry banks of hedges, and in severe snowy 



weather. 



After observing, with some exactness, myself, and getting others 

 to do the same, we found it was the thrush kind that scratched it 

 out. The root of the arum is remarkably warm and pungent. 



G. W. 



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