C. E. HOBBS' BOTANICAL HAND-BOOK. 



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BOTANICAL. 



Plantago lancifolia, 

 " major, 

 media, 



" nitida,* 

 " psyllium, 

 " Virginica, 

 " vulgaris,* 

 Platantliera orbiculata, 

 Platanus occidentalis, 



" orientalis, 

 Plosslea floribunda, 

 Plumbago Europaea, 

 " rosea, 

 " scandens, 

 " Zeylanica, 

 Plumiera alba, 



" drastica, 

 " rubra, 

 Plumifcra lancifolia, 

 Poa aimua, 

 " compressa, 

 " pratcnsis, 

 " trivialis, 

 Podal} r ria tinctoria,* 

 Poclophyllum callicarpum, 

 diphyllum,* 

 montanum, 

 " peltatum, 



Pogostemon Patchouly, 

 Pohon antiar,* 

 Poinciana pulcherrima, 

 Polanisia graveolens, 



" icosandra,' 

 Polemonium cseruleum, 



reptans, 



Polianthes tuberosa, 

 Polygala amara, 

 " amarella,* 

 " incarnata, 

 " Nuttallii, 

 " paucifolia, 

 " polygama,* 

 " polymorpha, 

 " rubella, 

 " Senega, 

 " Serpentaria, 

 " Virginiana,* 

 " vulgaris, 

 Polygonatum articulatum, 

 " multiflorum," 



" officinale, 



" uniflorum, 



" vulgare, 



Polygonum acre, 



amphibium, 

 " ari folium, 



articulatum, 

 " aviculare, 



" Bistorta, 



" coccineum,* 



COMMON. 



PROPERTIES, PRODUCTIONS, 

 USES, ETC. 



Rib grass, Rt. and Ls. ast. vul. alt. 



Plantain, Waybread, PI. alt. diu. a-sep. a-syp. f-com. 

 Ilib grass, Lambs' lettuce PI. ast. vul. det. fob. 

 Fleawort, Fleaseed, see Plantago Psyllium. 



" Branch'g plant'n, Sd. muc. pur. det. dem. 

 White (Dwarf) plantain, PL vul. diu. a-ven. f-com. 

 Plantain, see Plantago major. 



Large round Iv'd orchis, Ls, for dressing blisters, [ambar. 

 False sycamore, Plane tree, Ls. opt. ; Bk. a-sco. ; see Liquid- 



Oriental plane tree, 

 Frankincense, 

 Leadwort, 

 Blister root, 

 Herbe au Diable, 



TV. I. white jasmine, 

 a Brazilian species, 



Bk. and Wd. fcb. ; y'lds turpentine. 



African Olibanum. 



Ju. cau. corrosive ; in toothache. 



PI. ves. ; Radix vesicatoria. 



Rt. an energetic blister. 



Bk. of Rt. emm. par. ; in itch. 



Ju. milky ; cathartic. 



in jaundice and chronic obstruct'ns 

 Red jasmine, Frangipanni, Fl. dcliciously fragrant. 

 Agonia bark, Bk. feb. ton. 



Low spear grass, PI. a common fodder plant. 



Blue grass, a valuable pasture grass. 



Kentucky blue grass, " 



Round stalked meadow grass, a valuable pasture grass. 

 Wild indigo plant, see Baptisia tinctoria. 



a variety of Poclophyllum peltatum. 



Twin leaf plant, see Jeffersonia diphylla. 



Mountain mayapple, Rt. anal, to Podophyllum peltatum. 

 Mayapple, Am. mandrake Rt. cat. cho. res. alt. erne. dia. ver. 



Patchouly, Pucha pat, 

 Upas tree of Java, 

 Spanish carnation, 

 Wormweed, 

 Bastard mustard, 

 Greek valerian, 

 Am'n Greek valerian, 

 Tuberose, 



PI. a favorite perfume ; ins. [emm. 



see Antiaris toxifcra. 



see Csesalpiua pulcherrima. 



PI. ves. c-irr. ver. 



" " pun. 



Rt. ast. vul* 



Rt. alt. dia. pec. diu. cxp. a-ven. 

 Fl. orn. fragrant; Rt. a-ven. erne. 

 Bitter polygala, Europe, PI. bit. dia. exp. pec. ; in pleurisy. 

 " " see Polygala amara. 



" " Senega. 

 PI. ton. alt. diu. ; in boils and ery- 

 aual. to Polygala amara. [sipelas. 

 see Polygala rubella. 



" Senega. 

 Rt. and Hb. bit. ton. sti. exp. 

 Rt. sti. sia. exp. diu. dia. emm. 

 Rt. a-ven. 

 see Polygala Senega. 



" " polymorpha. 

 PL in dysentery, 

 see Convallaria multiflora. 



Milkwort, 

 Ground centaury, 

 Flowering wintergreen, 

 Bitter polygala, 

 Common milkwort, 

 Bitter polygala, Am'n, 

 Senega snakeroot, 

 a shrub of Caffraria, 

 Senega root, 

 Bitter polygala, 

 Joint weed, 

 Great Solomon seal, 

 White wort, 

 Solomon seal, 

 c 



Water pepper, 



Water persicaria, 



Sickle grass, 



Joint weed, 



Knot grass, 



Bistort, Patience dock, 



Water persicaria, 



" polygonatum. 



see Polygonum hydropiper. 



Rt. used as sarsaparilla ; dcp. 



see Polygonum articulatum. 



Rt. and PL ast. vul. 



Rt. ast. vul. ; Sd. aro. pur. erne. 



Rt. ast. diu. alt. sad. 



see Polygoimm amphibium. 



