j^o I' A ivll L i HiL K ij ilL. 



hollow, moderately lar^e, ^nd of a beautiful 

 scarlet. The root is long and irregular. 



The root is used ; our druggists keep it : it is 

 warm and good in all nervous cases. Its virtues 

 are very nearly the same with those of zedoary ; 

 and in general the round roots of zedoary are sold 

 under its name, though in reality it is a much 

 longer, as well as larger root, than the zedoary 

 itself. 



