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poses of cultivation. Possibly the cheapest way to procure both 

 American and foreign plants for purposes of cultivation would 

 be to purchase the fresh or green drug, as of roots, rhizomes, 

 etc., gathered at the resting period of the plant. The recently 

 gathered drug will in some instances contain mature fruits and 

 seeds from which plants may be successfully grown, as the leaf- 

 and herb-drugs of the Compositse, Labiatae, Solanaceae, etc. 



Balsam fir or spruce (Abies balsamca) ; calamus (Acorns 

 Calamus) ; European agrimony (Agrimonia Eupatoria) ; couch 

 grass or dog grass (Agropyroit rcpens) ; tree of heaven (Ailan- 

 thns glandulosa) ; common chickweed (Alsine media) ; marsh- 

 mallow (Altlicra officinalis) ; scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arzrii- 

 sis) ; angelica seed (Angelica Archangelica) ; mayweed (Anthe- 

 inis cotiila) ; bitter root (Apocynnrn androscemifoliuin) ; Canadian 

 hemp (Apocynnrn cannahinum) ; dwarf elder (Aralia hispida) ; 

 American sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaiilis) ; Uva Ursi (Arctosta- 

 phylos Uva-Ursi) ; mescale (Anhalonium Leivinii) ; burdock 

 (Arctium Lappa) ; manzanita (Arctostaphylos glatica) ; Indian 

 turnip (Arisccma triphyllnni) ; serpentaria (Aristolochia Serpeii- 

 taria) ; southern wood (Artemisia Abrotaniim) ; common worm- 

 wood (Artemisia Absinthium) ; wormwood, mountain sage, or 

 Sierra salvia (Artemisia frigida) ; common mugwort (Artemisia 

 vulgaris) ; Canada snake root (Asarum canadense) ; white Indian 

 hemp (Asclepias incarnata) ; silkweed (Asclepias syriaca) ; paw- 

 paw seed (Asimina trdoba) ; spice bush (Lindera Benzoin) ; 

 Oregon grape (Berberis Aquifolium) ; black sampson or purple 

 cone flower (Echinacea angustifolia, syn. Brauneria purpurea) ; 

 borage (Borago oificinalis) ; Indian hemp (Cannabis sativa) ; 

 shepherd's purse (Capsella Bnrsa-pasforis) ; blessed thistle (Cnicus 

 benedictus) ; pond-lily or sweet-scented white water-lily (Castalia 

 odorata) ; blue cohosh (CaulophyUuin fhaiictroides) ; red root or 

 New Jersey tea (Ceanothns auiericaniis) ; true unicorn root, star 

 grass (Chamccliriuiu hiteum) ; celandine (Chelidoninni ma jus) ; 

 turtle head or snake head (Chelone glabra) ; American wormseed 

 (Chenopodium anthelminticum) ; pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbel- 

 lata) ; common feverfew {Chrysanthemum. Partheniuin) ; Canada 

 thistle (Carduus arvensis) ; black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) ; 

 stone root (Collinsonia canadensis) ; sweet fern (Comptonia pere- 



