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MEDICAL PLANTS. 



BLUE FLAG. 



colors, and bloom in June. It grows some three ieet in height. 

 The root is the portion used; eight grains of the fresh pow- 

 dered, or fifteen of the dried, will purge. It is given in dropsy, 

 and sometimes in chronic liver complaint. The decoction is 

 also used as a wash in sore mouth and ulcers. 



