l8o MAPLE, RED MARIGOLD. 



whitish pieces, irregular on one side and smoother and 

 curved on the other, rarely more than i inch broad and 

 2-3 inches or more long. Taste, sweet, honey-like, 

 without bitterness. Odour, slight. 



MAPLE, RED. Acer rubrum, Linn. 



N.O. Sapindacea. 

 Syn. Swamp Maple. 



Part used Bark. 



Action Astringent. Used by American Indians as 

 an application to sore eyes. 



Distinctive character In long quilled pieces 6-12 

 inches or more and -f inch wide, externally blackish 

 brown, slightly polished, with innumerable fine trans- 

 verse lines, and scattered, brownish, small warts. Inner 

 bark, in very tough and fibrous layers, pale reddish 

 brown or buff. Taste, astringent and faintly bitter. 



MARIGOLD. Calendula officlnalis, Linn. 



N.O. Composite. 



Syn. Caltha officinalis, Marygold, Garden Marigold, 

 Calendula. 



Parts used Flowers, herb. 



Action Stimulant, diaphoretic. Chiefly used as a 

 local remedy. Given internally it assists the local action 

 and prevents suppuration. Useful in chronic ulcers, 

 varicose veins, &c. The infusion of i ounce to a pint 

 of boiling water may be taken in doses of a tablespoonful 

 or wineglassful, and used as an application for external 

 purposes. 



Preparations Fluid extract : Dose, J-i drachm. 

 Tincture U.S. P. Calendulin : Dose, 1-3 grains. 



Distinctive character Stem angular and, as well 

 as the leaves, pubescent. Lower leaves spatulate with 



