I. VEGETABLES.— CucuRBiTACE.'E. 61 



*RosEMARY-LEAVED Andromeda, Aiidromeda poUfoUa, Has 

 the same qualities as the preceding. — A, Mariana, Decoction 

 used as a narcotic. 



*WiNTER-GREEN, Pi/rola, P. rotundlfoUa, Vuhierary. 



Small winter-green, Fyrola altera^ P. secunda. Herb 

 cooling, drying ; leaves diuretic : used in dropsy. 



American winter-green, Pyrola iimbellata, Chimaphylla 

 nmbeUata, An infusion of the leaves has been found efficacious 

 as a diuretic in dropsy. 



Partridge berry, Gualtheria procumbeiis. Leaves, gvxil' 

 theria^ P. U. S., used for tea. 



Rhododendron maximum ; i?. Ponticum ; — Dwarf rosehay, 

 R.ferruyineum ; — YeUoiv rhododendron^ R, chrysanthum. Leaves 

 austere, astringent, bitter, stimulant ; diaphoretic and narcotic ; 

 used against the rheumatism and gout; 3ij of the dried leaves, 

 infused in half a pint of water, kept hot all night, and drank in 

 the morning : root astringent. 



Marsh cistus, IVild rosemary^ Ledum palustre. Gives an 

 agreeable odour to beer, but renders it heady : root astringent. 



Labrador tea, JVishecumpuoware, TViserpukki, Ledum latifo^ 

 Hum, Leaves used for tea. 



Azalea procumbens. Bark and leaves astringent. 



Bross.ea coccinea ; — Rickets support, Styphelia Richei, Ber- 

 ries esculent. 



93. VACCINIE.^. 



* Vaccinia, Myrtillus, V. myrtillus. Berries, hlack tchortle 

 htrries, bilberries^ acidulous, refreshing, useful in fevers, also anti- 

 scorbutic ; would make wine : dried berries, berry dye^ imported 

 from Germany to colour wines. 



•Great Bilberry, Vaccinia idiyinosum ; — *Red whorf, V, 

 ^ itis Idcea, (Leaves sold for those of uva ursi, but are veined in 

 a network above, dotted underneath, and their infusion preci- 

 pitates neither isinglass, jelly, nor a solution of green vitriol.) — 

 /'. ylnurum ; — V, meridionale ; berries esculent. 



American cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpum, Oxycoccos 

 rryfhrocarpus. (Berries imported in large quantities from North 

 America preserved in water.) — JVIiite cranberry y O, hispidulus ; — 

 'Cranberry^ V, oxycoccus, O, palustris. Berries esculent, used 

 in tarts. 



95. CUCURBITACE.^. 



Fruits mostly esculent, but a few have the laxative power so 

 increased as to become drastic purgatives. 



