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sparrows tongue) acrid and bitter, their decoction used in 

 diseases of the liver; tops and leaves used to feed cattle in 

 winter and dry summers, but they spoil the taste of the 

 milk if eaten by cows; bark used in tanning; leaves half 

 an ounce to aii ounce and half in decoction are a good 

 purgative, and a decoction of 2 dr. of the bark, or 6 dr. 

 of tne leaves are used to cure agues. 



^. aurea. Bark golden yellow. 



y. verrucosa. Bark warty. 



^. heterophylla. Leaves simple and ternate, or quinate. 



£. simplicifolia. Leaves all simple. 



^. horizontaiis. Leaves pinnate ; branches horizontal. 



ij. pendula. Leaves pinnate ; branches pendulous. 



River sides. AVood of little value. 



5. erosa. Leaflets torn on the edges. 



{. argentea. Leaves variegated, whitish green and silver 

 colour. 



