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nerve-sedative, collected and used by the nervous. (In Western 

 New York, all the Indians call the yellow Lady's Slipper, Whip- 

 poor-WilV s Shoes.") The Poplar was "Popple," the American 

 White Birch, the "Gray Birch." Rumex crispus was "Yaller 

 dock," and the root one of the constituents of a spring tonic. 

 Polygonum Convolvulus we knew as "Wild Bean."* Amaran- 

 thus retroflexus was always "Borax,"* why I do not know; but 

 "Red-root" was never heard. Phytolacca was always "Garge/" 

 given in B. & B., and used for cows which had garget. Por- 

 tulaca oleracea was "Pusley," as it is everywhere. Caltha palus- 

 tris, always "Cowslip," and valuable for "greens" in the spring. 

 Coptis trifolia, "Canker-root" was used for children and adults 

 with canker-sores or facial eruptions. Raphanus Raphanistrum 

 was invariably "Charlie" ; Sarracenia purpurea was often "Fox- 

 glove," as well as "Pitcher Plant." Sempervivum tectorum, 

 "Live Forever," "Bag-plant* (because the children blew up the 

 leaves), and "Aaron's Rod."* Saxifraga pennsylvanica was used 

 as greens, and never called anything but "Wild Beet."* Spiraea 

 tomentosa, used as a country remedy for dysentery, had no 

 name but "Wire-bush."* Potentilla canadensis was "Little But- 

 tercups" ; Pyrus arbutifolia, " Choke- pear" ;* Amelanchier can- 

 adensis, "Sugar-pear."* Prunus serotina, "Rum Cherry," — rum 

 was added and the cherries left in the bottle, the liquid used in 

 dysentery. Trifoliumarvense,"PM553'-/oo/ Clover, "*a.ndT. hybri- 

 dum, "Pink Clover."* Apios tuberosa, "Chocolate"* (name from 

 the color of the flowers) ; I mpatiensfulva,"5'«a^-wgg(^."* Euphor- 

 bia Cyparissias, "Cypress" ; Rhus Toxicodendron, "Markry," 

 {"Mercury" less often). Ilex verticillata, "Holly"; Nemopan- 

 thus vancvondita., " Dogberry" f Malva rotundifolia, "Cheeses" 

 universal name; Aralia nudicaulis, "Sassafrilla." Cornus 

 canadensis "Bunch-plum" ; Chimaphila umbellata was "Noble 

 Pine" (Britton & Brown give this) and "Pyroly." Kalmia au- 

 gustifolia, "Lambkill." Gaultheria procumbens always was 

 "Ivory Plum." The late black Gaylussacia baccata is always 

 "Stony Huckleberry."* (a good name). Lysimachia quadrifolia, 

 "Liberty-tea," (we were always told it was so-named because this 

 plant was used to avoid tea-taxes). Nepeta glechoma, "Robin- 

 run-away," "Gill-go-over-the-ground" \ Hedeoma pulegioides, 

 '"Pennyroyal." Mentha canadensis, "Brook-mint"*; Physalis 

 (probably heterophylla), "Husk tomato." Plantago major was 



