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The berries are exceedingly poisonous. Dr. Withering says, 

 the plant is powerfully repellant ; and that the root is useful in 

 some nervous cases, but it must be administered with caution. 

 It is said, that toads, allured by the foetid smell of this plant, 

 resort to it. 



SANGUINARIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 



BLOODROOT. Puccoon. Leaves roundish ; deeply indented. 

 Stems naked ; supporting single flowers. Blossoms white. In 

 rich wood land. April. 



When the fresh root is broken, a juice issues, in large drops, 

 resembling blood. The Indians used it for painting themselves, 

 and highly esteemed it for its medical virtues. It is emetic 

 and cathartic, but must be given with caution. An infusion 

 of the root in rum or brandy makes a good bitter. If it be 

 planted in rich shady borders, it flourishes well in gardens ; and 

 the large leaves and blossoms make an agreeable appearance soon 

 after the frost is out of the ground. 



CHELIDONIUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 572. 



Chelidomum pedunculis umbellatis. Syst. Nat. 



CELANDINE. Blossoms yellow. Common by fences and 

 amongst rubbish. June — August. 



This plant is very acrimonious. The juice destroys warts, 

 and cures ringworms. Diluted with milk, it is said to consume 

 white opake spots upon the eyes. 



SARRACENIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 578. 

 Sarraceniafoliisgibbis. Syst. Nat. 



SARRACENE. Side-Saddle Flower. Hallow-leaved Plant. 

 The leaves are tubular, somewhat resembling the horn of an 

 ox inverted. The aperture at the top is horizontal and circular, 



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