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Icroves fetidus, Big. Skunk Cabbage. p. y. & g. Ap. 21. Wet 
meadows and open swamps. ‘The recent dried root is a valua- 
ble nervine. 
Impatiens pallida, Nutt. y. July, Aug. 3%. 2—4 ft. Damp grounds, 
frequently along fences. 
I. fulva, Nutt. Touch-me-not. y. spotted. July, Aug. %. 2-—4 ft. 
Wet grounds. ~ 
Invta Helenium, Linn. Elecampane. y. July, Aug. 97. 3—4 ft. 
Roadsides. Root tonic, gently stimulant, and probably deob- 
struent. 
In1s versicolor, Linn. Blue Flag. b. June. 2f. 18 in—3 ft. Wet 
meadows and margins of ponds. Root an active cathartic. 
Isantuus ceruleus, Mich. False Pennyroyal. pale b. July—Sept. 
s*, 6—12 in. Gravelly river banks and rocky places. 
Isnarpia palustris, Linn. June. 2(. creeping or prostrate. Stag- 
nant waters and overflowed grounds. A variety of this or an- 
other species, with an ascending, rigid stem, flowering in August, 
grows 3 miles west of Albany. 
Jueians cinerea, Linn. Butternut. April, May. 5. <A large tree. 
Woods and open fields. Bark cathartic. 
Juncus effusus, Linn. June, July. 2f. Culm 2—8 ft. Wet grounds. 
J. tenuis, Willd. June, July. 2. 10—12 in. Low grounds, and 
along footpaths in fields. 
J. nodosus, Linn. July, Aug. 2f. 8—12in. Swamps. 
J. bufonius, Linn. July, Aug. #%. 4—8 in. Moist places, often 
along roadsides. 
J. acuminatus, Mich. July, Aug. 2f. 12—18 in. Bogs, and along 
streams. 
J. polycephalus, Mich. July, Aug. 2f. 2—3 ft. Boggy meadows, 
low grounds, and sphagnous swamps. 
I. subverticillatus, Mich. July, Aug. 2f. 18 in. About ponds, 
sphagnous swamps, &c. 
Juniperus communis, Linn. Juniper. g. May—July. 6. Rocky 
banks of streams, and barren open woods. Berries and tops 
gently stimulant, diuretic, and diaphoretic. 
J. Virginiana, Linn. Red Cedar. y-g. May. b. 15—50 ft. Woods 
and pastures. Properties similar to those of the preceeding. 
Katmta latifolia, Linn. w-r. June, July. 2. 4—10 ft. Woods 6 
miles west of Troy. Narcotic and diuretic. Poisonous. 
K. angustifolia, Linn. Sheep Laurel. 7. or rose color. June, 
July. 5. Sandy woods and margins of swamps. Narcotic, and 
