18 Bigelow on the Medical Botany of Ohio. [Nov. 



Sub orler I.— STELLATE. {True Madder Family.) 

 Sp, 80. Galium circ^ezans. Michx. 

 Com. names — Wild Liquorice, Master of the Woods. About 

 1° high. Flowers purple. — June, Aug. 



Demulcent, expectorant and diuretic. It is quite popular as 

 a domestic remedy. 



Sp. 81. Galium asprellum, Michx. 

 Com. name — Rough Ladies Bed Straw. Stems weak, reach- 

 ing 4°— 5° high. Flowers numerous, small. — July. 

 Actively diueretic, like most of its congeners. 



Sub order II.— CINCHONEiE. {Cinchona Family.) 

 Sp. 82. Cephalanthus occidentalis. Linn. 

 Com. names — Button Bush, White Ball, Little Snow Ball, 

 Swamp Wood, Pond Dogwood, Globe Flower. Shrub 4° — 10° 

 high. — July, Aug. Abundant. 



Rafinesqae speaks highly of its virtues, and Griffith in no- 

 ticing it, remarks that it deserves a fair trial at the hands of. 

 the profession. 



Sp. 83. Mitchella repens. Linn. 



Com. name — Partridge Berry. Pretty little trailing ever- 

 green. — June, July. 



By some it is regarded as an expectorant and emmenago- 

 gue, (Riddell.) Others as a mild diuretic; used in New Eng- 

 land, to cure dropsy and gout. — (Rafinesque.) From its rela- 

 tionship it should command sufficient attention to determine 

 its virtues. 



Drier XXIX.— VALERIANACE^. {Valerian Family.) 

 Sp. 84. Valeriana pauciflora. Michx. 



Com. name — American Valerian. Stems 1° — 2° high. — 

 Flowers pale pink. — June. 



Said by Riddell to possess tonic, anti-spasmodic and vermi- 

 fuge properties. 



Sp. 85. Valeriana ciliata. Torr. and Gr. 



Com. name — Fringed Valerian. Stem 2° — 4° high; flowers 

 polygamous, the pistillate smaller, greenish white. -June. 



Lknow nothing by experience of these plants, but their af- 

 finities would seem to indicate their possession of useful prop- 

 erties. They are worthy of investigation. 



Order XXX.— COMPOSITE. {Compound Family.) 

 This is one of the largest orders of North American phen- 

 ogamous plants embracing over 900 species. 



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