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Sp. 57, Fragaeia virginiana. Ehrh. 



Com. name — Wild Strawberry. — April, June. 



Leaves astringent. Berries a delightful refrigerant. Grif- 

 fith, (Med. Bot. 277,) condescends to notice this well known 

 plant, although hitherto, our Pharmacologists have entirely 

 neglected it. It is a native and beautiful plant, and deserves 

 not the neglect that has been doled out to it. 



Sp. 58. Rubus strigosus. Michx. 



Com. name — Wild Red Raspberry. Stem biennial. — May. 

 Leaves frequently used as a mild astringent. 



Order XIX.— CALYCANTHACEjE. (Calycanthus Family) 

 Sp. 59. Calycanthus floridus. Linn. 

 Com. names — Carolina Allspice, Sweet Scented Shrub. 

 Shrubs 5° — 10° high. Flowers lurid purple. — March June. 

 Root, according to Rafinesque, is very strong emetic. — (Med. 

 Flor. Vol II. p. 203.) 



Order XX. — ONAGRACEJS. {Evening Primrose Family.) 

 Sp. 60. Ephilobium angustifolium. Linn. 



Com. name — Great Willow Herb. Stem 4° — 10° high. — 

 Flowers pink-purple, very showy; pods hoary. — July. 



Roots emollient, slightly astringent, and anti-dysenteric. — 

 (Riddell Syn. West. Flor. 15.) 



E. Coloratum. Muhl. Com. name — Purple Veined Willow 

 Herb. Plant 1° — 3° high. Common in all parts of the State. 

 My friends, Drs. Van Fossen & Kreider have used this plant 

 in cases of Dysentery with marked benefit. 



Sp. 61. (Enothera biennis. Linn. 



Com. names — Common Evening Primrose, Cure-all. Stem 

 erect 3° — 7° high; flowers bright yellow. — June, Sept. 



Griffith, (Med. Bot. 304,) gives this plant a place in his book. 

 He says the bark and leaves in a recent state are mucilaginous, 

 and leave a slight sensation of acridity after being chewed. — 

 He used it in infantile eruptions, of an obstinate character ; 

 bathing the eruptions several times a day, with a decoction 

 made of the bark of the large stems and leaves. 



Order XXL— PASSIFLORACEjE. (Passion Flower Famiiyj) 

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