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Order XL— LINACEjE. {Flax Family.) 

 Sp. 33. Linom virginanum. Linn. 

 Com. name — Wild Flax. Biennial or perennial? Stem 

 1° — 2° high.— June, August. 



The above three orders all possess purely mucilaginous 

 properties. They are also all perfectly innocuous and health- 

 ful. 



Order XII.— ZANTHOXYLACEiE. (Prickly Ash Family.) 

 Nearly all the plants known of this order, are aromatic and 

 pungent. Some are powerful sudorifics and diaphoretics. — 

 According to Barton, they possess the remarkable property of 

 exciting salivation, whether applied immediately to the gums 

 or taken internally. 



Sp. 34. Petela trifoliata. Linn. 



Com. name — Shrubby Trefoil, Swamp Dog wood, Stinking 

 Prairie Bush, Stinking Ash, Wing Seed. A tall shrub ; fruit 

 bitter. — June. 



Riddell says it has been used in the cure of intermittents, 

 and believes it to possess active medicinal properties. — (Synop. 

 West. Flor. 34.) 



Order XIII.— ACERACE^E. {Maple Family.) 

 Sp. 35. Acer pennsylvanicum. Linn. 

 Com. names — Striped Maple, Striped Dogwood, Moosewood, 

 Dock Mackie Maple. A small slender tree. — June. 

 Used as a topical application in inflammations. 



Sp. 36. A. Rubrum. Linn. 

 Com. name — Red Maple, Swamp Maple. Large tree. 

 An extract from the bark is astringent, and might many 

 times be substituted for high pric&I foreign articles. 



OrderXIV.-HIPPOCASTANACE^E. (Horse Chestnut Family.) 



Sp. 37. iEscuLus Glabra. Willd. 



Com. names — Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye. Small tree. 

 Flowers small; not showy. — May, June. 



Sp. 38. M. Flava. Ait. 



Com. names — Yellow Buckeye, Smooth Buckeye. Often a 

 large tree. Seeds very large. — May. 



These are the emblem trees of Ohio, and beyond question, 

 possess medicinal properties of considerable power; yet we 

 do not know the cases to which they are exactly adapted. — 

 The effect of the leaves in the Spring, and of the fruit in the 



