1849.] Bigelow on the Medical BptMiytff.Qhifr. § 



wounds, contusions and gravelly pain^. Thq,jteaves infused 

 in wine, taken in small doses for gravel an, ;Por|y,ga]L, ^9©0 



Sp. 10. Argemone MExicatfA, i Linrev >sw 



Com. name— Mexican Prickly poppy . i]ii Mc4^i^son^ry ; 



pale yellow or white; Calyx prickly. — July, Oct. < u -^- 



Said by Rafinesque to unite the prop'&irti&' ^vpvurh,' galnboge 



and celandine. It is anodyne, detersive/ resolutive^ hypnb'fic 



and diuretic. Seeds drastic and emetic. Used in Herpetic 

 diseases, Psora, Sore eyes, Dropsy, JaufWre'e 1 , &Sci'- ::Joa u ** 



Order V.— FUMARIACE.E. (FwhntoryFtirAily.) 

 This is rather a feeble order, but according to Lindley,seme 

 plants contain a peculiar alkaloid called Corydalin. ; 



Sp. 11. DlCENTRA CUCULLARIA. D. O. 



There has been a good deal of confusion in spelling this 

 name correctly among high authority. De,Candollk speijtat 

 Diclytra. Torrey and Gray, as good American authority .as 

 can be produced, spelt it Dielytra in 1840. 



Com. name — Dutchman's Breeches. A very delicate plant, 

 with a slender scape bearing 4 — 10 pretty, but odd iskaped, imkite 

 Jiowers tipped with cream color. — April, May. 



Sp. 12. DlCENTRA canadensis. D- £ra,en (noO 

 Com. name — Squirrel corn; Colic weed. Mn&h.HikBk-the 

 preceding. Flower greenish- white tinged with red, fragrance 

 of Hyacinths. ~ 



Riddell mentions that Dr. Jones, of Columbus, uses a drachm 

 three times a day as a substitute for mercury, in vfenerealcjam- 

 plaints. It is used as a lotion externally, in syphinV and 'gon- 

 orrhoea. Riddell imagines that it is probably secernent, stim- 

 ulant, diuretic and diaphoretic. I have, myself ^substituted it 

 in cutaneous diseases, for the Fumaria officinalis of the ehc-fig. 

 It is probably worth investigating. 



Sp. 13. Corydalis aurea. Willd, . vt „ f( n q 



Com. name — Golden Corydalis. Flowers gddden+yelkjw, 

 and showy, or paler and less handsome; Pods hardly 1' long, 



uneven. — April, July. 



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Sp. 14. Corydalis glauca. Pursh. | vof 1 ! 



Com. name — Smooth Corydalis. Corolla whitish, shaded 

 with yellow and flesh color. — May, July. 



Probably possessing properties in common with the orde^. 



Order VI.— CAPPARIDACEjE. {Caper Family.) 

 Properties — acrid, bitter, nauseous. ^n .moO 



