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92 Vascularess 
Convallaria.—Solomon’s seal. 
1480. Convallaria bifolia, Linn. May. w. 4to6i. Y. rs. aw. 
Wor. O. 
1481. C. trifolia, Linn. June-July. w. 61. Y. Alpine 
swamps. Mich. Eat. 
1482. C. stellata, Linn. May-June. w. 1 f. 4. River banks. 
Ohio. Paddock. 
1483. C. racemosa, Linn. June-July. g-w. 18 to 241i. Y. 
Woods. W. Medicinal. See 1484. 
1484. C. multiflora, Linn. Solomon’s seal. June-July. g—w. 
2to3f. 2%. ow. bt. W. Astringent, corroborant, 
Beach. Raf. Med. FI. 
1485. C. pubescens, Pursh. May-June. y-w. 18i UY. rs 
Ohio. Paddock. | 
1486. C. majalis, Willd. Lily of the valley. June. ». Y. 
Louisville. M’Murt. , 
1487. Streptopus lanuginosus, Michz. May. g-y. I8i. Y. 
Woods. Ky. St. 
1488. Medeola virginica, Linn. Cucumber root. May-June. 
y. 12to18i. 4. Woods. W. Diuretic, hydragogue. 
Bart. ii. 147. Raf. Med. FI. 
1489. Uvularia perfoliata, Linn. Bellwort. May-June. Pale 
y Stol2i. Y. Shady hills. W. The root is an em-. 
pirical remedy for snake bites. Fig. Bart. Fl. N. A. 
i. 112. 
1490. U. grandiflora, Smith. Large bellwort. June. y. 10 to 
— 201. Y. rs. W. Reputed virtues like the last. 
1491. U. sessilifolia, Linn. May. Paley. 8to1l0i. Y. sw. 
W. Fig. Bart. Fl. ii. 55. 
Trillium.—Birthroot. Wake-robin. Trillium. 
According to De Candolle, the roots of these plants are 
violently emetic. Lind. 276. Dr. Beach regards them 
as astringent, pectoral, tonic, antiseptic and alterative. 
Beach’s Am. Pract. In domestic practice they are ad- 
ministered preparatory to parturition, and hence the 
_ name birthroot. 
1492. Trillium sessile, Linn. April-May. Dark p. 8i. . 
Fertile woods. W. 
1493. T. recurvatum, Bk. Bot. 300. May. p. 8tolQi. 2. 
sw. On the Miss. &c. Bk. 
1494, T. viride, Bk. Ap. Dark g. 8to12i. Y%. sw. W. Bk. 
1495. T. pendulum, Willd. May. w with r veins. Lf 2%. 
Mts. Ky. Si. 
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