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will draw and the other heal, but I could not 

 learn which sides they were : it is exactly the 

 same talk as about the leaf of Erythrorrhiza in 

 Virginia. — The root is fleshy & strong flbrous 

 with an ovate small & white bulb-like bud in the 

 centre, for the next year plant. 



Mr. Millbourne tolld me, that two years ago, 

 one of his neighbors having himself cut very 

 badly, with an ax applyed to him to get him 

 some of the Healall, but as those leaves had 

 decayed at that season, he took a leaf seemingly 

 allyed to the true one in respect to texture, & 

 succeeded with curing the wound in a very short 

 time ; after that he said he thought as much of 

 that plant & more : as the leaves could be got at 

 any season than of the true Healall (Orchis 

 bifolia) when he showed me this leaf, I found it 

 was the same species of Viola I had taken notice 

 to, in Wilkesbarre swamp, with large spreading 

 cordate & very thick fleshy leaves, which grow- 

 ing then in company of a white flowering Violet 

 of another species altogether, I was mislead to 

 take only for outgrown & old leaves of that same 

 white Viola. But no other Viola leaves appear- 

 ing in the neighbourhood of those plants, shewn 

 to me by Mr. Millbourne, I began to suspect my 

 error ; On examination I found young flower 

 buds <fc at the same time half formed seed vessels 

 on some of these plants, which brought me to 

 the determination of examining this doubtfull 

 plant more closely & as it grew plenty & near 

 hand : I deferred his examination for another 

 day.— Ginseng was in berries— Uvularia perfo- 

 liate & sessilifolia (;p fl) Geum rivale— Sium 



