133 The West American Scientist.—X. I 34 
UMBELLALARIA Nattall, 
Pome LANA CALIFORNICA Nutt. 
RTICACEA 
us LS ea Wiurnbtort, 
URTICA ae te Nutt 
URTICA URENS 
Genus HESPEROC lg Torrey. 
HESPEROCNIDE TENE A Torr. 
Genus PARTIETARIA bagel 
PARIETARIA DEBILIS For 
PLATANACEAE. 
Ss PLATANUS Tournefeort, 
PLATANTIS RACEMOSUS Nutt. 
Th a 
e sycamore is a spreading, lofty 
t com near water courses from 
the coast to the rt, un. to 4: Iti 
tude of 3,000 or 4,000 f a. . 
growing in sandy loam a ar- 
di sures 914 feet in chreaiatavaiinn 
ats feet from the gro 
% und; height 
about 60 feet.’-—Parish, Zoe, 4:3. 
BUXACEAE. 
Ge s SIMMONDSIA Nuttall. 
SIMMONDELA Pigmam ng le Nutt. 
The goat-nut, deer-nut, is an 
acorn-like fruit, edible and elaaia nt to 
the tast ed by 1 
pe ies The Indians at the  & 
not Pay eat them, xg I find ho pair 
o Fr g been utilized for 
ood. It nieal dae on s teas 
the “aia d 
shor 
islana, end 
opposite to the gulf 
EUPHORBIACEAE. 
Genus EUPHORBIA ar popecanati 
the poisonous reptiles or insects. It is 
nd tegen that w alban the 
rattlesn may cur that some form 
of cop puteremanice. weed may 3 found. 
Some form is sure 
ce of the 
fornia to Texas, southward into Mex- 
ico 
ndians are said to chew the plant 
when bitt a snake, a swallow- 
the juice, stuff th sud to 
side or ie t as a poultice, o1 
meti e te Said also 
to gos barat in cases of tnieraat as well 
f external poi have 
Pa no evidence to sustain is state 
ment, an s the pla s in itself pois- 
ous eo when the juice 
should be dled with caution, except 
in dire necessity. t seemingly has no 
effect ra) e writ 
. er. 
A CURE FOR SNAKE BIT ES. 
steeped in milk and gi 
in cases of their being bitten by 
rattlesnake. 
Vv micromera Mils 
EUPHORBIA SERDYL LarOLie Pers. 
veo sanguinea Boiss rd 
E ba ruris Scheele oe 
o'des Nutt Ur 
wan si pregeidery Se Or 
E dentata Mx 
K heterophyllag ade Or 
E baja eatin bai oe Orj set 
E setil ba E 
E wright i'?-G is r 
EUPHORBIA SPLENDENS_ Boj 
EUPHORBIA TOMENTULOSA as. Wat. 
Genus EREMOCARPUS Bentham. 
EREMOCARPUS SETIGERUS Benth. 
enus ACALYPHA Linnueus. 
: G 
ACALYPHA CALIFORNICA Benth. 
Genus CROTON Linnaeus. 
CROTON: namesake en 
0 ine TENUIS 8S. Wa 
RNARDIA GVHIGLGLLA 8S. Wat. 
s STILLINGIA Garden, 
ses geritancts ANNUA Mull 
STILLINGIA LINEARIFOLIA 8. Wat. 
s 
Genus ARGYTHAMNIA P. erasing 
ARGYTHAMNIA SERICOPHYLLA A. 
ARGYTHAMNIA SERRATA Mull. 
Perr e 
a ee 
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