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Hepatica acuta Liver leal. Flowers while and purple. Hills, south 

 .side. Prop, similar to the other. 



5. Ranunculus. 

 Ranunculus famnwta. ^m.all Spearwort. Officinal. July and Sept. 

 Y. Wet places and swamps. Prop, acrid, rubefacient and vesica- 

 ting. Distilled water, emetic. 



Ranunculus acris. Buttercup. Crowfoot. Yellow Weed. Blister 

 weed. Officinal. Y. June and Sept. Meadows and wet prairies. Prop- 

 erties similar to the other. 



Ranunculus bulbosus. Bulbous Crowfoot. Officinal Y. May and 

 June. Fields. Properties similar to the other. The remaining plants 

 of this order possess properties similar to the foregoing, and are nev- 

 er used internally. Care must be taken when employed as a vesicant, 

 lest troublesome ulcers are produced, which is sometimes the case. 

 Ranunculus reptans. Creeping crowfoot 



" abortivus. Round-leaved Crowfoot. 



" sceleratus. Ph. Celery Crowfoot. 



" fasicularis. Muhl. Early Crowfoot. 



** Pennsylvanicus. (R. hispidus. Ph.) Bristly Crowfoot 



" PurshU. Richardson. Floating Crowfoot. 



" aquatalis. River Crowfoot. 



6. Caltha. 

 Caltha palustris. Marsh Marigold, Cowslips. Acrid when fresh. 

 Y, May. Wet meadows. Young leaves boiled for greens. 

 9. Coptis Salisbury. 

 Coptis trifolia. Golethread. Mouth-root. Officinal secondary. Y. 

 May. Swamps north part of State. Prop, simple bitter, similar to 

 quassia. 



11. Aquilegia. 

 Aquilegia Canadensis. Wild Columbine. Rocks. May. Proper- 

 ties diuretic, diaphoretic, bitter and astringent. 

 12. Delphinium. 

 Delphinium exaltaturn. American Larkspur. F. purple. August, 

 July. Flowers diuretic, emmenagogue and anthelmintic. Seeds em- 

 etic and purgative, employed as a substitute for the D. Consolida of 

 Europe. 



Delphiniun azureum. Azure Larkspur.) F. azure-colored. Interi- 

 " tricome. Mchx. Three-fruitedV or State. July. Prop, sim- 

 Larkspur. ) lar to last. 



14. AcTiEA. 



Aetata alba Biyelow. (A. Americana, Ph. alba.) White Bane 

 berry, Indian white cohosh. Woods. Flowers purple. May. Proper 



