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Ord — NYMPHtECACE^;. Water Lilies. 

 1. Nymph^ea. 

 Xympha>aodnrata. Water Lily. Lotus. Pond's. F. White, tinged 

 with Yellow. July. Slightly astringent. Stalks are mucilaginous, 

 seeds and root stocks edible. 



2. Nuphar. 

 Xuphar ad vena. Ait. (Nymphaea Adv. Mx.) Yellow Pond Lily. 

 F. Yellow. June. July. Property similar to last. 

 Okd.— PAP AVERAGES. 

 1. Saxguinaria. 

 Sangumana Canadensis. Blood-root. Puccoon. Orf. Woods. 

 April. May. W. Prop, emetic and purgative. Small doses sedat- 

 ive, diaphoretic, large, acro-narcouc poison, escharotic &c. 



Chelidonhtm majvs Celandine. Introduced. Fences, roadsides. 

 F. Y. May to October. Acrid, stimulant and duire tic. Externally 

 to cure itch. 



Mecanopsis. 

 Mecanopsis diphilla D. C. (Chelidonium Mx. Stylophorum Nutt) 

 Celandiue poppy. Woods. F. Y. May and Sept. Prop, similar 

 to last and may be substituted for it 



Argemone. 

 Argemone Mexicana. Prickly Poppy. Banks of streams. S. W. 

 of state. F. Y. July. Prop. Acrid, juice employed by Indians in 

 opthalmia, jaundice, and cutaneous eruptions. Emetic and purgative 

 Ord.— FUMARIACEjE. Dielytra. 

 Dulytra Cucullaria. D. C. (Corydalis Cucullaria Pers.) Dutch 

 mans Breeches. Woods. F. White. April. May. Prop. Biiter 

 and astringent. 



BvAytra Canadensis. D. C. (D. eximia. Beck, Corydalis Canaden 

 sis) Squirrel Coon. Dutchman's Breeches. Woods. Rocky- May. 

 June. Prop, similar to last. 



Corydalis. 

 Corydalis aurea. Wild. ( Fumaria aurea. Muhl.) Golden Coryd- 

 alis. Woods. F. Y. May to August. Prop, similar to the first. 



Fumaria. 

 Fumaria officinalis Fumitory. Introduced. Fields, gardens. 

 July. August. Prop. Tonic and alterative. 

 Ord.— CRUCIFFR^:. 

 Draba Carolinian a. Walt. (D. hespidula Michx.) Whitlow Grass 

 Fields. F. W. Apr. June. Rubefacient and antiscorbutic. 



Drahti nemrra'is. Ehrh. V Yellowish white. May. Prop, sirr- 

 Uar to the last. 



