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COCIILEARIA. 



Cochlearia armoracia. Horse Radish. Introduced. Officinal. 

 Garden, June. Prop, stimulant, Antiscorbutic and rubefacient. 

 Condiment. 



Nasturtium. 

 Nasturtium officinale. Water Cress. Brooks and Ponds. F. 

 •tunc. Prop, similar to scurvy grass. Antiscorbutic. Cultivated as 

 a salad. 



Nasturtium palustre. D. C. March. Water Cress. Prop, sim- 

 ilar to last. 



Dentaria. 

 Dentaria Dephylla. Pepper Root. Woods. F. W. May. 

 Root aromatic, pungent. Antiscorbutic. 



Dentaria laciniata. Muhl. (D. concatenata. Michx.) Woods. 

 P. Apr. May. Prop, similar to last. 



Sisymbrium. 

 Sisymbrium officinale. Seep. (Crysimum. Lin.) Hedge Mustard. 

 Fields &c. F. Y. June to Sept. Diuretic and expectorant. 



Erysimum. 

 Erysimum Arkansanum. Nuttal. Yellow. Phlex. False wall 

 Flower. F. Y. June. July. Prop, stimulant, antiscorbutic. 



Sinapis. 

 Sinapis nigra. Black Mustard. Officinal. Introduced. F. Y. 

 June. July. Prop. Seeds stimulant, laxative, rubefacient, and an- 

 tiscorbutic. Condiment. 



Ord.— POLYGALACE^E. 

 Polygala Senega. — Seneca Snake root. Officinal. Woods. F. 

 W T hite. July. Prairies. Prop, stimulating expectorant, diuretic, 

 emetic and cathartic. 



Polygala polygama Walt. (P. rubella. Willd.) Bitter Polygala. 

 Officinal. Fields, pastures. F. purple. June. July. Prop. Tonic, 

 laxative and diaphoretic. 



Polygala paucifolia. Fringed Polygala. Woods and Swamps. 

 F. Purple. May. Prop. Tonic. Thought to contain an oil similar 

 to (laultheiia procumbens. 



Ord.— VIOLACE^E. 

 The roots of nearly all the plants of this order possess emetic and 

 purgative properties. The most conspicuous found in this state 

 arc the 



\"n,!<i cucullata. Ait. Hood-leaved violet. 

 sajiilhita. Ait. Arrow leaved violet 



" palmala. Palmated \. 



