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Ord.— CELASTRACE^ . Celastrls. 

 Celastrus scandens. Staff-tree, Shrubby Bittersweet, Waxwork. 

 Climbing shrub in woods and thickets, on trees. F. g. white. June. 

 Prop. Seeds narcotic and stimulant, astringent and bitter. Employed 

 by Thompsonians to remove hepatic affections. Often planted as an 

 ornamental shrub. 



Euonymus. 

 Euonymus atropurpureus. Jacq. Spindle-tree, Strawberry-tree. 

 Burning-bush, Indian-arrow, Wahoo. F. d. p. June. Prop, tonic, 

 hydragogue, cathartic, diuretic, andantiperiodic. Thought to be sim- 

 ilar in its effects to rhubarb. Seeds purgative and emetic. 



Euonymus Americanus. Bur. (E. obovatus. Nutt.) Burning-bush. 

 Woods. F. yellow and pink. June. Prop, similar to Celastrus scan- 

 dens. 



Orq.— RHAMKACE.E. Rhamxus. 

 Rhamnus Alnifolius. L'Her. (R. panguloides. Mich.) Alder-Leav- 

 ed Buckthorn. On the Missouri river. Berries purgative and emet- 

 ic. A bitter extractive principle abounds in the bark, also a coloring 

 matter. * 



Ceanothus. 

 Ceanothus Americanus. New Jersey Tea, Red-root. Shrub. Woods. 

 F. white. June. Prop, astringent. Indian remedy for syphilis. Leaves 

 were used during the American Revolution as a substitute for tea. 

 Root yields a cinnamon-red color. 



Ord— LEGUMINOS^. Apios. 

 Apios tuberosa. Ph. (Glycine Apios. Lin.) Ground-nut. Woods 

 F. purple. July, August, Prop. Root, tuberous and nutritious. 

 Would supply place of potato. Indians. 



Robinia. 

 Rnbinia Pseudacacia. Locust tree. Bark of root cathartic and 

 emetic. F. white May. Valuable for its timber. 



Psoralea. 

 Psoralea Esculenta. Ph. Nutt. Bread-root. Wabsepinecon river. 

 F. blue. June, July. Eaten by the Indians either raw or boiled. 



Amiopha. 

 Amiophn Canesrevs. Mott. Lead Plant. Thought to prefer localities 

 where lead exists. 



Trifolium. 

 Trifolium repens. White Clover. Trefoil. Shamrock. Pasturage, 

 • Trifolium refiexum. Buffalo Clover. 



Trifolium Stoloniferum. Muhl. Running Buffalo Clover. 

 Trifolium protein se. Cinnamon Red Clover.. Intro 



