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Baptisia. 

 Baptisiu 7'i//clona. Rat. Br. Wild Indigo. Flowers, yellow. 

 July, Sept. Prop, astringent, antiseptic, cathartic and emetic. 

 Baptma lcucant,ha. Torry & Gray. (B. alba. Hook.) White flower- 

 ed Bapt. Prairies. Flowers white. June, July. Properties similar to 

 las!. 



Cercis. 

 Cercis Canadensis. Judas Tree. Red-bud. Flowers red. May, 

 April. Wood made use of for various purposes. Young twigs dye 

 wool a nankeen color. 



Cassia. 

 Cassia mari/andica . American senna. Off. Flowers yellow. Aug. 

 Cathartic, similar to imported senna. 



Cassia chamcecrista. Sensitive Pea. Dwarf Cassia. Dry prairies. 

 Flowers yellow. August. Similar to last. 



Gymnocladus. 

 Gymnocladus Canadensis. Coffee-bean. Coffee-tree. Rare. Flow- 

 ers white. May, July. Wood employed in architecture and cabinet 

 work. 



Glycyrrhiza. 

 Glycirrkizalepidota American liquorice. Banks of Miss. F. white. 

 June. Demulcent and expectorant. Substitute for the Officinal. 

 Ord.— ROSACEjE. Cerasus. 

 Cerasus serotina. D. C. (C. Virginiana. Michx. Prunus. Ehrh,) 

 Wild Cherry. Officinal. Forests. F. white. May. Prop. Tonic 

 and sedative. Wood employed by Cabinet makers. 



Cerasus Virginiana. D. C. (C. Sentina Hook. Prunus Lin.) 

 Choke Cherry. F. white. May. Fruit astringent though pleasant to 

 the taste. 



Cerasus Pennsylvanica. Ait. (Prunus vorealis. Ph.) Wild Red 

 Cherry. Woods. F. white. May. Fruit acrid. 



Cerasus pumila. Michx. (Prunus depressa. Ph.) Sand Cherry. 

 Shrub sandy soil. F. white. May. Fruit acid and agreeable. 



Prunus 

 Prunus Americana. Marsh. (Cerasus nigra. Sorsel.) Red plum. 

 Yellow plum. Woods. F. white. May. Fruit agreeable and 

 pleasant to the taste. 



Persica. 

 Per sica vulgaris. Nutt. (Amygdalus Persica- Willd.) Common 

 Beach. Introduced. Officinal Tonic and sedative. The bark, 

 eaves, fruit and kernel! of the Amygdala contain hydrocyanic acid 

 •vliir-h is indicated l>\ their peculiar odor 



