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Geum. 

 treum Virginianum. (G. Album. Gmel.) White Avens. Thick- 

 ets. F. white. July. Prop. Astringent. 



Geum vernum. T. and G. (Stylipus vernus. Raf.) Thickets. 

 PI. yellow. April, June. Prop. Astringent. 



Geum rival e. Water Avens. Purple Avens. Off. N. part of 

 State. F. purple. June. Prop. Root aromatic, astringent and 

 tonic. 



Agrimonia. 

 Agrimonia Eupatoria. Agrimony. Fields. F. yellow. July. 

 Prop. Astringent, corroborant. Said to be a vermifuge. Indians 

 employed it in fever. 



Agrimonia parvi/lora. Ait. (A. suaveolens. Ph.) Small flow- 

 ered Agrimony. Woods. Fl. yellow. Aug. Prop, similar to last, 

 has an agreeable balsamic odor. 



Spiraea. 

 Spircea tomentosa Hardhack. White-leaf. Officinal. Wet prair- 

 ies. F. purple. July, Aug. Tonic and Astringent, also a trace of 

 Hydrocyanic acid, as in the Amygdalaea. 



Spircea salicifolia. (S. alba. Bw.) Queen of the meadow. 

 Willow-leaved Spiraea. Meadows. Fl. white. July, Aug. Prop, 

 nearly similar to last. 



Spircea opu'i folia. Nine bark. Banks of streams. Fl. white. 

 June. Prop. Astringent, rather unpleasant, seeds tonic. In other 

 respect similar to S. tomentosa. 



Spircea lobata. Siberian Red Spiraea. Prairies. June, July. — 

 Prop. An oil has been distilled from its stems and leaves, similar to 

 that derived from the Gaultheria procumbens. Pleasant beverage 

 made from flowers. 



Spircea Aruncus. Goat's Beard. F. white. June, July. Prop, 

 similar to S. tomentosa. 



Gillenia. 

 GUlenia stipulacea. Nutt. (Spiraea. Ph.) Bowman's Root. 

 Am. Ipecac. Woods. F. rose color. June. Prop. Root emetic, 

 cathartic, diaphoretic and tonic according to dose. 

 Ord.— MELASTOMACE7E. 

 Rhexia. 

 Rhexia Virginia.. Meadow Beauty. Deer Grass. Wet grounds. 

 F. P. July. Prop Astringent. 



Ord.— lythrace;e. 



Ammannia . 

 Ammannin humilh . Michx (A. ramosior. Lin.) LowAmman- 

 nia. Wpt places. F bhl€ kug. Astringent. 



