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Pastinaca. 

 Pastinaca satica. Common Parsnep. Wild Parsnep. introduced. 

 Fields, along fences &c. F. yellow. July. Root nutritious and 

 wholesome. 



Heracleum. 

 Heracleum lanatum. Cow Parsnep. Water- wort. Off. Low 

 places. F. white. June. Prop. Stimulant and carminative. 



POLYT^ENIA. 



Polytcenia Nuttallii. D. C. Prairies. F. white. May- Flowers 

 odor of turpentine. 



Daucus. 



Daucus Carrota. Carrot. Introduced. Fields, roadsides F. 

 white. July, Sept. Expectorant and diuretic. 



OSMORHIZA. 



Osmorhiza longistyiis. D. C. (Uraspermum Claytoni. Nutt.) 

 Sweet Cicely. Woods. F. white. May, June. Root of an agreeable 

 spicy flavor, 



Osmorhiza brevistylis. D. C. (0. hirsutum. Bw). Short-styled 

 Cicely. Woods. F. white. June. Root not as pleasant and more 

 disagreeable than the last. 



Conium. 



Conium maculatum. Poison Hemlock. Officinal. Introduced. 

 Way-sides, &c. Flowers, white. July, Aug. Properties, norcotic. 



Erigenia. 



Erigenia bullosa. Nutt. (Sison. Mchx. Hydrocotyle composita. 

 Ph.) Banks of streams. Flowers, white. March, April. Root nutri- 

 tious. 



Ord.— ARALIACE^E. 



Aralia nudicaulis. Wild Sarsaparilla. Woods. Flowers, green- 

 ish. June, July. Properties stimulant, diaphoretic and alterative. 

 Substitute for the Sarsaparilla of the shops. 



Aralia racemosa. Pettymorrel Spikenard. Woods. Flowers green. 

 July. Properties stimulant and diaphoretic. Ingredient in small beer. 



Aralia spinosa. Angelica Tree, Shot-bush. Woods. Flowers 

 white. August. Properties stimulant, diaphoretic, emetic and ca- 

 thartic, if recent. 



Panax. 



Panax trifolium. Ground-nut, Dwarf Ginseng. Low woods. F. 

 white. May. Root nutritious. 



Panax quinquefolium. Ginseng. Woods. Flowers yellow. June, 

 July. Properties stomachic. Exported to China. 



