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Silphium terebinthinaceum. Prairie Burdock. Similar to last. 

 Silpkium perfoliatum. Cup-plant. Prairies. F. yellow. Aug. 

 Sept. An Indian remedy. This species is worthy the attention of 

 the Med, Society. 



Parthenium. 

 Parlhenium integrifolium. Nephritic plant. Prairies. F. white. 

 July, Sept, Prop. Diuretic in ischuria. 



Echinacea. 

 Echinacea purpurea. Mcench (Rudbeckia. Lin.) Purple Cone 

 flower. Thickets. F. purple. July, Sept. Root aromatic and car- 

 minative- 



Helianthus, Quite a number of varieties. 



Helenium. 

 Helenium autumnale. American Sneeze-root, Wet prairies. F. 

 Y. Sept. Prop. Tonic and errhine. 



Anthemis. 

 Anthemis arvensis. Corn Chamomile. Introduced. Fields. V. 

 Y. July. Prop. Tonic and diaphoretic. 



Maruta. 

 Maruta cotula. D. C. (Anthemis. Lin ) May-weed. Intro- 

 duced. Roadsides. June, Sept, Prop. Emetic, diaphoretic and 

 antispasmodic. 



Achillea. 

 Achillea millefolium. Millfoil. Yarrow. Fields. F. white or 

 rose colored, June, Sept, Prop. Aromatic bitter and astringent. 



Dtsodia. 

 Dysodia chrysanthemoides Lagasca. F. Y. Streets. Sept. 

 Disagreeaple plant. 



Senecio. 

 Senecio vulgaris. Common Groundsel. Introduced. Waste grounds 

 F. yellow all summer. Prop, refrigerant antiscorbutic. 



Senecio aureus. Golden Senecio. Rag- wort. False valerian. 

 Woods, Meadows. F. yellow. May to Aug. Prop. Emmenagogue. 



Artemisia. 

 Many plants of this species are tonic and anthelmintic . Those 

 found in this State are the 



Artemisia dracunculoides . Ph. (A. cernua. Nutt.) 

 Artemixin < y «narlpnsis. Wild worm-wood. Lakes N. W. part of 

 State. 



Artemisia Sanfrmica. Tartarian Southernwood. Banks of Mo. 

 Artemisia biennis. 



