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Oxycoccus. 

 xy coccus palustris. Pers. (0. vulgaris. Ph.) Common Cran 

 berrv. Swamps. N. part of State. F. pink. June. Fruit ripe in 

 October. Eatable 



Oxycoccrus macrocarpus. Pers. Large Cranberry. S\rubby 

 plant. Sphagnous swamps. Flowers in June. Fruit ripe in October. 

 Eatable. 



Chiooenes. 

 Chiogenes hispidula. Gray, (Vaccinium hispidulum. Lin) 

 Box-berry. Shady woods, F. white. May, June. Leave? and 

 berries flavor similar to Gaultheria procumbens. 

 Arctost^ phylos . 

 Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi. Spreng. (Arbutus Ura Ursi. Lin.) 

 Bear-berry. Shrub sandy places N. part of State. F. pale red. 

 April, May. Prop. Tonic, astringent, used principally in nephritic 

 affections. Off. 



Gaultheria. 

 Gaultheria procumbens. Box-berry. Winter green. Woods. F. 

 white. June, Sept. Prop, stimulant, aromatic and astringent, also 

 Emmenagogue. 



Chimaphila. 

 Chimaphila umbellata. Nutt. (Pyrola. Lin) Pipsissiwa. Off. 

 Woods. N. part of State. F. purple. July. Prop. Tonic and 

 diuretic. 



Chimaphila maculata. Pursh. Spotted Wintergreen. Sandy woods 

 F. purple. June, July. Prop similar to last. 



Ord.— AQUIFOLIACEJE 

 Prinos. 

 Frinos verticilla'us. (P. Gronovii. Michx.) Wintergreen. 

 Black Alder. Shrub swamps. F. white. July. Prop. Bark and 

 berries astringent, tonic and antiseptic. 



Ord.— PLANTAGINACE^E. 

 Plantago. 

 Plantago major. Common Plantain. Introduced. F. white. 

 Fields, &c. Prop. Refrigerant and antiseptic. 



Ord.— OROBANCHAOEJv 

 Orobanxhe. 

 Orobanche um flora. (0. biflora. Nutt.) One-flowered Broom 

 rape. Woods. F. purplish white. June, July. Astringent. 



Orobanche Americana. Lin. Cancer-root. American Broomrape. 

 Woods. F. yellow. July. Prop. Astringent. B-eprfSfTjte^. remedy 

 for Cancer. 



