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ftpiPHEGUS. 



Epiphegus virgiaianus. Eaton. Beech-drops. Parasite. F. white, 

 igent. 



Ord.— BIGNONIACE^. 

 Catalpa. 

 Catalpa bignonioides. Walt. (C. cordifolia. Jaum.) Catalpa. 

 May. T. white. Seeds have been employed in Asthma. 

 Ord— ACANTHACEjE. 



RUELLIA. 



Ruetliu strepens. Herb ruel. Prairies. F. bluish purple. July. 

 Prop. Astringent. 



RD .— SCROPHULARIACEvE. 

 Verbascum. 

 Verbascum thapsus. Common Mullein. Fields, roadsides. F. y. 

 June, Aug. Prop. Demulcent and emollient. Diuretic in Gonorrhea. 



Linaria. 

 Linaria vulgaris. Mill. (Antirrhinum Linaria. Lin.) Toad 

 flax. Snap-dragon. Roadsides. F. yellow. July, Aug. Prop. 

 Diuretic and cathartic. 



SCROPHULARIA. 



Scropku/aria nodosa. (S. Marilandica. Lin.) Figwort. Woods. 

 V. greenish brown. July, Aug. Applied to tumors, Haemorrhoids. 



Chelone. 

 Chelone glabra. Snake -head. Salt-rheum Weed. Wet places. 

 F. white. August, Sept. Prop Tonic. Used by Thompsonians. 



Gratiola. 

 (iratiola Virginica. (G. aurea. Ph. G. Missouriana. Beck.) 

 F. yellow. July. Prop. Cathartic, emetic and diuretic, and can be 

 substituted for the G. officinalis of E. 



Veronica. 



Veronica Virginica. (Leptandra Virginica. Nutt.) Culver's 



Physic. Woods. F. white. July. Cathartic, emetic. Alterative. 



Veronica Americana. Schwenitz. (V. Beccabunga. Am. authors.) 



Brooklime. Brooks. F. blue. June, July. Prop. Diaphoretic, 



diuretic, astringent and tonic. Antiscorbutic. 



Veronica officinalis. Speedwell. Dry woods. Flowers blue. May, 

 Julj . Properties similar to last. 



<>m>.— VERB KNACKS. 

 Verb] 

 Verl" ■'. Vervain. Sampler's Joy. Low grounds. Flow- 



;>lue. July, Sept. Properties emetic, cathartic, sudorific and ton- 

 ic Thompsonians use it. 



