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Lithospermum canescens. Leh. (Batschia canescens. Michx.) 

 Puccoon. Prairies. Flowers bright yellow. June, July. Properties, 

 narcotic. Also to dye red by the Indians. 



Mertensia. 

 Mertensia Virginica. D. C. (Pulmonaria. Linn.) Virginian Lung- 

 wort. Bottoms. Flowers blue. May, April. Properties astringent, 

 demulcent and expectorant. 



Cynoglossum. 

 Cynoglossum officinale. HoimdVtongue. Roadsides. Flowers red. 

 July. Properties anodyne, demulcent and astringent. 



Cynoglossum Virginicum. (C. amplexicaule. Michx.) Wood. F. 

 purple. June. Prop. May be substituted for comfrey. 

 Ord.— POLEMONIACE.dE. 



POLEMONIUM. 



Polemonium reptans. American Greek Valerian. Banks of streams, 

 near Burlington. Flowers blue. April, May. Properties sudorific. 

 Ord.— CONVOLVULACE^E. 

 Convolvulus. 



Convolvulus panduratus. (Ipomcea. Meyer.) Wild Potato. Man- 

 of-the-earth. Sandy places. Flowers purple and white, July, Au- 

 gust. Properties, Extract purgative and diuretic. 



Convolvulus lacunosus. (C. micranthus. Riddell.) Small-flower- 

 ed Bindweed. Hills. Flowers white. August, Sept. Properties ca- 

 thartic. 



Convolvulus Jalapa. (C. macrorhizus. Ell. Batatas Jalapa. Choi- 

 sy.) Sandy places. Flowers purple. July, August. Properties 

 slightly purgative. Mistaken at one time for the officinal Jalap. 



Convolvulus Batatas. (Batatas edulis. Choisy.) Sweet Potato. In- 

 troduced. 



Ord.— SOLANACEjE. 



Stimulant narcotic properties pervade this order ; the herbage and 

 fruit of some, dangerously poisonous, while others are nutritious and 

 wholesome, not that they are free from the narcotic properties ; but, 

 because it is expelled in the process of cooking or ripening in the sun. 



Nicotiana. 



Nicotiana rustica. Common Tobacco, Introduced. Flowers gr.- 

 yellow. Aug. Cultivated by the Indians. Thought to be inferior 

 to the Virginian. 



Nicotiana Tabacum . Virginian Tobacco. Intro. Off. Flowers 

 rose color. July. Cultivated to a small extent in this State, and 

 thrives well, especially in south psrt. Should demand the attention of 

 our farmers. Properties narcotic, emetic and diuretic 



