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Ord.— APOCYNACEjE. Dogbanes. 

 The white juice which these plants contain is poisonous ; they are 

 principally emetic. 



Apocynum. 

 Apocynum androscemifolium. Dog's-bane Milweed. Off. Hedg- 

 es and fields. Flowers white. June, July. Prop. Emetic, tonic. 

 Lues venerea, Iudians. 



Apocynum cannabinum. Indian Hemp. Off. Waste lands. F. 

 white. July, Aug. Properties emetic, cathartic, diuretic, diaphoret- 

 ic and expectorant. The fibres of the bark are strong and pliable, 

 said to be used by the Indians in various ways as hemp. 

 Ord— ASCLEPIADACE.E. 

 The juice is acrid and stimulating, less so, however than the last 

 class. 



ASCLEPIAS. 



Asclepius cornuti. Decaisne. (A. Syriaca Linn.) Common Silk- 

 weed. Low shady grounds. Flowers red. June. Properties simi- 

 lar to last. 



Asclepias incarnata. (A. amoena. Michx.) Rose-colored Silk- 

 weed. Off. Wet places. Flowers purple. July. Properties simi- 

 lar to the others. 



Asclepias tuberosa. Tuber-root Asclepias. Butterfly Weed. Off. 

 Sandy places. Flowers orange color. Aug. Properties diaphoret- 

 ic, expectorant, tonic, antispasmodic, sudorific and emetic. 



Asclepias quadrifolia. Pursh. 



Asclepias obtusifolia. Michx. (A. cordata. Walt.) Blunt-leav- 

 ed Silkweed. 



Ord.— OLEACEjE. 

 Fraxinus. 



Fraxinus Americana. (F. acuminata. Lam.) White Ash. Fine 

 tree. North part of State., Prop. Timber valuable, bark reported 

 cure for bite of rattlesnake. 



Fraxinus sambucifolia. Lam. Black Ash. Water Ash. Swamps. 

 North part of State. Prop. Young saplings for hoops, trunks for 

 baskets, brooms. Indians. 



Fraxinus quadrangulata. Michx. Blue ash. Woods. Timber 

 valuable. 



Ord.— ARISTOLOCHIACE^E. 



Tonics and stimulants. 



Asa rum. 



Asarum Canadense Wild Ginger Asarabacca, Rich soil. F. 



