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Ifadinac island, Bittern - ianum dulcamara), the Brittle 



Willow (ScUtX ' . and the Lombardy Puplar ( /'w *fcj 



dilaiala). 



A \ ] iderable comber ol ow wiM plants are known t<> 



possess medicinal properties, Fourteen of the naturalized 

 die* fall into this category, viz: Toad Flax, Butter <'ups, 

 Black Mustard, 11 m Radish, Spotted Hemlock, Elecampane, 

 Bit: (Solarium dulcamara), Jamestown Weed or >tra- 



m 'iiium, Henbane, Great Mullein, Horehound, Peppermint, 

 W'ormsced, and Hemp. A more considerable number of OfJS 

 native plants hold an established place in the pharmacopeia, 

 viz: Flowering- Dogwood (Corn us floridaj, Spotted Cranesbill 

 ■n-anmrn niaculatum y, Butternut (Juglans cinereaj, Mandrake 

 {Podophyllum peltatum), Goldthread ( Coptis trifoliaj, Black 

 Snakeroot ( Cimcifuga racemosaj, Creeping Spearwort / Ranun- 

 culus Jlammula var. reptansj, Tulip tree ( Liriodendron tulipi- 

 fera ), Bloodroot ( Sangurnaria Canadensis), Seneca Snakeroot 

 (Polygala Senega j, AVood Sorrel fOxalis strictay, Poison Ivy 

 (Rhus taboo d> ndran . Indian Physic f Gillenia trifoliataj, WiM 

 Black Cherry (Pruntu serotinaj, Ginseng (Panax quinquefo- 

 liumj, Dandelion (Taraxacum dens-leonis), Lobelia (Lobelia in- 

 Jlata/, YVintergreen (GauUheria procumbensj, Bearberry ( Arc- 

 tostaphylos uva-vrsi), Prince's Pine ( Chimaphila umbellataj, Spice 

 Bush (Benzoin odorif> rum , Pleurisy Root (Asclepias tuberosa), 

 Buckbean ( Menyanthes trifoliataj, Sassafras (Sassafras officin- 

 ale), Hops (Humulus lupulus), Slippery Elm ( Ulmus fulva), 

 Juniper ( Juniper us communis ), Sweet Flag ( Acorus calamus , 

 Wild Turnip (Arisosma triphyllum j, Columbo (Frasera caroli- 

 nenstsj, which is different from the imported Columbo, Prickly 

 Ash ( Zanthoxylum Amcricanum /, Agrimony (Agrimonia rupar 

 ton m jjerfoliatum), Black Alder fRex 



vert I a Physic ' i Virginia* . Pe nn y r oy a l 



(H' in'- ' Apoeynum andv oa j B mif o Uw m ) ^ 



Wild Qingei Amrum Canad>n> . Pokeweed (Phytolacca de- 

 caw \v d Pen ' J,/ Hum Nove- 

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