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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



infantum, dysentery, and summer complaints generally. 



The leaves should 

 be freshly gather- 

 ed, and enough 

 may be added to 

 make the water 

 ropy without af- 

 fecting its color 

 or taste. 



Sow a row in 

 spring, on the 

 edge of a plot or 

 border, and thin 

 out as the plants 

 require room. A 

 few plants will 

 furnish all the 

 leaves desired. 



Boneset, or 

 Thoroughwo r t , 

 {Eupatoriumper- 

 foliatum^) is a 

 Composite - flow- 

 ered perennial, a 

 native of most of 

 the United States, 

 which, if not 

 found growing 

 wild in the vicini- 

 ty, should be cul- 

 tivated, as it is 

 one of the best 

 herbs in family 

 practice. It has a 

 faint odor, an in- 

 tensely bitter taste, and is slightly astringent. Its medi- 



Fig. 76.— BENE. 



