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in damp, mossy woods and bogs from Canada and Alaska south to 
Maryland and Minnesota ; most common in the New England States, 
northern New York and Michigan, and in Canada. — Bui. Bur. Plant 
Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 23. 
Fyfe, John William, says that Coptic trifolia was often used as a 
tonic and stomachic, promoting the digestion and strengthening the 
viscera. It is also good as a gargle in ulceration of the mouth. — 
Eclectic Med. J., Cincin., 1906, v. 66, p. 320. 
CORNT7S N. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Cornus florida L., commonly known as 
flowering dogwood and boxwood, as growing in woods from Canada 
to Florida, Texas, and Missouri. Most abundant in the Middle 
States. — Bui. Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 23. 
HELIANTHEMI N. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Helianthemum canadense (L.) Miclix., 
commonly known as frostweed, frostwort, frost-plant, and Canadian 
rock-rose, as growing in dry, sandy soil Maine to Wisconsin, south to 
North Carolina and Kentucky. — Bui. Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. 
Agric., 1906, v. 89, p. 3b. 
HYDRANGEA X. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Hydrangea aborescens L., commonly known 
as hydrangea, wild hydrangea, and seven-barks, as being found on 
river banks from southern New York to Florida, west to Iowa and 
Missouri; very abundant in the valley of the Delaware.— Bull. Bur. 
Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 37. 
Mundy, in an editorial note, gives the specific indications for hy- 
drangea as irritation of the bladder and urethra, with gravelly 
deposits. Deep-seated pain in the back, with or without the deposits 
of urates or uric acid ; 10 drops to half a drachm of the sp. hydran- 
gea, preferably in hot water. — Eclectic Med. J., Cincin., 1906, v. 66, 
p. 160. 
IRIS x. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Iris versicolor L., commonly known as iris, 
blue flag, flag-lily, liver-lily, water-flag, and snake-lily, as being 
found in wet, marshy localities from Newfoundland to Manitoba, 
south to Florida and Arkansas. — Bui. Bur. Plant Ind., U. S. Dept. 
Agric., 1906, No. 89, p. 39. 
JUGLANDIS N. F. 
Henkel, Alice, mentions Juglans cinerea L ., commonly known as 
juglans, butternut, and white walnut, as common in rich woods from 
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