60        ON  THE  MEDICINAL  PLANTS  OF  CHEROKEE  GEORGIA. 
small  business  to  engage  their  attention.  It  is  scarcely  proba- 
ble that  a  business  will  ever  again  be  done  here  in  them,  until 
the  prices  shall  so  far  advance  as  to  cause  the  avarice  of  our 
population  to  overcome  their  pride. 
The  fertility  of  our  mountain  lands,  which  chiefly  distinguishes 
this  section  of  Georgia,  peculiarly  fits  it  for  the  spontaneous 
growth  and  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants.  Our  climate  inter- 
mediate between  that  of  Pennsylvania  and  Florida,  gives  us  many 
of  the  native  plants  of  each,  and  enables  us  to  cultivate  success- 
fully a  larger  variety. 
Qapsicum  annuum  grows  well  here,  but  not  to  the  perfection 
of  the  middle  and  lower  portions  of  our  State. 
Qassia  Marilandica  is  found  in  considerable  abundance,  em- 
ployed to  some  extent  in  domestic  practice ;  not  used  by  our 
physicians. 
Chenopodium  anthelminticum  grows  very  abundantly  in  fence 
corners  ;  old  fields  are  often  nearly  covered  with  it ;  seldomTound 
in  the  forest ;  employed  in  infusion  as  an  anthelmintic  under  the 
name  of  Jerusalem  tea.  But  for  the  expense  of  apparatus  a  good 
business  might  be  done  in  the  distillation  of  the  oil. 
Chimaphila  umbellata  abounds  in  our  forests,  but  not  to  the  ex- 
tent it  does  in  portions  of  middle  Georgia.  It  possesses  a  sandier 
soil  than  ours  ;  much  use  is  made  of  it  "to  cleanse  the  blood." 
It  is  sometimes  called  prince's  pine. 
Qimieifuga  racemosa  is  very  abundant  along  the  Chattahoochie 
River,  as  also  throughout  the  State ;  used  by  the  profession  in 
private  practice  and  freely  by  the  "  steamers  "  ;  known  among 
the  farmers  as  "rattle  weed." 
Frasera  Walteri  is  very  abundant,  and  frequently  offered  to 
druggists  under  the  name  Columbia  root;  used  as  a  substitute  for 
colomba  by  the  profession  as  well  as  in  domestic  practice. 
Qornus  Florida  is  a  very  common  tree  in  our  forests,  of  usually 
a  small  size,  and  is  very  attractive  to  the  eye  when  in  bloom. 
Dogwood  bark  is  universally  used  as  a  tonic  after  fevers  and  in- 
termittents. 
Anthemis  eotula  is  one  of  our  greatest  pests.  May-weed, 
stink- weed,  dog-fennel,  and  wild  chamomile  are  its  vulgar  names. 
It  completely  covers  waste  lands  and  the  commons  around  our 
cities  and  towns.    The  bruised  herb  is  said  to  blister  as  promptly 
