The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural and popular aspects . led Cancer-Root. Every part of it, he continues, is very astringent and is considered a powerful remedy in dysentery, but it is chieflycelebrated as a cure for cancer, and formed the principal ingre-dient of Martins Powder. Externally applied to obstinateulcers, it has been very successful. The other ingredient ofMartins Powder, we are told by Dr. Lindley in his Vege-table Kingdom, was white oxide of arsenic. It is needless tosay that this remedy has now fallen entirely into disu
The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural and popular aspects . led Cancer-Root. Every part of it, he continues, is very astringent and is considered a powerful remedy in dysentery, but it is chieflycelebrated as a cure for cancer, and formed the principal ingre-dient of Martins Powder. Externally applied to obstinateulcers, it has been very successful. The other ingredient ofMartins Powder, we are told by Dr. Lindley in his Vege-table Kingdom, was white oxide of arsenic. It is needless tosay that this remedy has now fallen entirely into disuse. The seed-bearing flowers, or rather buds, of Epiphcgiis Vir-giniana, appear soon after midsummer, and the barren, corol-liferous ones about September. Later in the season largenumbers of the former are produced wholly under ground. The geographical range of the plant, as given by Dr. Gray inthe Synoptical Flora of North America, is from New Bruns-wick to Florida and Missouri. Our species is the only oneknown so far, but Mr. Austen has noticed a form which, hethinks, is probably a variety. Vol. LATE Ipomcsa lacunosa.
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