The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-25

leaves the end into segnens The root possesses
valuable astrgent properties and often used the cholera
and similar diseases of children The Indians also use it to
check hemorrhage.
The swamp Hellebore (perarun nirde) is also medici-
nal plant feet III height with large leaves and greens
howers appearing at the same time The infusion used ia
affections and the otherwise medicinal This
herb sometimes sold in market for destroying cockroac-
We indebted native soil for the Garden Spider
WORT TTadeScdntia rrgnica) commonly called
elors Buttons 1t has grasske appearance with delicate
flowers of fine blue COLOR which contain juice capable
giving oleraby permanent stain. The whole plant is full
of Shiny mucilage.
OF the Phior, have or species, all worthy of cult
walton in gardens. The frequent is the wild Sweet Will
liam, p maculata which may distinguished by its spot
ted stem and bright purple flowers in large clusters delights
in moist situations, where it frequently reaches the height
OF feet and flowers later in the month than the other spe
cies The PhIor plosa quite large and has pale
red flowers The third species P subulata still smaller,
hasbrght purple flowers and known gardens the
Mountain Pink. 1t dwels barren serpentine regions and
will doubtless be found in its favorfe situation, of Will
mngon; where have yet extended my walks All the
flowers of this resemble the Pink except having the
coroa of a single petal.
The plants of the RGnuacwls family, of which we have
eight species, commonly called Crow-foot and Butter
cup remarkable for the acd juice they contain capable
in many cases. of berng the skn for this purpose ce
lery leayed Crowfoot r. scceyas sometimes used in
medicine II has hollow stem, and nearly all shy
places, foot height The common Buiter-cup (R bulb
os) is originally foreign plant, and may be readily sn
gushed by its dubious root the juice of which very acd
The Double Buttercup of gardens r. 4siatcuS) native
OF Persia All the species have yellow petals that shine in
side as if vanished.
The root of the Indian Turnip (fra triphylun) also
contains acrid juice when recent and the dried state
sold the shops for medicinal purposes Drying produces
very important change it: for it then loses harsh pro
perties, and may be formed into mild nutritious powder
greensh hood streaked with purple The specific name is ia
kcn from the arrangement of the leaves in threes
Two species of Moccasn flower, Lady IS spper (Cynr
FedUm) claim prominent place in this collection, amongst
the flowers OF May The larger one &C. pu5escens also cal
led Noahs Ark, is foot high bearing on the ton
beautiful singular flower, the upper part which is in the
form of large yellow hood 1t NAV be found early in the
month"; among the rocks the Brandywne opposite the up
per Paper Mills company with PoG and 9th
or interesting plants The other species SMALL has two
leaves and single large purple flower of the same
This have not yet met with, though my friend Samuel Hill
les informs that it grows in the woods back of Tion
Hll The of these plants have reference 10
the form of the flower.
Another very interesting plant which flowers about the same
time, the Adam and Eve. COrall0rhiza hieras) sim
gle eggshaped leaf with longitudinal folds appears in the An
tumn, and remains green through the winter and in NAV
succeeded by long stem, supporting from five to twenty
brownsh flowers in loose cluster at its extremity The root
is formed owo three bulbs large wanuts connect