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Title: American medical botany: being a collection of the native medicinal plants of the United States, containing their botanical history and chemical analysis, and properties and uses in medicine, diet and the arts, with coloured engravings (Volume 3)
Year: 1817 (1810s)
Authors: Bigelow, Jacob, 1786-1879 Annin, William B., 1791?-1839, engraver Coxe, John Redman, 1773-1864, former owner Annin & Smith, engraver Cummings and Hilliard, publisher Hilliard and Metcalf, printer
Subjects: Plants, Medicinal Phytotherapy
Publisher: Boston : Published by Cummings and Hilliard, at the Boston Bookstore, no. 1, Cornhill
Contributing Library: U.S. National Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons, U.S. National Library of Medicine

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determinedwhether these consequences are attributable to theresin, which the infusion does not dissolve ; orwhether the largeness of the dose is alone instru-mental. It is well known that the stomach doesnot tolerate even gentian or any common bitterin large a dose. And it seems probable that ifthe Aletris should ever increase in reputation asa tonic bitter, it will only be by its use in limitedquantities. BOTANICAL REFERENCES. Aletris farinosa, Linn.—Willd. Sp. pi. ii. 183.—Bot. Mag. U1418.—Aletris alba, Michaux, Flora, i. 189.—Pursh, i. 225.—Hyacinthus floridanus spicatus, Plukenet, amalth. 119, t. 437, /. 2.■—Hyacynthus caule nudo, &c.—Gronov. Virg. 38. 13 98 ALETRIS FARINOSA. MEDICAL REFERENCES. Clayton, Phil. Trans, abr. viii. 333.—Cutler, American Acad.vol. i. 435. PLATE L. Fig. 1. Jlletris farinosa. Fig. 2. Corolla opened to shew the insertion of the stamens. Fig, 3. Stamen magnified. Fig. 4. Pistil magnified. AMERICAN MEDICAL BOTANY. VOL. III.—PART. II.
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. y/r/rr//;/(/<<■/ ///ff.r////w AMERICAN MEDICAL BOTANY, RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM. American Hose bay. PLATE LL J. he scenery of the American forest is dis-tinguished not less by the greatness of its naturalfeatures, the imposing and picturesque appearanceof its mountains, its rocky precipices, its broadstreams and lakes ; than it is by the magnificentclothing of wild shrubs and trees, the uncommonbeauty of which, gives to rough and inaccessiblespots a richness, that cultivation can hardly imi-tate. The Kalmia, described in our first volume,and the Rhododendron of the present article,which are reared with care and difficulty asornaments of European gardens and pleasuregrounds, can be seen in perfection no where butin the uncultivated recesses of our own continent* 102 RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM. Near the summits of mountains, on the hanks oftorrents and deep ravines, from which rivers taketheir rise, where the deep shade, moist soil anddashing water, preserve the atmosphere in

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