Cornus Florida

{Dogwood, BonBood.)

BoTABiCAL Description. — Tbis is a handsome little tree, usually ftom

fifteen, to tweuty feet high; common tliroughout all our forests; conspicu.

ous in spring-time by its festoons of large white blossoms, and equally so

daring the autumn for its clusters of scarlet berries.

In this genus of Cornacse there are about twenty species, of which America has, north of Mexico, eleTen. The flowering Dogwood is the most beautiful and showy plant of ifs genus. It is Coo well known to need description.

Os'B'iciNAi. PitEPARATioNS. — Tinctute with strong alcohol from the fresh bark; dilutions. Abalogcbs. — China, (?) Nux vomica. (?)

Sensation of fullness and pains in the head, with gastric de- rangement. Severe headache, with quick pulse and violent pains in the

bowels. . Cerebral fullness, with constant tendency to sleep.

Nausea, vomiting, pain in the stomach, with headache. "Acid pyrosis; painful and slow digestion.

Abdomen and Stool. Violent pain in the bowels, with purging,

Inweased temperature of the body, hot sweat, fullness in the bead.

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CORKUS CIKCINATA. 24a

"Intermittent fevev; tlie paroxysm preceded for dajs by sleepiness; sluggish flow of ideas; headache of a dull. Heavy character; nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite; sometimes bilious or watery diarrhcea; chill, with cold, clammy ekin; nausea and vomiting, and violent pain in the bowels; fever, with violent headache; hot but moist skin; stupor; cerebral fullness; pulse qnick and hard; confusion of intellect, etc.