 | William Darlington - Botany - 1853 - 618 pages
...on the fusiform receptacle. Bab. Bich woodlands, and fence-rows : common. Ft. May. Fr. October. Obi. The wood of this magnificent tree is highly valued...also, of our brilliant native shrubs, — such as the Kalmias, Azaleat, &c. Ate. ORDER m. ANONlCEAE. Trtft or thntfa, with naked buds and no tlipukt ; leara... | |
 | William Darlington - Botany - 1858 - 614 pages
...bark of the root, and young tree, is a good aromatic bitter. "Many people," says KALM, "believe ita roots to be as efficacious against the fever as the...said, also, of our brilliant native shrubs, — such us the JKalmitu, Azaleai, &c. &c. OKDER Ш. ANONÀCEAE. Trm or thrums, with naked buds and no ttipulet... | |
 | Daniel F. Austin - Health & Fitness - 2004 - 952 pages
...head-ach. When horses are plagued with worms, the bark is pounded, and given to them quite dry. Many people believe its roots to be as efficacious against the fever as the Jesuit's bark." George H. Loskiel in 1794 wrote that the fruit and bark were a powerful Indian remedy against agues... | |
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The wood of this magnificent tree is highly valued in many branches of the mechanic art, — especially the variety called yellow poplar, which is generally to be known by its thicker and more deeply furrowed bark. The bark of the root, and young tree,... 